The Italian Interiors of Elsa Peretti is a new release from Apartamento that tours two extraordinary homes owned by the Italian artist, jewellery designer, model and philanthropist. Made in close collaboration with the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, this is the first book exclusively dedicated to her interiors and homes in Italy, offering a privileged view into spaces not open to the public.
Elsa Peretti's designs completely reshaped and rethought jewellery design in the 20th century and her works are still worn by the world’s most notable stars today. An introductory essay by longtime collaborator Stefano Palumbo centres Elsa’s creative relationship with architect and designer Lorenzo Mongiardino, and a brief dispatch from photographer Dominique Nabokov closes the book with a memory of her 2001 visit to the tower. Estelle Hanania’s ethereal photography introduces us to the wilds of Torre Avoltore, a towering residence in Porto Ercole, and to stately Rome, where Elsa grew up.
Still brimming with Elsa’s personal collection of clothing and artwork, the Rome apartment was photographed the day before it was sold, making these images the last to capture how she translated her artistic sensibilities into her private world.
Apartamento, 136pp, 24cm x 29cm, illustrated hardcover, 2024
