Stories Giulio Ghirardi and other people’s homes Text by Laura Ghigliazza Photo by Giulio Ghirardi Add to bookmarks Progetto Mia Dalton - Los Angleles All it takes is a few objects to understand a room. Have you ever read between the cracks on the walls, in the veins in the parquet? Casa della Meridiana - Milano Arper - Salone del Mobile Call me by your name interni Finlandia hall - Alvar Aalto Cantine Casanova di Neri - Baciocchi Associati Casa della cultura Helsinki - Alvar Aalto Menil drawing institute Houston - Johnston Marklee Hannes Peer atelier - Milano Progetto Mia Dalton - Los Angleles Progetto Mia Dalton - New York Fondazione Prada - O.M.A. Sanatorio di Paimio - Alvar Aalto Säynätsalo - Alvar Aalto Piemonte Slowly opening a door and finding to one’s amazement a perfectly-brushed velvet sofa, a large wall mirror and an amber light bravely forging its way through the wide curtains. Other people’s houses have always been perfect settings for imaginary narrations. Thinking about what might have taken place inside them, reading into wall crevices, peering into bookcases. It only takes a few objects to tell a story and Giulio Ghirardi’s photographs slake the thirst of those who travel in their imagination. His career began with architecture, at Milan Polytechnic University, following a three-year degree in Strasbourg. His passion for images was kindled much earlier, though, when he left for a trip to the United States with his parents at the age of twelve and brought his first memories home to develop. His studies taught him to look at spaces and familiarise himself with materials, but the lengthy waits were a trial for someone who loves seeing quick results. With photography, he discovered the satisfaction of the immediate, an adjective seldom used in the world of buildings. 29 June 2021 Share See AlsoOther Articles Markets Bonus Tende da Sole 2025: how to apply Che cos’è e cosa prevede il bonus, come richiederlo e soprattutto, si può chiedere il bonus anche senza ristrutturazione? Cristina Kiran Piotti Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella Salone Selection Danish stratigraphy: material practices and ethical visions at 3daysofdesign 2025 Not a trade fair, but a cultural ecology - an interweaving of voices, materials, gestures and narratives that speak of sustainability, authenticity, conscious beauty Marilena Sobacchi
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