Aug 10, 2017
"I said to him, 'I'd really like to give you carte blanche; what I like is terra-cotta, marble, slate, the color black.' Then he did very pretty esquisse, like a little theater, to show how he was thinking. I loved it immediately." Elsa Peretti on working with the master of ambiance, Renzo Mongiardino. Photographed by @obertogili for House & Garden, 1986. #elsaperetti #renzomongiardino #mongiardino #palazzo #roman #classicism #antiquity #atmosphere #ambiance #goldenlight #chiascuro #empire #chairs #customtables #viennesebronze #tsurugawa #tanyu #ancientscrolls #interiordesign #interiordecoration