Milan home of cc-tapis brand founders Nelsia and Fabrizio Cantoni
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04 Mar 2023
The Milan house of Nelsia and Fabrizio Cantoni is as bright and charismatic as its owners, the founders of the cc—tapis design brand
Nelsia and Fabrizio Cantoni, founders of the cc-tapis design brand.
Nelcia and Fabrizio Cantoni (Nelcya and Fabrizio Cantoni love outrageous design and complex color palettes. This distinguishes their house from most of the strict Milanese interiors. "We are not Milanese ourselves," the hostess remarks, including a vinyl record from her collection. For us, she chose an old disco compilation, which was played in one of the hotels owned by Fabrizio's parents. His mother is English, his father is Italian.
Living room. Gilda sofa, designed by Lorenza Bozzoli, Spazio Pontaccio. Chess table, Front design, Moooi. Embroidery Free Spirit ("Free Spirit") was made by order of Fabrizio as a gift to Nelsia. Next to the wall: a skateboard, designed by Paul McCarthy; works by Charles Fazziono, Piero Fornasetti and Monica Gorza. Table lamp, designed by Philippe Starck, Flos.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
Favorite characters of Nelsia: David Bowie and pink Snow White with a grenade. The black vase and the applique are the work of Jonathan Adler.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
Nelsia is half French, half Iranian, with the ancient surname Shamzadeh. They met while studying at the Ecole Hôtelière school in Switzerland, after which Fabrizio planned to continue the family business. For a while he even worked in a hotel in Portofino, and at the age of forty he entered the university at the Faculty of design. At first they sold Persian carpets in Strasbourg together with the Shamzadeh family.
Nelsia and Fabrizio Cantoni.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
The view from the kitchen to the dining room, where there are three tables and chairs — the same as in the Parisian cafe "Marly". Banana Leaf wallpaper, Martinique, was invented by Don Loper in 1942 for the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. Sunset, Ascète lamps. Wooden and copper utensils, Conran.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
And in 2001, they changed their lives abruptly: they opened cc-tapis, which today is one of the leading designer brands for the production of carpets. Fabrizio and Nelcia reflected their own recognizable style in the design of this three-storey house. They both feel the spirit of the times well, they are able to create an eclectic combination of things, balancing on the edge of high design and kitsch.
Canteen. Multileg buffet, design by Jaime Ayona, BD Barcelona Design, Pipistrello lamp, Martinelli Luce.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
Located right at the entrance, the living room is filled with bright art objects, juicy velvet upholstery and, of course, carpets. They create the perfect background by combining a palette of different objects.
Living room. Lost carpet in the style of the 1950s, cc-tapis. Elettra chairs, designed by B.B.P.R.,1955, Arflex. Yellow stool, Pols Potten. Orange Beethoven is the work of the sculptor Frank Kozik. Pink flamingos bought at Cavalli e Nastri store, Milan. Soft Heart pouf, designed by Ron Arad, Moroso.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
The walls of the dining room are covered with the famous wallpaper with banana leaves, which Don Loper invented in 1942 for the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. To emphasize the theme of hotels, which meant a lot in the life of the owners, instead of the traditional dining table, they put three small ones.
Hall in front of the bedroom on the second floor. Wallpaper, Fornasetti. Acqua Alta carpet, cc-tapis.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
Nelsia and Fabrizio are able to create an eclectic mix, balancing on the edge of high design and kitsch
The descent to the basement floor is guarded by Dolly the sheep. There is a Belvedere, Danese mirror on the wall.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
"It's better to book tables in advance!" the hosts laugh. Nelsia is a master of arranging themed receptions, whether it's a "Pink lunch", in which everything from drinks to bread is pink, or a specially served "Breakfast for owls".
Antique Wedgwood porcelain on the bathtub is a collection of the Fabrizio family.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
The lower floor is reserved for a recreation area and a gym. Private rooms — the master bedroom and the nursery — are located upstairs. The owners placed their own bathroom right behind the headboard of the bed, made in the form of a high partition.
Bedroom. There are pillows and a blanket on the bed, designed by Federico Pepe, Frette. Panel embroidery Love, design by Paul Smith, The Rug Company. A pair of Miniteca lamps in the form of lampshades in a glass box, designed by Ron Gilad, Flos. A glass door next to the headboard leads to the bathroom.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
There are almost no empty surfaces in the house. The walls and shelves are inhabited by unusual characters like pink Snow White with a grenade and porcelain pigeons huddled under the eaves. "It's more fun with them," the owners say. — However, we are ready to change the exposition at the first call of the heart. After all, life never stands still." www.cc-tapis.comBathroom.
Bonze porcelain table-stool, designed by Philippe Starck, xO Design. Pharmacy banks, vintage.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
A collection of Nelsia vinyl records.
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Fabrizio Cicconi /Livinginside
