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Giampiero Tagliaferri Orchestrates a Seductive Living Room Around a Powerful Vanessa Beecroft Sculpture

The eyewear designer-turned interiors virtuoso finds inspiration in a commanding ceramic artwork

By Jacqueline Terrebonne
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In the nearly three years since the launch of his interior design practice, Giampiero Tagliaferri has made a blockbuster name for himself with his unique combination of Italian sophistication and Los Angeles cool. Here, he imagines an entertaining area around a work by Vanessa Beecroft, a friend and fellow Italian turned Angeleno.

“There’s a sensuality that comes across in the room,” he says of the space, which is anchored by a sofa he designed for a new collection with Minotti. Perfect for enjoying an apertivo, the living room sparks a dialogue between contemporary and vintage, echoing the aesthetic tension between the sculpture’s polished and Brutalist characteristics.

Smiling man with curly hair and a beaded necklace, wearing a light blue shirt, sitting against a plain background.
Giampiero Tagliaferri. Photo: Jack Juliar

“Art is not a little touch we add at the end. It’s part of the design space.”

Giampiero Tagliaferri

Giampiero Tagliaferri orchestrated a living room around a Vanessa Beecroft sculpture.
Untitled by Vanessa Beecroft. Photo: Joshua White; Courtesy of the artist.

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Giampiero Tagliaferri Orchestrates a Seductive Living Room Around a Powerful Vanessa Beecroft Sculpture

Untitled by Vanessa Beecroft.

Photograph by Joshua White; Courtesy of the artist.

Ceramic vase by Victor Cerrato from Fundamente.

Photograph by Courtesy of Fundamente

Diagramma table by Giampiero Tagliaferri for Minotti.

Photograph by Courtesy of Minotti.

Totem stereo system by Mario Bellini for Brionvega.

Photograph by Courtesy of 1stDibs

Supermoon sofa by Giampiero Tagliaferri for Minotti.

Photograph by Courtesy of Minotti

Poudre rug by Florian Pretet for Atelier Février.

Manhattan armchair by Jorge Zalszupin.

Photograph by Courtesy of 1stdibs.com

Ottoman by B G Robinson.

Photograph by Courtesy of B G Robinson
Giampiero Tagliaferri orchestrated a living room around a Vanessa Beecroft sculpture.
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a ceramic vase by Victor Cerrato from Fundamente
Diagramma table by Giampiero Tagliaferri
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a totem stereo system by Mario Bellini for Brionvega
Supermoon sofa by Giampiero Tagliaferri for Minotti
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a Poudre rug by Florian Pretet for Atelier Février
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose the Manhattan armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose an ottoman by B G Robinson
Giampiero Tagliaferri orchestrated a living room around a Vanessa Beecroft sculpture.
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a ceramic vase by Victor Cerrato from Fundamente
Diagramma table by Giampiero Tagliaferri
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a totem stereo system by Mario Bellini for Brionvega
Supermoon sofa by Giampiero Tagliaferri for Minotti
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose a Poudre rug by Florian Pretet for Atelier Février
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose the Manhattan armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
Giampiero Tagliaferri chose an ottoman by B G Robinson

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2024 Fall Issue under the headline “Head Start.” Subscribe to the magazine.