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

Giampiero Tagliaferri. Photo: Jack Juliar

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.

"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

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

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