Wolfgang Goethe, looking at the Mediterranean for the first time, wrote in his famous Italian Journey: “That great simple line has given me completely new ideas.”
The same impression came to Marco and Cristina Merendi, gazing at the sea in Sicily. He is an architect and a designer, and the infinite horizon has inspired a new, stimulating project. She works in the world of fashion, and this was a chance to create the home of her dreams (and a place of marvelous vacations in the midst of nature for their kids).
We met them in Milan, where the architect Merendi has worked for 20 years on design (gaining many honors for his lighting fixtures) and interiors for yachts, installations, exhibitions, private homes.
Lots of passion, new approaches to research and experimentation with forms and materials, and the soul of a dreamer: this, in short, is the profile of the designer of this villa in Sicily, which extends along the ‘great simple line’ of the sea on one side, and embraces the Vendicari nature reserve, near Noto, on the other.