December 20, 2022 |
Kick back, relax, pour a cup of tea, pull up a cosy armchair and take some well-deserved time to secretly perv over some of our all-time favourite creative minds. Immerse yourself in their paintings, sculptures, ornaments, occasional potted plants and a stack of good books. We do love a bit of memorabilia and paraphernalia. Today, we venture inside the home of Gianluca Longo, style director at ‘World of Interiors’.
What’s your most prized possession?
“When I decided to finally move to London, my sister left me a notebook where she had written out Ithaka, by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, to wish me luck for my new adventures abroad. It was a touching surprise for me. I still keep it safe in my study… it meant a lot to me then and still means a lot now.”
What dream item would make your home all that more special?
“The latest version of the wonderful and super practical Bimby [as in the kitchen robot] in my small kitchen. Although, my ultimate dream is to have a personal chef.”
What’s the key to keeping your humble abode a happy one?
“Fresh seasonal flowers, everywhere and all the time. My favourite are tulips for their shapes, peonies for their colours and freesia for their smell.”
Photography by Joshua Tarn. Keep your eyes peeled for more inductees to our Ten Men at Home series. Taken from Issue 56 of 10 Men – FUTURE, BALANCE, HEALING – out NOW. Purchase here.
