Lucca, Italy
The clients were opposed to the idea of a dining room, preferring instead a wide open space for contemplation. Here at the ample dining table, on equally ample chairs, guests can peruse not only the installations surrounding them—by (from left) Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter and Frank Stella—but also works in neighbouring areas. “I tried to keep the walls very big because some of the works are seven metres long,” says Méchiche. “It’s huge, but you are never bored.” Huge becomes intimate at night, when strategic lighting around the artwork can be activated at the touch of a button.
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