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Creating such sophisticated, elaborate decorations is what makes artisanal skills and experience such a vital factor. A deep knowledge of materials, an ability to interpret owners’ wishes and constant experimentation play a fundamental role in creating work of this high standard
that’s requested most. People want to create a corner of total perfection that will harmonise with the other spaces while standing out as a “corner for mental escape”. It should come as no surprise that the most popular subjects are those inspired by Far Eastern tradition. Then there are walls with a material, textural effect created through the use of organic materials that respect the environment and health”. A team of expert collaborators enables Decorazioni D’Aietti to respond to the needs of clients in Italy and elsewhere. Looking back at the pieces produced over the past few years, Gianbattista D’Aietti mentions the collaboration with Tiziana Vercellesi. “Working with this great professional designer enabled me to make a number of decorative basrelief pieces for yachts, with various subjects natural settings, city views, floral details and marine environments. Making these panels let me experiment with high levels of artisanal and decorative skills, my own and those of my collaborators. It was a complex team effort, entirely handmade, with extremely satisfying results”. At the moment D’Aietti is completing the interior finishings for select buildings in the centre of Milan, as well as the restoration of fake marbles in a large period villa on the shores of Lake Como. What about his passion for yachts? “I’ll never give it up, it’s still there, and that’s partly down to my roots on the island of Pantelleria. It’s a place of indescribable beauty, and ever since I was a child this passion has been nourished by memories and fragments of family stories, and lies at the heart of my love for the sea”. Clients coming to Decorazioni D’Aietti have one thing in common. As the owner explains, “My clients may be diverse but they are linked by one common denominator - a love for their own space, be it a home, office, business or yacht. This love is expressed by being justifiably demanding. I put the same love and quest for high standards into my work, and this has inspired the words that define our spirit: ‘Think about beauty, surround yourself with harmony’”. www.decorazioni-daietti.it
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