LaDlce Vita Welcme t n enchntinq wrld f spirit nd style-mdern muse Ptrii Gucci revelshjs inherited mre thn ne f the mst legendry nmes in fshin iext: Jen Reni phts: Nqthn Kirkmn
h/il/a/ul/- -&nv;tn.ft*.she is descendnt f Gucci Gucci-wh funded his epnymus lether gds cmpny in 1921-nd the dughter f Pl Gucci, wh lter grew the brnd int full-fledged fshin huse. But fter l2 yers verseeing interniinql public reltins fr the fmily bi, she left t fllw her true clling: mdern-dqy Renissnce wmn wh cunts pinter, stylisl, nvelist, jurnlist, tile rtist, furniture designer, interirs mven, nd even-yes-fshin designer, mng her mny jb titles. Cretive juices my run in her veins, but her prfessinl success is the by-prduct f hrd wrk, innte tlent, nd signiflcnt chrm. S, t, is her new hme, cy cttge tucked int ihe hills surrunding Flrence. "The lctin is idel," Gucci ntes. "lt's quiet, peceful hmlet tht's just l0 minutes frm the Pnte Vecchi." (Twenty minutes, perhps, fr ihse nt driving ltlin-style). She ws drwn t the l9th century building-nce wrehuse fr nerby il fields-fr its Tuscn bering nd views f the Pggi lmperile thrugh English-style csement windws. The huse is upsidedwn, with living rm n the tp flr nd grund level husing q kitchen/dining re, bedrm nd terrce blm with grdeni, lemn trees nd ptted jsmine. F + v
.Fi:tg"*' hrgp r"ibrah)r* i,ubd @ @ il-ntfun'& /,/hhna//*d ceiltg, n,,"/hrttg, m;rtt/u? turu,' @tta,' h*e rrrrf/t arrllfrrd "aat i Blnk slte chieved, she lhen dded the d6cr's mst J%r/,adeaL/"rypin{rt distinctive feture: hrintl stripes f crem nd beige pint tht mimic the efiect f wllpper nd mke the 1,500 squre ft spce feel mre expnsive. "The wlls f my ld huse were rnge nd pink; here, I wnted smething mre neutrl tht culd hrmnie with ther clrs," Gucci sys. Strng hues bund: living rm windws dressed in crimsn silk, ruby-red ptchwrk f ntique kilims, jlt f citrus rnge livening crner sitting nk, the bedrm's jde silk drpes nd the kitchen's sprightly rufiled curtins f spring grebn ltlin linen, used in lieu f cbinet drs. Gucci fvrs such plette in her wn pintings; nte her Rthkesque red nd rnge fishing scene illuminting the living rm's l6th century refeclry tble, slvged frm Tuscn mnstery. She hnes her skills f Flrence's Prt Rmn Institute f Art nd by trveling t extic lcles like Omn nd Kyt with chrcls qnd sketchbk in hnd (nd ften returning with tresure fr her hme). But her sensitivity t.clr, she sys, is genetic. "My fther hd it, t-it's in mv DNAI" + v
.{ Aes?, W tb l a/ iln.frtt; nj*r;p/, matg, gf@ arc,tfrnurq'vtcea,nrlrlrtyileb{lglr{7?bcetwrunlnrwela/ br?bs' arr/ an /Bdcenatga futa' "tnb ui*l'an,nrual@prvennceside,thugh,herhmeisquiet yirreveren1 mix f ld nd new. Philippe Strk Ghst chirs pull up t beech dining tble tht dtes bck t Nplen lll. A pir f crved, gld lefed lin's pws frm 17ih century chir were rewrked int reding lights fr her wlnui bedside tbles. Lucite bkcses f her wn design re stcked with vlumes f Orientl philsphy nd ltlin literture. "Bks re the secret f life," sys Gucci. "lt's like finding new friend-l lve reding my thughts mirrred in peple wh lived in nther time erid." Indeed, the huse reflects nt nly her persnl style, bui ls her lifb philsphy- yerning fr simplicity brne f grwing up mng chrismtic, ssertive cretives. "My fmily is cmplicted," she lughs. "Perhps s result, I've lwys grvitted l elegnce tht cmes frm simplicity. lf yu re cmfrtble wilh yurself, yu dn't need mny drnments. Designing huse, yu hve l fllw yur dwn hert, yur wn pth-nd nt be slve t fshin." she cncludes. Self-expressin, fter ll, is lwys in style r P tiia Guccl ptriigucci.cm, inf @ptiiagucci.cm - T p tr