科幻异想世界 | 巴黎学者的威尼斯梦幻公寓

Everything about this home is unexpected – not least of all, its owners. Two Parisian academics living in Venice, they have, according to architect and mastermind of this project Federico Masotto, ‘very serious jobs’, but their pied-à-terre is the polar opposite of boring.‘They are both extremely open, free and wild, very willing to have absurd adventures,’ continues Masotto, who reveals that the inspiration for the bold, out-of-this-world scheme was the work of French cartoonist Moebius (otherwise known as Jean Giraud), a contemporary of Hergé, best known for his science-fiction and fantasy work of the 1970s and 80s. The owner is a fan, and it is the famous illustrator’s blend of psychedelia and surrealism that influenced the decorative choices here.

Most notable is the kitchen (part functional space, part art installation) that is placed under the highest point of the attic’s sloping ceiling. Drawn by artist Vava Dudu, a friend of both Masotto and the owners, this focal point is ‘a big totem’ with shapes and characters (all cut from Plexiglass) layered on top of one another.