Leopoldo cavalli

We met with the CEO of Visionnaire, Leopoldo Cavalli, in his showroom in Bologna. He told us about the history of the brand, about the new direction of the company and about his hobbies ...

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Interview prepared: Nina Farizova

Portrait photo: Nina Farizova

Interior photos: - Visionary

Magazine: N4 (181) 2013

We met with the CEO of Visionnaire, Leopoldo Cavalli, in his showroom in Bologna. He told us about the history of the brand, about the new direction of the company and about his hobbies ...

You have showrooms in different countries. What is this remarkable? Leopoldo Cavalli: VISIONNAIRE was founded in 2004. And we opened this showroom with my sister Eleonora Cavalli five years ago, in 2008. Initially it was a church, and then a music store. The former owners completely changed the architecture: they erected new walls, made unthinkable structures inside, laid concrete windows with concrete. We decided to completely remove the entire replica. Turned to the archivists to restore the old architecture. What you see now is practically the exact reproduction of the space that was there. But still this is no longer a church, but a show room, so we did not restore the lost stained glass windows, but made transparent round windows under the dome.

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