Tuya Milan

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Interior Design
  • Company/Firm
    Twins Studio
  • Designer
    Mihai Popescu
  • Lead Designer(Other)
    Nadia Popescu, Ovidiu Balan
  • Other Credit
    via.zzo by Aragon
  • Photo Credit
    Alex Ionita
  • Location
    Milano, Italy
  • Project Date
    November 2024
  • Client
    Tuya
  • Project Link
  • Web URL

An ode to the golden era of “I Maestri” - Italy’s ‘50s and ‘60s - Tuya Milano is conceptually designed around the idea of minimal volumetry, fluidly mixing elements in a place where lines dissolve into curves.

Its city position, at the meeting point of Renaissance charm and Milanese modernity, enhances its design approach, nostalgic yet forward-thinking.

The interior unfolds like a super-premium arena, an open space with clear design direction, easy-to-navigate flows, a sleek perimeter sofa, and constant vertical wooden hatching, lending unity all over the place. Brass, marble, solid wood, glass, and velvet intertwine, making it both timeless and timely.

Beneath the feet, a floor made out of terrazzo with its classic patterns deconstructed through stereotomy, seamlessly adapted to the space’s rhythm.

The heartbeat of Tuya Milano’s design is suspended above - a lighting installation made out of 10,000 hand-crafted glass icicles, able to shift in tone and intensity to every the moment.

Tuya aims to be a living expression of the Milanese spirit, where design is not just aesthetics but a statement of the city’s unmatched creative legacy.