David Kohn's inspiration: Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan

Garden room: David Kohn in his favourite room. Its interwoven marble floor and distinctive window-sill garden escaped changes to the house in the 1950s.

Source: Ed Tyler

The ambiguous, eclectic style of Portaluppi’s Milanese villa keeps drawing David Kohn back to experience the magic of its interior.

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