MILAN — Aquazzura is taking its first — high-heeled — step into hospitality.
The posh footwear model has partnered with one of many jewels in Rocco Forte Motels’ crown, the famed Resort de Russie in Rome, to develop the primary Aquazzura Bar.
Opening this month and working by means of November, on daily basis from 5 p.m. to midnight, the open-air area is nestled within the lodge’s famed hidden backyard. Its aesthetic impressed by the Aquazzura Casa Secret Backyard tableware assortment evokes the Dolce Vita life-style and brings a contact of the Italian Riviera to the nation’s capital by way of striped umbrellas and a tiled bar hand-painted with lemon motifs.
Conceived by design studio Casa do Passadiço, the bar options metallic out of doors furnishings with tufted chairs and cozy sofas. Inexperienced trelliswork and lemon timber in striped planters add to the area.
The Aquazzura Bar at Resort de Russie in Rome.
Mattia Aquila/Courtesy of Aquazzura
“I’ve at all times been enthusiastic about interiors and internet hosting,” stated Aquazzura’s founder Edgardo Osorio. “To me, internet hosting is an act of affection — you create an expertise on your company, from the music to the meals, to how the desk is ready. It has at all times been a dream of mine to translate the world of Aquazzura right into a hospitality area.”
Osorio’s curation knowledgeable all elements, such because the cocktail menu that displays his ardour for tequila. Created by Federico Pavan and executed by Matteo Capezzuolo, key cocktails embody a month-to-month rotating frozen margarita made with tequila, recent lime and seasonal fruits, alongside the Agave Nero, which is Osorio’s tequila-based interpretation of an espresso martini.
There is also a choice of tapas created by chef Fulvio Pierangelini, artistic meals director of Rocco Forte Motels, and served on porcelain items hailing from the Aquazzura Casa assortment.
The Aquazzura Bar at Resort de Russie in Rome.
Mattia Aquila/Courtesy of Aquazzura
“Edgardo and I dreamed up Aquazzura Bar amid vacation’s ease — relaxed, laughing, surrounded by pals — and aimed to bottle that vibe,” stated Lydia Forte, group director, meals and beverage of Rocco Forte Motels.
“Our job, at its coronary heart, is to make folks pleased, embracing every visitor and magically uplifting their temper. It’s within the particulars: the bartender’s pleasant nod, the glass’ delicate line, the ice’s clink, the cocktail’s balanced taste profile, the sounds and smells of the backyard. But, what lingers is a sense and eventually, a reminiscence of that feeling,” she stated.
Osorio first revealed the venture to WWD’s sister publication FN in December, when he was honored with the Designer of the Yr award on the thirty eighth annual FN Achievement Awards. On the time, he stated he believed such a transfer would open the doorways to extra ventures in actual property and interiors.
These worlds have at all times fascinated the designer since childhood, as he admitted he “went for vogue however I might have been an inside decorator as properly.” No marvel he regularly expanded Aquazzura’s world to incorporate dwelling decor and tableware ranging from 2020.
The Aquazzura Bar at Resort de Russie in Rome.
Mattia Aquila/Courtesy of Aquazzura
Extra class stretches appear to be underway, since Osorio promised that 2025 goes to mark a turning level for the corporate, teasing it should open a brand new section of development “method past sneakers.”
“It’s the 12 months the place I actually need to promote Aquazzura as a life-style model. We’re not going to be only a shoe and equipment model. I need to promote you a dream. And Aquazzura is the dream of happiness,” he stated.