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 Accommodations’ crown, the famed Resort de Russie in Rome, to develop the primary Aquazzura Bar.
Opening this month and working by means of November, day-after-day from 5 p.m. to midnight, the open-air house is nestled within the resort’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 through striped umbrellas and a tiled bar hand-painted with lemon motifs.
Conceived by design studio Casa do Passadiço, the bar options steel outside furnishings with tufted chairs and cozy sofas. Inexperienced trelliswork and lemon bushes in striped planters add to the house.
The Aquazzura Bar at Resort de Russie in Rome.
Mattia Aquila/Courtesy of Aquazzura
“I’ve at all times been keen 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 visitors, from the music to the meals, to how the desk is about. It has at all times been a dream of mine to translate the world of Aquazzura right into a hospitality house.”
Osorio’s curation knowledgeable all facets, such because the cocktail menu that displays his ardour for tequila. Created by Federico Pavan and executed by Matteo Capezzuolo, key cocktails embrace a month-to-month rotating frozen margarita made with tequila, contemporary 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 Accommodations, 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 associates — and aimed to bottle that vibe,” stated Lydia Forte, group director, meals and beverage of Rocco Forte Accommodations.
“Our job, at its coronary heart, is to make individuals blissful, 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 at last, a reminiscence of that feeling,” she stated.
Osorio first revealed the mission to WWD’s sister publication FN in December, when he was honored with the Designer of the 12 months 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 nicely.” No surprise he progressively expanded Aquazzura’s world to incorporate residence 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 would open a brand new section of progress “means past sneakers.”
“It’s the yr the place I actually need to promote Aquazzura as a way of life 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.
