Situated in Pesaro, this early 20th-century villa overlooking Italy’s Adriatic coast is a cross-generational treasure. It belongs to the family of Matilde d’Ovidio, CEO of Ratti Boutique, which was founded by her grandparents in 1945. Matilde’s mother, Licia, still lives on the top two floors, while Matilda, her husband, Alberto Curandi Gaist, an insurance broker, and their child live on the ground floor. All enjoy the garden with its heady mix of palm trees, jasmine, tamarisk trees, pittosporum and oleander, either on foot or from the comfort of armchairs.
In 2018, the couple began working with interior designers Raffaella Moroni and Steano Pompucci of Zucca Design to give what Moroni describes as the “very old-fashioned” and “heavy” interior a contemporary look while preserving “the soul of the house.”
