Partners in life and business, Fabiola Di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso created indie home brand RedDuo not long after meeting at a Milan Design Week party in 2018. “The beginning was all about sharing pictures, ideas and what we love on Instagram, and then we decided to to make an online brand,” reflected Rosso, who is the son of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso and remains a consultant for Diesel Living.
Since they started their company in 2022, textiles, rugs, ceramics and even pajamas became part of their core business, along with interior design projects like the Pelican Hotel in Miami South beach. With their new headquarters, they are ready to start outfitting homes with the help of various partners and tackle more residential and hotel interior design projects.
The new RedDuo Studio.
Giulio Girardi
On Monday, the couple opened the doors of the new home studio in Milan’s Porta Venezia neighborhood where they unleashed their common vibe. The event was a key step in communicating their precise vision for all aspects of the home, showing off their capabilities in designing furniture and pulling off 360-degree interior projects from the wall panelings to the lighting and even electric switches. Inside, the duo created a timeless ’70s to 2025 atmosphere — a world in which shag carpets, metal wall trim, vertical blinds, wood wall paneling and monochrome room scapes in colors like olive and butter yellow are back in style.
“We like the ’70s as a reference, especially with metallic, lacquered types of materials, the moquette,” Rosso said, pointing to a pillar with touch light control to create mood illumination in the family room. Elsewhere, a bar area covered in shimmery Dedar materials opens like a speak easy into the office space with a materials library sitting in the corner and a desk covered in saturated acqua tiles, hanging down like a Murphy bed. At the entrance, visitors are met with marble imbued with terrazzo, achieved through a unique process of crushing part of the old marble and mixing it with cement.
RedDuo’s vision is nurtured by the community around the brand and which is steeped in artisan know-how and at the crest of design forward trends. “We able to do everything because we have a lot of friends in this business and we are certainly going to have a pulse on everything that’s interesting in this city. It has a lot to offer,” said di Virgilio, who studied architecture and designed for Temperley London and Costume National.
RedDuo’s speakeasy bar adorned with Dedar fabrics.
Giulio Girardi
Among the highlights are textured, custom-made rugs by Belgian brand JOV; wall finishings by Kerakoll; Dedar textiles; Alias for their studio seating and a Very Simple Kitchen; Iris Bottega d’Arte for bathroom ceramics; Besana Carpet Lab as the main partner for the bedrooms; Leucos for a selection of lighting products; Acerbis for a convivial custom-made living room sofa; Zucchetti for studio bathroom fixtures, and Vimar and other home’s furnishings were crafted by Ebanisteria Quacquarelli, a trusted partner of the brand. The artwork was provided by Palazzo Monti, a cultural center hosting a residency program, an exhibition space and a private collection, and which was founded in 2017 in Brescia, Italy.
“We have long wanted to expand our work on a larger scale, embracing new aspects of the domestic environment.…Casa RedDuo is an ongoing process made possible by shared intentions and synergies. Our goal remains to create unique, meticulously crafted pieces that make a home feel welcoming and personal,” Di Virgilio said.
