""We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like," Goethe once wrote. Our homes speak of who we are, our tastes, and the image we want to project to the world. Very few homes, however, are manifestos of their owner's taste quite like Villa Josie."
"Villa Josie has a certain "quixotic air," according to the Spanish household name-fitting given that it's found in La Mancha, the home of Don Quixote. He has transformed this 18th-century mansion (inherited from his great-aunts) into a sanctuary where pieces that reflect contemporary craftsmanship sit happily alongside vintage ones. The home is located in Manzanares, in Spain's Castilla-La Mancha region, a land that was long known for its wines and its splendid estates."
"Here, amongst original cement tiles, lime-washed walls, allegorical frescoes, and an army of decorative swallows, Josie explains that he's reached an existential turning point, summed up in the motto: festina lente (Latin for "make haste, slowly"). This paradoxical phrase-a call to move through life expeditiously but prudently-has inspired the work of artist Juan Monzón Gasca, whomst Josie shares a deep connection with."
Josie (José Fernández-Pacheco) is a stylist and television presenter who inherited an 18th-century manor in Manzanares, Castilla-La Mancha. He restored the mansion into Villa Josie, blending contemporary craftsmanship with vintage pieces to create a personal sanctuary. The house preserves regional architectural features such as stone columns, cobblestone courtyards, wine cellars, olive oil presses, cement tiles, lime-washed walls, allegorical frescoes, and decorative swallows. Josie left Madrid for a quieter life, tending geraniums on balconies. He embraces the motto festina lente, and that paradox inspired collaboration with artist Juan Monzón Gasca, reflecting an existential turning point and refined aesthetic.
Read at Architectural Digest
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