crosby studios restores 17th-century tuscan farmhouse with metallic and sculptural details

"Crosby Studios completes the renovation of a 17th-century farmhouse in Roccalbegna, Tuscany, turning the once-neglected rural structure into a family retreat and the operational center of La Terra di Neena, an emerging olive oil and home goods brand. The project began as a personal search for heritage, expanding into a long-term restoration of both building and landscape, and later into the development of a full design identity."

"The farmhouse, set within a wild olive grove on a 130-acre site, carried its age visibly with intact timber beams, thick masonry walls, and traces of long-paused agricultural life. Crosby Studios approaches the renovation by preserving this architectural character while inserting elements drawn from its own material vocabulary. Metallic finishes, graphic forms, and sculptural interventions appear throughout the interior. Conventional upper-floor wood planks are replaced with hand-laid river stones, introducing a tactile, irregular surface crafted in place."

"Crosby Studios brings utilitarian 'back-of-house' materials into a domestic setting. In communal areas, stainless steel anchors the rooms, from a four-meter dining table and benches to a custom island. Harry Nuriev's creative practice introduces a canopy bed in the primary bedroom constructed from 120 repurposed red T-shirts, each carrying its own anonymous provenance. Textiles throughout the house continue this study of translation, from AI-assisted velvet patte"

Crosby Studios completed a long-term restoration of a 17th-century farmhouse in Roccalbegna, Tuscany, converting a neglected rural building into a family retreat and the operational center of La Terra di Neena. The site sits within a wild olive grove on 130 acres and retains intact timber beams, thick masonry walls, and vestiges of former agricultural use. The renovation preserves the farmhouse's architectural character while inserting Crosby Studios' material vocabulary: metallic finishes, graphic forms, and sculptural interventions. Interiors feature river-stone upper floors, stainless-steel communal furnishings, repurposed automotive elements as lighting and wall installations, and a canopy bed made from 120 repurposed red T-shirts. Landscape restoration and olive-grove rebuilding accompany the architectural work, and textiles explore translation with experimental processes.

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