Inside Graphic Designer Couple’s Small Milan Apartment, 45sqm/484sqft

Video description from @nevertoosmall

Giovanni Cavalleri and Cecilia Bianchini, founders of Milan-based graphic design studio Paper Paper, have created a highly functional 45sqm/484sqft home that feels more like a living gallery than a typical flat. Working with their friends at Associates Architecture, they leaned into bold colour and light industrial details, starting with a long, ceiling-hung aluminium bookshelf that acts as the home’s backbone. Running the length of the hallway, it’s packed with books, posters, prints, and artwork from friends. At the end of the corridor, the open-plan living space is anchored by a single-piece stainless-steel kitchen, a blank wall for projector movie nights, and a custom dining table on wheels that flips and rolls to suit everything from quiet dinners to hosting friends. Throughout the home, personal objects, borrowed furniture, and collected artworks create a space that feels flexible, lived-in, and easy rather than precious, organised around slowing down, staying connected, and living small on their own terms.

00:00-01:05 Introduction
01:05-02:04 Location
02:04-05:36 Entrance
05:36-08:46 Kitchen
08:46-11:19 Dining Area
11:19-12:38 Living Area
12:38-15:28 Bedroom
15:28-18:13 Bathroom
18:13-19:10 Conclusion

#smallapartment #architecture #interiordesign

How I Live Small Ep.13
Project Name: Papar Paper
Architect: Associates Architecture
https://www.instagram.com/associates_architecture
Owners: Giovanni Cavalleri and Cecilia Bianchini
https://www.instagram.com/paperpaperstudio

Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Creator: Colin Chee
Producer: Lindsay Barnard
Director & Cinematographer: Nam Tran
Editor: Sebby T
Music: Artlist.io
Lusso Calma E Volutta by Bottega Baltazar
Sparkling Water & Home by Aves
Chasin You - Instrumental version by Jimit
Termas feat Helios Amor by Skygaze
Radiate by 92elm
Home - Instrumental version by Zach Sorgen
Pain au Chocolat by Notize
Fifth Avenue by Phury
Caps Take 2 by Walz
Caffeine by Man with Roses

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