The passion Sophia Passerini has for artisanal Italian manufacturing profoundly shapes her Jupiter-based interior design firm and home furnishings showroom, Passerini Design.
Passerini was raised in Venice, Italy surrounded by ancient architecture and minimalistic design. When she moved to London, she embraced the British classic contemporary aesthetic and the artful practice of utilizing layers (think: hand-tied carpets, luxurious window treatments, and vibrant throw pillows) to instill warmth and unmitigated elegance into a space.
In 2018, Passerini moved to Jupiter and opened her showroom on Indiantown Road three years later. When taking on a new design project, she typically begins by cleaning up the home’s preexisting architecture, adding new elements like curved archways and statuesque columns, and tying the interiors together with a neutral and calming color palette.
Borrowing from her bel paese (Italian for “beautiful country”) heritage, she finds bliss in marble flooring shaped from centuries-old practices and walls slathered with Venetian plaster and accented with a stunning art installation or mirrors to reflect natural light. Contemporary Italian lighting, or “jewelry” as she describes it, is another essential Passerini uses as a focal point or “just to guide your eye wherever I want it to go,” she says.
Furnishings, all custom-made in Italy and designed with luxurious velvets, satins, jacquards, and linens, are added next. “Our catalog contains over 4,000 items that can be individually tailored to the client’s taste,” says Passerini, who attends Milan’s annual furniture exhibition and prides herself on the close ties she has developed with the country’s finest craftsmen. “I know everything about every vendor I work with,” she says. Her Jupiter showroom is filled with a carefully curated assortment of fabrics, home accessories, art pieces, lighting, linens, and more.
Soon Passerini will expand her design empire to Palm Beach, where a new boutique is scheduled to open on North County Road at the end of the year. The intimate space will showcase silk lamps and apparel from Fortuny, collaborations with Armani Casa, and the designer’s own collection of custom bedding.
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