This week on Remodelista, we’re exploring moveable, leave-no-trace furnishings, starting with a very memorable hotel that is Vipp’s latest foray into the hospitality world. The Danish design brand’s first offering back in 1939 was a pedal-operated metal wastebasket, and it has remained true to its heritage while building a portfolio of lean, thoughtfully made furnishings for the whole home. In recent years, Vipp has also established a series of unusual lodgings that showcase its offerings, including the Vipp Loft and the fjord-facing Sky Lodges: “Just like you can test drive a car, you can take the Vipp kitchen for a spin during a stay.”
The forthcoming Vipp Palazzo Monti is set in collector-curator Edoardo Monti’s 13th-century estate in Brescia, Italy, which he operates as a cultural foundation that hosts artist residencies. Danish interior designer Julie Cloos Mølsgaard was enlisted to create a “livable installation” in several parts of the palazzo, turning it into a lavish pop-up hotel with a total of one guest room. The ephemeral establishment is currently accepting reservation requests and will be welcoming visitors from April 18 to May 18, 2023, timed to debut at the start of Milan’s Salone del Mobile. Join us for a preview.
Photography by Irina Boersma César Machado courtesy of Vipp (@vipp).
![edoardo monti studied art and design at london\2\17;s central st. martin 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/portraiteduardo-palazzomonti-1.jpg)
Note the pale green shutters and other detailing: The shade appears in every room, and, according to Monti, is “typical of the region’s 17th century interior style.”
![designer julie cloos mølsgaard says she set out to create \2\20;a s 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-living-room.jpg)
![artists in residence are encouraged to take inspiration from their surroundings 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-kitchen-1.jpg)
![all of vipp\2\17;s kitchen cabinets are \2\20;unfitted\2\2 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-3.jpg)
![one of vipp\2\17;s iconic pedal bins at the ready: see it in our first b 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-kitchen-detail.jpg)
![the kitchen opens to a dining area and hearth. the vipp limestone topped table 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-dining.jpg)
![the cupboard is stocked with vipp tableware. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-cupboard.jpg)
![cloos mølsgaard says she tried hanging the art but preferred the casual lo 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-bench.jpg)
![this way to the lone hotel room. 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-stair.jpg)
![the bed is set on a terra cotta floor \10 feet under a baroque fresco. the beds 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-kitchen.jpg)
![standing against a painted and stenciled backdrop, the vipp cabin lounge chair 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-livingrmjpg.jpg)
![a place to take care of business. palazzo monti is in the heart of brescia, mid 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/vippxpalazzomonti-desk.jpg)
Planning a trip? Consult our Design Travel Guides for recommendations.
More palazzo living in Italy:
- Inspired by Absence: Art and Old-World Architecture at Hotel Palazzo Daniele
- Kitchen of the Week at Palazzo Daniele
- Villa Lena: A Creative Hub (and Hotel) in Tuscany
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