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In her role as housekeeper, Madame de l’Argenterie also acts as the overseer of their eclecticism: a subtle balance guided by the principle of “Be yourself, but not too much”. It is a combination of elements with strong imaginative power — eclectic, yet never excessive or loud. Much like setting a table or, returning to their work as creative directors, developing an interior or exhibition design project, or a photo shoot: a composition of special and unexpected elements, brought together in harmony with sophistication and practicality.
Madame de l’Argenterie, like any respectable housekeeper, also supervises the duo’s other convivial projects beyond Casa Caleido, such as the pop-up installation “Frames of reality” during Milan Design Week 2026. The painting, temporarily relocated, served as the narrative thread of this domestic setting — staging a temporary home suspended between order and imperfection, imagining a fraction of a second captured in time — where convivial events and talks took place.
Beyond helping define the spirit of places, the convivial and humanist spirit of the creative duo Barbieri Magalini also translates into an “open” approach to hosting dinners, meetings, events and symposia, fostering dialogue around the culture of design and creativity.
