Larissa Catossi in Milan: A look at Italian and World Design

Meet the architect who lends her gaze to translate the Milan Salon in inspiration - and shares everything with Eliane

As a child, Larissa Passed afternoons between the records playing in the record player, wooden furniture and works scattered through the walls of the house of the grandparents, in São Luís do Maranhão. Maybe I didn't know, Mas Ali, between embroidery of cloths made by the great -grandmother and affective memories of textures and forms, An architect was born with keen eyes and creative soul.

Only daughter of her own curiosity, Larissa didn't come from a family of architects. But the artistic vein, that, Blood was. I wanted to make fashion, but fate (And the fact that São Paulo is too far from home) took her to architecture - a choice that, unknowingly, It would be an even broader way to express everything that was already throbbing inside it.

The architect follows one of the facilities at Fuorisalone

Today, Larissa works with interior projects and also as a furniture designer, always carrying the northeast soul in everything it creates. “My roots are always with me. Somehow, They appear in the colors, in the shapes and even the way I think the comfort of a space ”, account.

And where so much inspiration comes from? Without hesitation, She responds: "Trips, Travel and Travel!”For Larissa, It's never enough. Whenever you can, transforms professional commitments into opportunities to expand the repertoire. “We went to Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Marrakesh… this time let's stretch to Hungary, Austria and Slovakia. ” And so each new destination becomes a reference.

Milan: an inspiration destination

But it's not just the world that shapes your gaze - St. Louis also goes with her. Since Student Times, Milan became a mandatory stop on the calendar. This will be your ninth time in the most iconic design week in the world - a kind of creative ritual, where she sharpely looks, renews the repertoire and drinks straight from the source of Italian design. “Everything is renewed. Trends come and go. Milan teaches me to look carefully, to go beyond the fads. And always stresses curiosity. ”

EM Vertical Bosco, One of the most iconic points in the city

Between one installation and another, she reserves moments for the sweet doing nothing - With an Aperol on the Rinsecent's terrace or a strategic break to admire the Duomo, always at the first stop (That ritual that has already established itself). And yes, Already had perrengue: transportation, euros stolen in the subway… But nothing that took the brightness of the experience. On the contrary, This also becomes a story to tell - and inspiration, Sure.

This year, The trip has an even more special flavor: for the first time, Larissa takes her daughter Lara, of 5 years. “She is super curious. Earring who is going to work with mom to help find the most beautiful designs of the season ”, it says, with the look of those who see the world in an enlarged way - and now, shared.

In 2025, Larissa takes her daughter for the first time to accompany the direct trends of Milan

On the coverage for Eliane, Larissa promises a less anxious and deeper look. Will select the finger the places you visit at Fuorisalone and present trends with soul. In the luggage, in addition to notes, many photos and endless curiosity, Because Milan is that pause that inspires, that creative breath that becomes fuel for another year of ideas.

Prepare: Here comes a Milan with an accent, affection and a lot of design.

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