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FRANCO and FABIENNE COSULICH are Italian and have both been brought up
in an international environment dedicated to Art, Design, History and
Travels.
FRANCO, son of Tullio Cosulich, the owner of the famous Italian Transatlantic
Cruisers Company, Fratelli Cosulich of Trieste who brought so many Europeans
to the States in the 20th century on board of Vulcania and Saturnia ships,
has lived as a child in Ethiopia, Brazil and Argentina and has developed
a passion for antique pieces of exceptional craftsmanship that have a
special story to tell. He has 25 years of experience: an Antiques shop
in Arezzo, near Florence, then living and exhibiting over 10 years at
the major Antiques and Decorative Fairs all over the United Kingdom, with
many American customers.
FABIENNE, daughter of the internationally known Italian inventor and designer
Luciano Mattioli, was born in Paris and with her French education and
the experience of her mother in Parisian Antiques, has developed a passion
for innovation and the research of unique techniques in the creation and
production of Objets d'Art. Having lived and worked together in Italy,
France and England, they both have a profound knowledge of different cultures
and of the international scene, that enables them to buy exclusive pieces
that have been silently waiting for hundreds of years in prestigious Italian
Villas, in private French Chateaux and in English Estates.
Together, they have created a unique taste in decoration with a blending
style, from the importance of museum quality pieces of the 17th and 18th
century to the uniqueness of special and specific creations for the 19th
and 20thc. European World Exhibitions.
"We have just moved from Europe to Chicago because we fell in love with
the uniqueness and sense of place of this town and we are convinced that
Chicago deserves sophistication and high quality in a unique store where
everything, from small photo holders, milk jugs and plates to big paintings,
Venetian mirrors, chandeliers and museum-quality majolica and furniture,
is a selected production and has been found and brought with passion directly
from exclusive settings in Europe."
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