Anyone passing through Turin absolutely must go and see the Casa Mollino Museum. Hidden in the heart of the city and at one time a secret home, this nineteenth-century villa was redesigned by the architect between 1960 and 1968. Today it has been turned into a museum, and houses numerous creations by Carlo Mollino, architect, designer, photographer, but also writer, aeroplane pilot and one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century.

The architect behind many of the buildings in the area, including the the RAI Auditorium, the Chamber of Commerce and the Teatro Regio, he also designed the interiors of homes such as Casa Miller, Casa Devalle and Casa Minola. His unique design pieces have been exhibited in the most important museums in the world, including the Victoria & Albert in London, the Brooklyn Museum in New York and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. They are the product of meticulous study aimed at including innovative elements and a perfect formal expression.

This “secret mecca” was turned into a museum by Fulvio Ferrari, a chemist by profession and the greatest connoisseur of Carlo Mollino’s works. Although the architect did not live within these walls, Mollino left behind furniture, chairs, tables, chaise-longues, sculptures, photos and objects he designed here. His stylistic choices within the apartment are surprising, varied and complex, bold and unconventional, incredibly fascinating.

Casa Mollino is a treasure trove of art and imagination, filled with symbolic references, hints of eroticism and the female body, bringing together and testifying to all the interests and passions of a lifetime, from photography to design.