Serretta has left an indelible mark on the world of arts and culture. She has spearheaded the rediscovery of influential figures like Sterlé, Marchak, and Andrew Grima and curated a vintage haute couture collection featuring iconic names such as Vionnet, Dior, Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Cardin, Rabanne, Valentino, Capucci, Courrèges, Pucci, Givenchy, and Balmain. Her latest venture, ArTS, explores new frontiers in interior design and materials, pushing the boundaries of creativity and functionality.

ArTS’ inaugural project is this remarkable Milanese residence, created in collaboration with a team of artists and craftsmen, including Eugenio Catemario di Quadri, Massimo Giudici, Ruggero Projetti, Antonio Falsaperla, Claudio Foglia, Gianni Mattiacci, and Ennio Cacciamani. Serretta’s concept for the home is rooted in the principles of mobility and weightlessness—a structure designed to be easily dismantled, moved, and reassembled with minimal masonry costs.

The 230-square-meter apartment has been transformed into an otherworldly space—a dreamy, mysterious, and organic grotto of the future. Monolithic walls give way to a free-flowing energy of continuous movement, where only the restroom, designed as a log cabin-inspired space, and the circular Corian bathtubs, reminiscent of baptisteries, are enclosed. The furniture and custom walls are crafted from a unique mixture of chalk covered in resin, cement powder, chromatic pigments, and non-hazardous plastics. The kitchen, sleek and practical, is made of state-of-the-art steel, while the ceiling has been stripped back to its original cement, removing all added layers.

The flooring is a masterpiece in itself, combining pale resin, volcanic sand, gold dust, and mother-of-pearl powder—personally mixed by Serretta. Dominating the living area is a majestic 1970s bronzed steel fireplace, accompanied by a modular round-shaped couch coated in fur and perched on an underlit platform. The library surfaces, molded with Japanese paper, exude a sense of levity and fluidity.