Mediterranean spaces and Piedmontese identity: the renovation of Villa Tinella

Immersed in the rolling landscape of Piedmont, surrounded by vineyards registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Villa Tinella has undergone a complete renovation orchestrated by Derkina Wiegman of Derkina Interior Design. This design process has reinvented the historic residence into a contemporary vacation home, able to accommodate family life without losing its architectural identity.

The design approach is based on a careful balance between preservation and transformation: the spaces are discreetly redefined and expanded, while the original details become an integral part of the new project, guiding the choice of colors, materials, and proportions. The result is a cohesive narrative where past and present coexist naturally.

The living area is the focal point of this new residential organization.
Here, the layout of the rooms has been completely reimagined to enhance light, openness, and the connection to the outdoors. The kitchen and dining area become a single, fluid space oriented toward the Monferrato landscape, while the living room, slightly elevated, connects the interiors with the garden. The constant dialogue with the greenery – among cypresses, roses, and lavender – reinforces the sense of continuity between architecture and landscape, a central theme throughout the project.

The warm and inviting atmosphere of the interiors results from a palette of natural colors and soft materials, perfectly in harmony with the villa’s architecture.
The highlight of the wall coverings is the collection in terracotta-effect porcelain stoneware Amuri in brick format, in Avorio color, chosen for its textured, luminous surface, able to reinterpret the charm of craftsmanship in a contemporary way. Used as a covering, the brick creates vibrant, nuanced surfaces, adding depth to the spaces and enhancing their welcoming and elegant character.

Versatile and highly expressive, Amuri integrates naturally into a space that highlights the relationship between past and present, demonstrating how ceramics can be the common thread in a project that celebrates memory, reinterpreted with contemporary sensibility.

A notable example of how an interior design project can enhance existing heritage, introducing modern solutions naturally into a Liberty-style villa—not by force, but through consistent, sensitive, and timeless choices.

Interior design by derkina.com / @derkina.interior.design
Photography by spacecontent.studio / @spacecontentstudio