Alanui Founders Carlotta, Nicolò Oddi Open Design-Filled Space in Milan

MILAN – Carlotta and Nicolò Oddi are marking Alanui’s 10th anniversary with a little present to themselves.

After regaining full control of the company last year and rethinking its operations, the luxury knitwear brand’s cofounders have made their boldest move yet, establishing the new Casa Alanui headquarters in a charming Milanese palazzo, grouping all of the brand’s activities under one roof.

Setting down roots for a brand drenched in a nomadic spirit was a big deal for the cofounders, who zeroed in on the neoclassical Villa Borletti, nestled in a quiet residential area a 10-minute walk from Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” is housed.

Spanning three floors, the space is intended to mirror Alanui’s attention to Italian craftsmanship while maintaining nods to its globe-trotting nature and the far-flung destinations that have inspired creative director Carlotta Oddi’s collections over the past decade.

“Casa Alanui is a natural evolution of our journey,” she said.

“Over the past ten years, every collection has taken us to new and exciting destinations. This is the one closest to our hearts. More than a headquarters, it’s a home – a place that embodies Alanui’s codes, our sense of community, craftsmanship, and culture,” she continued, underscoring the location not only houses the brand’s offices and showroom but also will be used to stage artistic exchanges and community-building events, signaling the lifestyle ambitions the siblings have for the brand.

“Casa Alanui is both a milestone and a new beginning,” echoed Nicolò Oddi. “It’s our permanent home – a space that speaks to our DNA and reflects what Alanui has always been and what it has become over the past ten years, while pointing towards the journeys that still await us.”

The Oddis worked with Italian architect and designer Nicolò Spinelli on the interiors, which combine historical grandeur and plenty of collectible mid-century design. 

The late 19th-century villa and its interconnected rooms was revisited with juxtapositions in colors and materials. Exotic woods such as “Sucupira” and “Louro Faia,” known as snakewood, as well as raffia wall paneling and bespoke bronzed-brass display systems express the tactile nature of the interiors, which are done in neutral colors, camel tones and deep earthy hues.

“The goal was to find a new temperature for the space, softening the rigidity of classicism to bring it closer to Alanui’s warm, nomadic universe, while guiding the brand into the villa’s inherent elegance,” said Spinelli, who also designed custom furnishings that add to a selection of vintage objects curated by Galleria Incanto and that turn a visit into a design hunting game.

For one, the richly decorative, deep-red entrance adorned with hand-painted Oriental and exotic motifs – such as monkeys, palms and lianas – in gold and bronze pigments, ushers visitors into a whimsical dimension, where two sculptural ‘70s table lamps by Luciano Frigerio evoking palm trunks stand tall on the reception desk.

A look at the right side offers a glimpse of the monumental marble staircase that was left untouched and that embraces a “Straccio” armchair by De Pas D’Urbino Lomazzi for Zanotta with its sinuous shape. 

Elsewhere, a first salon clad in the original Rosso Levanto marble features mirrors and wooden consoles by Giuseppe Rivadossi, while another room clad in raffia paneling framed by “Sucupira” battens is punctuated by monastic, Japanese-inspired “Louro Faia” tables with a glossy finish that catch the light beneath the ethereal “Celestia” chandelier by Tobia Scarpa for Flos. 

Other Afra and Tobia Scarpa designs scattered in the Casa Alanui rooms include the “Soriana” armchair for Cassina as well as the “Africa” chair and the ”Basilian” tables and chairs for Maxalto, while additional noteworthy lighting picks range from the “Uchiwa” fan-shaped lamp by Ingo Maurer to the sculptural “Porcino” one by Luigi Caccia Dominioni.

Japanese-inspired curtains designed by Spinelli and developed with Alanui’s design studio filter the view of the villa’s garden, one of Casa Alanui’s highlights. Ditto for the terrace shaded by a Rosso Bologna sail with theatrical fringes inspired by the nautical world and created by Guido Toschi Marazzani Visconti. Furnished with the Davos sofa by Uno+ and rounded out with jasmine and fern hedges, this area calls out for spring gatherings and activations.

The official unveiling of Casa Alanui follows the presentation of the brand’s fall 2026 collection last month. The lineup was a trip down memory lane and a redux of all the Alanui codes and its escapist ethos since Carlotta Oddi returned to where everything began, referencing the waves of Hawaii and the natural landscapes of the American West in the luxe knitwear collection.

Yet the Oddis kicked off 2026 and their milestone’s celebrations with a surprise collaboration, as a shawl-collar cardigan developed with Giorgio Armani appeared on the latter brand’s fall 2026 runway in January. 

The fringed, belted style featuring a striped jacquard motif in shades of blue, light blue and amethyst then launched at a selection of Giorgio Armani stores worldwide and on both brands’ e-commerce sites on Feb. 24, when the two labels also feted their tie-up with an event during Milan Fashion Week.