Vinson's scheme includes the Eugenio Montale Library, a space furnished with Gio Ponti armchairs from Molteni&C and furniture by its sister company, UniFor. "We needed something modern in this Victorian space and this shelving system worked fantastically," says Vinson, "The walls are pink. It was incredible that the Embassy allowed me use these colours." UniFor’s CF shelving system designed by Dante Bonuccelli is finished in silver lacquer as is the Lessless tables by Jean Nouvel, which were originally designed for the Fondation Cartier in Paris, and are paired here with Michael Anastassiades' 123 chairs. "The crazy carpets and amazing floors throughout are a tribute to different places," says Vinson. "In the library the carpet [designed in collaboration with CC-Tapis] is a tribute to Carlo Scarpa's Olivetti Showroom in Venice and elsewhere the use of marble is a tribute to Milan's Villa Borsani."

There are different colourways running through the offices seguing from vibrant blue to red, green and yellow, which are applied to both walls and furniture to distinguish departments, while maintaining a cohesive, high-end Italian aesthetic. UniFor S200 workstations are teamed with a design classic: the Tolomeo lamp by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide. "I am proud to say there's no beige and no white," says Vinson of his vision.

The waiting room, which leads to the library has the air of a modern home. At the heart of the space is Vincent Van Duysen’s Augusto sofa for Molteni&C, which is flanked by Controluce sculptures by Pietro Consagra. The coffee table is LSM’s Andromeda table for UniFor and the Origata console is by Nao Tamura for Porro. Modern design is counterbalanced by antiquity, including an Amphora from the 6th century BC, from the National Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia in Rome.

"You can't finish an Italian home or institution without art. We needed something more historic and went to Villa Giulia in Rome, which is the National Etruscan Museum," says Vinson. "We presented our ideas to the director and she said, 'What would you like?' Several months later 22 pieces arrived in their crate, which was incredible. There was a pair of extraordinary funeral arms and 12 heads as well as other fantastically beautiful pieces" The designer has amassed an impressive array of artworks throughout, which include pieces by Paolo Scheggi, Pietro Consagra, Arturo Vermi, Tino Stefanoni, Gianpaolo Pagni, Giuseppe Capogrossi, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Riccardo Paternò Castello, Tancredi di Carcaci, Antony Gormley, and loans from the Estorick Collection. Shown here is a view of the Ambassador's office, and Antony Gormley's Receive II, 2017. In the corridor is Michelangelo Pistoletto's Color and Light, 2024.

Velaria sliding doors by Giuseppe Bavuso for Rimadesio open into a small exhibition space. The armchairs are by Vico Magistretti for De Padova. Giovanni Offredi's Paracarro table for Saporiti is arranged with Origata benches by Nao Tamura for Porro.