In the past 20 years, Luca Guadagnino has directed, written, and/or produced over 20 movies, collaborating with some of the best stars in Hollywood.

Luca’s film Call Me By Your Name was a major hit at the 2018 Academy Awards, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as three nominations for Best Picture, Best Leading Actor, and Best Original Song. It also earned 16 wins and over 30 major nominations during the 2017-2018 awards season run.

And things aren’t slowing down for Luca anytime soon—he has TWO films releasing in 2024. His film Challengers, starring Zendaya, came out in April. His Film Queer, starring Daniel Craig, is currently in post-production. He’s also attached to direct an adaptation of Scarface, and Warner Bros.’ latest adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies.

But if you thought Luca’s vision stopped at movies…think again. Although not a designer by trade, he recently assembled a crew of 150 Italian craftspeople to execute his inaugural experiment in interior design — a 9,600 square-foot, 2-story ochre mansion on the shores of Lake Como, owned by Yoox founder Federico Marchetti and his partner, Kerry Olsen. In 2019, he designed a luxury Aesop store in central London, with unique nude-pink hues that were meant emulate the tones seen in portrait paintings by the late British artist Lucian Freud, and Boiserie-style panels made from stucco. It seems that aesthetic beauty runs in Luca’s veins. Who can guess what’s next for this thoroughly modern Master?