At the height of ski season in the Swiss resort town Verbier, in years past, crowds have roared for the athletes competing in the Patrouille des Glaciers, while in summer the hills have come alive with an eponymous classical-music festival. Hammering and sawing never interrupt these soundtracks, because local regulations forbid building during peak tourism periods. So, when a long-standing client of Alessia Mainardi purchased a three-bedroom, three-bath apartment in Verbier in early 2019, the London-based interior designer had to strategize a redo that would need to be completed within a three-month construction window that fall.
The 20-year-old residence encompasses just under 1,100 square feet and flows onto almost as much terrace overlooking the Val de Bagnes, and Mainardi imagined refinishing the apartment with expanses of natural materials that echo the dramatic mountain landscape. “You don’t necessarily want to see skis hanging on the walls, or feel too much like you’re on Christmas holiday,” the designer says of refreshing the residence, which the husband-and-wife owners now occupy throughout the year.
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