“Whether it be a handpainted bowl from Puglia, a needlepoint tablecloth from Veneto, or a pasta cutter from Umbria, items that have traditionally been associated with the home of the Italian matriarch are finding fresh cachet with the style set.”
It’s clear that the appreciation of food and the comfort of Italian cooking is a big part of the allure when it comes to the nonna aesthetic in our homes. “Food is love, isn’t it?” says Bennison. “It nourishes not just the body but [can change] how you’re feeling – a big bowl of pasta makes you feel better.”
And it’s picking up pace. Recently, Zara Home contacted Bennison to ask if her Pasta Grannies could be the stars of its new homewares collection, having seen a feature on the cover of the Spanish newspaper,. Bennison agreed on the condition that actual nonnas would feature and be compensated, and so Maria Argnani from Faenza, Leondina Micolucci from Brisighella, and Nadia Bassignani from Genova are.
It is, of course, only apt that these women and their lifestyles are celebrated as the custodians of nonnacore. For her part, Bettina, now a nonna herself, is “hugely flattered” that her daughter’s generation is finding charm in her Italian traditions. “You don’t expect young people to be interested in old shapes and things that are still handmade, so I am incredibly proud and honoured that people want things which are true, which are real, and that we can all share,” she says.
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