It is a sad day indeed when I regret probably never being able to set foot into a cosmetic surgery. SKIN is a cosmetic surgery in Florence fusing the traditional details of Italy’s architecture with a sterile medical atmosphere. It’s like some Beverly Hills fairytale!
SKIN is a product of a collaboration between the industrious designer Michael Young and his wife, Icelandic graphic artist Katrin Olina Petursdottir. The exquisite clinic was commissioned by Dr. Jorgos Foukis, guru to the rich and [determined-to-remain] beautiful.
The overall feeling of lightness and illumination is achieved by applying a translucent laminate glazing DuPont on not only walls, windows and mirrors but on floors as well, allowing Olina’s beautiful, light-pastel imagery to glow through.
The surgery is located in central Florence in Borgo San Jacopo, an area ironically known in 1050 for a hospital for the pilgrims on their way to Rome! SKIN’s 250-square-metre space includes state-of-the-art operating theaters, meeting rooms, massage rooms, offices and a reception. If I ever decide to go under the knife – this will be my destination of choice!
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Beautiful on the Outside
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