Here the Temperament of Its Sicilian Owner Is Reflected in Lively Discussions about Her New Restaurant.

A suitable location was found in a detached Wilhelminian-style house in the west of Stuttgart - a popular residential area that is also home to many creative offices. This house with history matches the nature and character of the owner, a great storyteller and collector who cultivates a very personal relationship with her guests. So you don't go "to Bella Italia", but "to Maria". So it made sense to create a place that is much more Maria's living room than a normal restaurant.

In the restaurant, small tables on the left-hand side of the room allow a high degree of flexibility in the arrangement, which is important due to the frequent special events and cooking events that take place. Several different models were selected for the seating, which was lovingly hand-painted in different shades of mauve by the studio's interns. The bar is organized next to the door to the kitchen, again picking up on the living room theme: In contrast to the free-standing counter in the room, the bar here is positioned directly against the wall like a classic sideboard.

In the right-hand part of the restaurant, a kind of room is set off in the room. Similar to the large family table in the "Guten Stube", an oval table stretches almost the entire length of the room. Various old and new lamps hang above it. In front of the end wall is an old piano on which the owner's son, the actor Lorenzo Patané from the TV series "Storm of Love", learned to play. The wall itself is covered in velour check. A large mirror is embedded in it, which expands the room and draws in additional light. Large-format mirrors are also used in the sanitary areas, whose ceilings are covered with a diamond-shaped mesh structure of small fluorescent tubes.

The façade design picks up on Sicilian clichés in a surreal collage. Here, the bikini girls of Piazza Armerina ride on an oversized fish. Giant citrus fruits, Mount Etna and various culinary specialties compete with the Trinacria as a national symbol. These graphics are also part of the new corporate design, which was developed in parallel with the reopening.