Penelope Chilvers x India Hicks x Tuckernuck
My father’s enormous interest in the history of architecture was always the primary inspiration in his work so it is not surprising that there is an entire pantheon of worthy spirits that hover over the extraordinary Villa Verde, the house he built in Portugal, for close family friends. He became the architect, interior designer, and landscaper. He commissioned the paintings and drawings and designed much of the furniture.
Holidaying here as a child I hardly noticed the dramatic classical palladium exterior or lovely moody interiors my father created I just knew there was a very large swimming pool, a wild empty beach and ripe juicy figs just waiting to be picked.
I have returned often with my own children, pickling figs, fighting in the pool, riding on those deserted sun-baked beaches.
It seemed the ideal place to inspire three new shoes for Penelope Chilvers, who herself always appreciates rich evocative design, history and storytelling.
Palladio Pump (Buckle Pump)
This classic pump in buttery-soft luxurious leather was created to walk across the terracotta, stone and wood floors of the Palladium Villa Verde, as stylish and season-less as the house itself.
Faro Pool Slide (Bahamas Moc-Croc Pool Slide)
Bold and solid looking – just as my father designed Villa Verde – ‘The Faro is my own particular design of a classic double strap slide’. Created in deep tobacco brown moc-croc leather, edged with leather piping and built on an anatomic moulded cork sole with adjustable gold buckles for walks on sun baked beaches, or lounging against classical columns waiting for the perfect sunset.
Madame G Sandal (Bahamas Sandal)
Inspired by the elegant Madame Ghani and her splendid stately home, this is a sandal with smooth edges, and a sleek silhouette. The curved gold ring adornment was added for decorative impact like so many moments found inside Madame G’s home, Villa Verde.
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