Giovanni Cavalleri and Cecilia Bianchini, founders of Milan-based graphic design studio Paper Paper, have created a highly functional 45sqm/484sqft home that feels more like a living gallery than a typical flat. Working with their friends at Associates Architecture, they leaned into bold colour and light industrial details, starting with a long, ceiling-hung aluminium bookshelf that acts as the home’s backbone. Running the length of the hallway, it’s packed with books, posters, prints, and artwork from friends. At the end of the corridor, the open-plan living space is anchored by a single-piece stainless-steel kitchen, a blank wall for projector movie nights, and a custom dining table on wheels that flips and rolls to suit everything from quiet dinners to hosting friends. Throughout the home, personal objects, borrowed furniture, and collected artworks create a space that feels flexible, lived-in, and easy rather than precious, organised around slowing down, staying connected, and living small on their own terms.