Hidden in plain sight: a converted stable in Italy

A 250-year-old animal stable nestled in an Italian mountain village is now a family home – with a see-if-you-can-spot-it mirrored looSheer Alpine mountains and forested valleys are both neighbour and inspiration for Italian designer and architect Riccardo Monte. His home, a 250-year-old former animal shed, is tucked into a tiny Italian village in the Ossola valley, not far from the Swiss border and Lake Maggiore.Riccardo lives with his English partner, photographer and filmmaker Katie May,