An apartment where not a single square centimeter is left to chance—everything is form, movement, and color, from the ceilings to the chandeliers, from the ceramics to the utensils, to the cabinet doors and handles: Giacomo Balla’s Roman home at 39b Via Oslavia, in the Prati neighborhood, is a work of art in which painting definitively breaks free from its frames to invade the space of everyday life. The Futurist master lived in these rooms from 1929 to 1958, together with his wife Elisa and their two daughters, Luce and Elica—both eclectic artists who were very active and deeply involved in personalizing the spaces and furnishings. Each room is a microcosm, featuring hand-shaped plywood furniture, brightly colored tiles, and unusual lampshades that cast geometric shadows on the walls. Protected since 2004 by a preservation order, the house underwent restoration and maintenance work in 2018 and was temporarily reopened to the public in 2021. In October 2025, Casa Balla was formally acquired by the Ministry of Culture and officially transformed into a public museum, which it is hoped will soon be accessible again to art lovers.
