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SHOWCASING HER CHIC HAVEN IN HER BELOVED MADEIRA NINI ANDRADE SILVA SHARES THE STYLE SECRETS AND AWARD-WINNING ETHOS BEHIND HER HOME AND WORLD OF DESIGN

Nini Andrade Silva started drawing as a child, and she’s simply never stopped. Now, it seems there’s nothing the Madeira-born artist hasn’t created, from paintings to interiors, furniture to jewellery and fashion. Her career, she says, is proof of what you can achieve if you’re given the chance to explore your talent, and plenty of support. And that, she adds, is something her home city of Funchal knows all about, as it also produced her friend, world-famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. But that’s another story.

According to Nini, there’s something special about the landscape of the Atlantic port, with its endless horizons, that inspires you to dream big.

“My house looks onto the ocean, the infinite ocean. I travel constantly, but I can’t stay away from Funchal long. I can’t live without this landscape, because this is a place of light and peace,” she says.

Her beachside villa is

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