The luxury property developer shares his insights on authentic design, family life and sustainable luxury
First and foremost, however, the luxury property developer will have you know he’s also a child of divorce, speaking with unexpected candour about how the experience has shaped his life trajectory and informed his design philosophy.
“Having lived in multiple homes with divorced parents and seeing how much design affects family life, the built environment, especially at home, was so important to me,” he tells me matter-of-factly over a video call from London on a sunny Monday morning. Above all, Mozzi is a figure who understands the nuances of family life better than many. Now 41, with several notable property projects under his belt and prestigious clients to match, he’s a full-time family man himself, a far cry from the fresh-faced 23-year-old university graduate who started his business with little credentials beyond bold, brash ideas and a sense of urgency to do things differently.
“I guess there was a lot of naivete in me at the time, with a huge amount of energy,” the entrepreneur muses. “I came to London looking for exciting opportunities and, looking at what other developers were doing, felt there was a lot of generic luxury. Everything looked the same architecturally, interior-wise. Everything felt very uncomfortable – you’d walk into very expensive houses, people telling you, ‘take your shoes off’. You didn’t feel comfortable sitting down.”
