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UMAMMA – The Relaxing Cata­logue: A guided Medi­tation

The first part of our new "Insights" section is deeply meditative. Host and designer Giovanni Settesoldi invites us to close our eyes and activate our imagination to explore spaces and their atmosphere.

by Britta Krämer in October 2021

 UMAMMA – The Relaxing Cata­logue: Eine geführte Medi­tation in  /

No pic­tures, just a warm, soft voice and your ima­gi­nation.

UMAMMA — The unex­pected Place — is a sur­prising holiday venue in Tuscany, designed for just one couple. Its con­tem­porary, stunning setting in the peaceful little town of San Miniato replete with unfor­gettable land­scapes, history and art and a slow pace of life.

With his podcast project “The Relaxing Cata­logue” owner Gio­vanni Set­tesoldi wanted to make his future guests per­ceive in an uncon­ven­tional way that UMAMMA is a place where they can deeply relax and recharge their bat­teries in a truly unex­pected envi­ronment. 

“The idea of the Relaxing cata­logue is very simple, I was looking for an alter­native to the usual bro­chure with photos of posing models, trying to seem “authen­ti­cally relaxed and on holiday”. So I thought a podcast might be the most sui­table idea, espe­cially because in this way you have to imagine, to visualise UMAMMA and fully activate your ima­gi­nation. So I created a sensory cata­logue without any images. Audio only. The digital cata­logue is a Podcast of 4 epi­sodes on Spotify.” 

The PODCAST, read entirely by a female voice, will follow the typical audio format of rela­xation trai­nings, including the use of a bin­aural musical arran­gement. Those who listen to it will take part in a real medi­tation session, and at the same time “wander” through the evo­cative spaces of the pro­perty. The effect on the lis­tener is unex­pected like UMAMMA itself!


Now, close your eyes. There are no pho­to­graphs to look at. Enjoy this journey of the senses, let yourself be carried away by your sub­con­scious and dis­cover unique spaces. Welcome to UMAMMA.

Episode 1: THE HALL, FULLNESS AND EMPTINESS.

Episode 2: THE BEDROOM, THE WARRIOR’S REST.

Episode 3: THE LOGGIA, THE PERFECT BALANCE.

Episode 4: THE SWIMMING POOL, THE HIDDEN MYSTERY.


Please do not listen to the Podcast while driving!


Credits: 

Creative Director: Gio­vanni Set­tesoldi.

Copy: Simona Angioni.

Speakers: Simona Angioni, Elia Nichols.

Music: Gio­vanni Ghisleni. Sound Engeneer: Luca Guer­rieri.

Recorded at: STUDIO 1 — Fucecchio — FI. ITALY.

Special Thanks to: Federico Scavo.

The house

Apartment Umamma
Umamma
Apartment Umamma
In the Umamma apartment in the small Tuscan town of San Miniato, the Middle Ages are com­bined with indus­trial style. The apartment is extra­or­dinary and will elicit a “Wow!” from many guests—or “umamma” as they say in Tuscany for some­thing unex­pec­tedly amazing.

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