Trullo Otium, nestled in the Apulian countryside, borders a small monastery dedicated to Maria Immacolata, which still today houses a community of Celestine nuns, faithful to the Ora et labora philosophy of St. Benedict. The Latin word "otium" does not merely signify idleness, but rather represents a lifestyle model that, away from work obligations, embraces walking, reading, meditation, physical exercise, and social and convivial life. Trullo Otium was born from the apparent contrast between these two principles. It is a place far from the hectic pace of the city, where time flows slowly, surrounded by nature and the history of the place.
It is no coincidence that we feel a sense of well-being when we find ourselves in spaces that evoke past times and traditions. This happens because, in inhabiting a space, we always seek a symbolic-spiritual dimension, in addition to the functional one, that reconnects us with our family roots and the history of the land we live in. It is a process that allows the layering of our personal history to emerge, intertwined with the spaces we have inhabited, through the use of materials and forms such as wood, terracotta, local stone, embroidered and woven linen, and the repurposing of old furnishings.
