In Catania, to open Kebastard, Andrea Graziano had to start from the square: cleaning, video surveillance, lighting, greenery, and maintenance were part of the investment of about 250,000 euros made together with Abdallah Dadi. In Palermo, Francesco Caravello restored the ancient premises of the Martorana monastery to create a shop that combines catering and market for small producers and proposes to transform the space in front into the Street of the Righteous. Between Villa Margi, the Fiumara d’Arte, and Librino, Antonio Presti has built a system in which artworks, hospitality, and the image of the territories generate flows.
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Three experiences united by one element: the investment does not stop inside the building, but also intervenes in the context.
In Catania, the investment starts from the square
Piazza Sciuti had been redeveloped in 2017, but since 2020 it had progressively lost quality. Squatting and poor care had made the area less livable. With the arrival of Kebastard, Graziano and Dadi therefore chose to take on a broader role than that required of those who open a business.
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“We have always believed that the value of a business does not end at the threshold of the premises,” Graziano says. “A commercial activity can become the engine of a broader transformation.”
At their own expense, the company organized cleaning, rat control, and pest control. In collaboration with the Municipality, they helped install bins, glass containers, ashtrays, and video surveillance, as well as improving lighting, urban furniture, and greenery. “Taken individually, these may seem like ordinary interventions,” Graziano says, “but together they change the quality of a place.”
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