A Loft That’s a Real Showplace By ELAINE LOUIE Published: November 20, 2013 When Diego Paccagnella, the president of Design-Apart, a company that sells custom Italian furnishings, wanted to display samples in New York, he found someone in Manhattan with a 2,600-square-foot loft who was willing to move out for a year and give it to him rent-free. Mr. Paccagnella; his wife, Livia; and their 16-month-old son, Giulio (all at top ...