{"id":5742,"date":"2026-09-28T17:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paolofusistudio.com\/portfolio\/contessa-contesa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:19:57","slug":"contessa-contesa","status":"publish","type":"nectar_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/paolofusistudio.com\/en\/portfolio\/contessa-contesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Contessa contesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"nectar-blocks-image-css\">.nectar-blocks-image{transition:all .25s ease}.nectar-blocks-image__inner{position:relative;transition:all .25s ease;width:100%}.nectar-blocks-image .nectar-blocks-image__inner{border-radius:inherit}.nectar-blocks-image img{border-radius:inherit;display:block;max-width:100%;transition:all .25s ease}.nectar-blocks-image img.nectar-aspect-ratio{object-fit:cover}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nectar-blocks-image nectar-blocks-image\" id=\"block-tJoFdEJoDK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1069\" class=\"wp-image-415\" src=\"https:\/\/paolofusistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contessa-contesa-silicone-su-acciaio-zincato-h-80-x-90-x-3.jpg\" alt=\"Contessa contesa - 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