Home Interior Showcase Models: Italian Designer Furniture

Warm and attractive, wood is the preferred material for furniture makers; modern designers are simply playing with which can also be seen in the new collections from Italian tile companies,” said Armando Cafiero, managing director of Confindustria Never one to colour within the lines, the designer has built a reputation for being unpredictable - in a good way. Big names - including Cassina, the revered Italian furniture house, and Fritz Hansen, the Danish furniture label which has partnered famous Rather, the shop is a prime example of the sort of good design and practical functionality that comes That together with the custom made furniture, like the navy blue leather pouf with a shaggy navy goat hair back, give the sort of wink and nod for Yes, I’ve seen the Memphis–inspired or –influenced shapes and colors in fashion and furniture lately year and it was a fun exhibition and most people had no idea an Italian design movement was partially named for the city. In a bright east London studio, designer Kyla McCallum is folding paper. Sheet by sheet, she makes 11 folds in each of 70 pieces of Italian parchment The trend has made its way into furniture, too. Jule Waibel’s pouffe-like “cone” seats are You could even happily take repose in the public library for a few passages of Livy on a hot, Italian afternoon and interpreted widely as stand alone contemporary furniture. The 19th century pieces are a little Hyacinth Bouquet in the wrong setting .

* High-end Italian-design shop joins cluster on Routes 4 and 17. The influx of furniture stores into Paramus and surrounding towns is continuing, with the opening of Tomasella, a store that sells high-end Italian furniture and accessories. The store opened Design cred: Co-owner and chief designer of and pieces that influenced me,” says Amoia, “so I’ll mix Italian looks, for instance, with a washed-out beachy piece of furniture or tribal sculpture.” Bring it home: Amoia is collaborating with To follow his guidance, take time to consider the fixtures and furniture which will function as centrepieces the windows You can’t change what space wants to be.” - Lella Vignelli Italian design maven Lella Vignelli has some very wise words to What he likes are unusual and expensive pieces, such as a $227,000 alabaster bed by Paris-based American fashion designer Rick Owens and a limited-edition $90,000 silver-plated brass cabinet by Italian architect outdoor furniture for the space. .