Showing posts with label luxe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label luxe. Show all posts

26.9.23

"Еnjoy the social experience"

This sofa is a good expression of My Idea of Coziness, but coziness in company:

 

"Ergonomic, rounded forms invite you to let go and enjoy the social experience" Lago

Happening sofa - Lago

And here is another, more elegant example:

the new Aldora Vis a Vis by Cristina Celestino

Just two series of  perfect modern  pieces of furniture with multiple applicationsAren't they all so inviting?

12.6.22

Some of my Salone 2022 Discoveries

 For its 60th anniversary Salone del Mobile is back in full bloom! Just a few of the interior design proposals that I liked and may inspire you, too:


Gessi' s corner from Salone was one of the most colourful and beautiful 



Only 3 of many photos I made there
The other interesting stand was that of Scarabeo with witty proposals for small bathrooms:


A very pleasant surprise was the stand of Brazil:





Beautiful design by SICIS:

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That is just a small glimpse - more will follow :)



1.4.22

Archibald Limited Edition

 A limited edition of 110 pieces that brings together the essence of Poltrona Frau's evolution, "the result of the unexpected encounter of craftsmanship and an aesthetic rooted in the digital world":


Archibald Anniversary Limited Edition,Felipe Pantone for
Poltrona Frau  

On the occasion of Poltrona Frau’s 110th anniversary this year, only 110 pieces of Archibald Limited Edition will be made and available for purchase.  The Limited Edition armchair and the project can be explored online in April and during Milan’s 2022 Salone del Mobile design week from June 7th to 12th

10.3.22

My Perfect Interior for the day

 I am starting a series of posts with inspirational photos of perfect or dream interiors that I find on the web. This is definitely one of them - a perfect area for cozy and elegant family dining, meeting with friends, even work:


Midj, Italy

These are some of my favorite pieces of furniture from Supersalone that impressed me with my first visit there last September. I like the elegant lines, quality materials and, I am sure, great comfort... The perfect example of modern luxury. What do you think?

26.6.20

RAIZ AND CASCAS - New design by Patricia Urquiola

 Cascas tea trolley

I like the soft elegant lines, the beautiful combination of FSC certified Amazonian wood and a top made of Marwoolus - marble waste and wool yarns, made by Marco Guazzini - in the Cascas tea trolley. Patricia Urquiola designed the two collections for the debut of ETEL International, a Brazilian furniture company’s first opening towards non-Brazilian designers:
MARBLE TOP
Raiz console
The two collections were planned to be a part of an exhibition Women and Design that had to open during this years's postponed Milan Design Week. See some more new designs in my earlier posts  

30.5.20

Trends: Warmth with natural stones


According to Elle Decor, there is a general trend (which I completely agree with) towards warmer, earth tones, including the bathroom. And there we notice a desire to replace white marble in favor of stones with warmer hues like travertine and limestone. I can confirm that from what my latest clients chose for their two bathrooms - travertine walls and travertine-like floor tiles:
The master bathroom in my latest project

And the second one which is still not completed with lighting:


I suppose that now, when we are going to spend more time at home, this trend towards warmer hues will become popular.

1.11.19

"A domestic micro-architecture"

This is how the company describes their quite elegant new marble sink created with the use of advanced processing technologies:
Vortice - the new free standing Carrara marble sink designed by PAOLO ULIAN
 for 
ANTONIO LUPI
But I am more impressed with their newest washbasin design by Calvi Brambilla, presented at the Exhibition “Brand & Stone 2.0” - Marmomac 2019 - OSSIMORO:

How do you like them? Beautiful, but for an everyday bathroom I would rather use their colourful designs presented at their stand during Salone 2019.

18.9.19

CERSAIE 2019: The timeless allure of marble - reinterpreted

 Ultramarine from Atlas Concorde’s Marvel Dream collection 
I am not a fan of immitations - at all! But this collection makes me dream - of using it in as many of my future projects as possible :) 
Also mosaic:
And other precious types of marble:Related image

24.6.19

Agape - Rigo by Patricia Urquiola - elegant customization

This new bathroom series is a perfect example of the trend of bathroom customization,  elevated at a high sophistication and luxury level. As usually Patricia Urquiola has an elegant and practical feminine approach that allows users to have the most beautiful modern bathroom created according to their own requirements.
"Rigo is a bathroom furniture system closely inspired by architecture."
agape rigo
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"Refinement" @ Agape12 – Milan Design Week 2019  design Patricia Urquiola

10.1.19

A Touch of Luxury - Onyx

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Onyx is one of my favourite materials for interior design projects - it is not only beautiful, it has softness and it is translusant, and that creates a feeling of a 3D effect. Enjoy some of my latest findings:
Green onyx kitchen inspiration #interiordesign #interiorarchitecture #inspiration
A kitchen entirely made of green onyx! source: CK Stones
Outstanding Onyx Home Decorations That Will Fascinate You
 roomdecorideas.eu

Onyx Bathroom Sinks ways to use natural stone onyx for modern interior design and decor
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Corredor todo em mármore, mas ao fundo, o tipo ônix se destaca
Decor Fácil

Резултат с изображение за backlit onyx
Onyx Caramello Backlit Bar at The Grove Restaurant

 But even with this beautiful material it is possible to overdo things. I have seen a lot of such examples. Just make sure that when using onyx you leave it the only accent - it deserves to be the central piece in any interior project.

29.11.18

Luxurious Interior Design Requires Great Design, not Glitter

Not the one saying 'rich' - it is much better to describe it as luxury that makes use of great design and great quality materials for perfect function. That is my idea of luxury in interior design. 
Have a look at some examples and get inspired! The first one is my idea of a perfect kitchen island:

Lignum et Lapis by Arclinea, design Antonio Citterio
"Dubbed a “kitchen sculpture,” Lignum et Lapis is a refined mixed-media island with teak drawer fronts and side panels topped by a hefty Carrara marble slab. At 161 by 51 nches, the cantilevered countertop is expansive enough to offer bar seating (with footrest) for guests on one side and, on the other, a chef-worthy work surface with a walnut chopping board, a flush-mounted induction hob, and a deep stainless-steel sink and drip guard." source: interiordesign.net
And especially that:
Harry Heissmann's Master Suite for a NYC Town House, Photography by Eric Laignel, source: interiordesign.net
Onix! This is one of the most beautiful natural stones that you can choose for your interior design project! It is slightly transparent and this gives a certain depth to its look. Can you see how it resembles here a bautiful cloudy sky?

From your bedroom you enter directly into your bathroom in the clouds!
And made to order especially for your home - that is the design you can call a luxury design! We can see an example in the same home - closets’ custom sliding doors:
tempered glass gilded and painted 
On a smaller scale we can have a luxury interior design, too - even if you have a small apartment, you can use some distinctive elements from the interior to make it special. Like the coloured glass door that we used in this kitchen I did for my clients:

or this special cupboard:

16.8.18

So comfortable trends

One of the trends that emerged last copule of years and I expect it to become stable is the feeling of wellness - we, as designers, often see the desire of clients to have this atmosphere from the spas and luxury hotels at their homes. Probably we all would like to have there spaces and products which sync with us emotionally and physically. One of the ways to achieve this is the increased use of plush sumptuous fabrics - we saw it at Milan Design Week 2018 and Maison et Objet in January and I expect to see it in September, too at the coming London Design Festival and M&O.
Products that evoke this feeling:
SaphirKeramik by Marcel Wanders for Laufen 
FEATHERED DINING CHAIRS by Bethan Gray
Tactile 3, design Vincenzo De Cotiis for Baxter, source: Architonic
TACTILE Armchair by Baxter | Armchairs
Promenade by Philippe-Nigro for Thonet
The Ample Chair, Sebasrtian Herkner
DOUBLE SLINKIE by Patricia Urquiola