Functionality and comfort were the most important features for furnishing in the industrial era, particularly in factories, schools but also in theaters and restaurants. The chairs in particular had to be cheap but also practical and comfortable. Iron chairs with wooden seat and back became the standard, not very different from the school chairs we know. The shape has remained similar over time ...
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My 10 favorite brands to decorate the children’s room
Today I want to talk to you about the furnishing and decoration of a room I had never written about: the children's bedroom! I don't know about you, but I'm pretty tired of the ordinary colors we are used to, of the fact that the girls must necessarily enjoy pink and boys the light blue. Luclily, in the last few years we have started to find different options on the market. Today the trend ...
Electric blue: a new color trend for 2020
In the last few years, color has once again regained importance in the world of interior design and decoration. Today I want to talk about a color that is coming back: electric blue. I had already planned this article for some time in my "editorial calendar" but coincidentally, Pantone announced its Color of the year 2020 just a few days ago: the PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue. A more classic hue ...
The poetry of single flower vases
Single-flower vases are one of the trends of the moment, this has also been confirmed at the last Maison&Objet in Paris, the fair dedicated to decorations and home accessories, which I visited a couple of weeks ago. Many designers and companies are in fact proposing single-flower vases within their collections. I find them very beautiful and poetic because they make us reflect on the ...
Zanotta’s Quaderna series: a timeless icon
I don't know if it's just my impression but in the last few months I have seen the Zanotta Quaderna series of furniture been used in many interior styling projects. Among the latest styling in which I saw this furniture and which I also published here on the blog, there is the one by Lotta Agaton that you can see here and the styling by Kravitz & Dorazio for the new Jotun catalog (see ...
