Trip Pixel Furniture by Studio Badini Createm for Seletti.

Studio Badini Createam and Selab teamed up for this collection of three pieces, an armoire (or wardrobe), a two drawer and a three drawer chest from Seletti. The classic furniture pieces are decorated by hand with a pixelated image of a woman's face, melding the traditional with the modern.

Good Vibrations and F* The Classics! Distorted Furniture by Studio Laviani.

There's been a lot of press about the forthcoming Good Vibrations furniture designs from Ferruccio Laviani for Italian furniture company Fratelli Boffi's F* The Classics! Collection. The new pieces previewed at Salon del Mobile this past April and has had the design world buzzing since.



The New York Times interviewed him about the forthcoming pieces and computer renderings are making the rounds on the internet. Referred to as "Glitch" furniture by i09, HuffPo and Buzzfeed, the pieces look distorted (as if an old VHS tape were paused), but are actually carved into the wood with computer-controlled milling technology.

The following two images are computer generated renderings of pieces from the collection:



And one of the actual produced pieces from the collection:



The pieces remind me of an earlier piece he created for Emmemobili called Evolution in which the ornate chest (below) seems to morph into a pixelated credenza:





As I mentioned earlier, Good Vibrations is part of an earlier collection designed for Fratelli Boffi by Laviani with the name F* The Classics! The collection combines the look of antique furniture with modern elements. Classic and ornate forms with Italian and Asian flavor becomes deformed or distorted with with modern geometric shapes and accents of color.

Below are several pieces Laviani has designed for F* The Classics!











The designer, Ferruccio Laviani:


I look forward to seeing more pieces of the Good Vibrations furniture and will share them with you once they are available.

Studio Laviani
Fratelli Boffi

Another artist who has toyed with computer distortions of furniture is Sebastian Brajkovic:

Check out his Lathe collection here

Dressing Up Your Drawers. 70's Pop Imagery On Dressers With Classic Silhouettes From Ypsilon.

Ypsilon of Italy is known for their luxurious bathroom furnishings, most of which are chests of drawers and vanities in an ornate style. However, they've just added the Ypsilon POP collection, designed by BB Associati for the brand. The free standing laquered wood chests of drawers feature fun colors and imagery, combining a 70's pop art element with a classic silhouette.





They can even customize them with an image of your own choosing, such as your own dog or face. The two drawer chests are designed for any room in the house and are available in gloss, matte or two color.

Colors:


Dimensions:


For pricing and other information, contact them at office@ycollection.it

YPSILON

Modern & Ornate Hand-forged Iron Beds From Ciacci Of Italy

If you thought the art of metalworking and hand made wrought irons beds were a thing of the past (and even if you didn't), let me introduce you to Ciacci.



Begun as a crafts workshop in 1965 for the ancient art of metal forging by Piero Ciacci, the Ancona, Italy based company is still thriving today. Ciacci is distinguished mainly by their beautiful beds, available in traditional, ornate and modern models in various sizes and finishes.

Ciacci products are available in various finishes such as black, silver, metallic gold, antique, rust and ivory


Here are a few of their more unique bed designs, most available as double or single beds.

Brigitte:

Garden:

Georgette:

Lotus:

Nuvola:

Papillon:

Querida:

Sogno:

Tea:

Venice:


They also make many traditional wrought iron beds, such as the Kelly, shown below:


as well as matching lamps, end tables and chairs:


For more products and information, visit Ciacci.

The COL-LETTO Bed Is So Inviting, You'll Have Trouble Keeping People Out.

I've written about some super high-tech multimedia beds (the Hi-Can,the Somnus-Neu, Karim Rashid's beds for Hollandia) but this one is almost the opposite. The COL-LETTO bed, which received this year's Elle Decor International Design award, designed by Nuša Jelenec and produced by Lago of Italy is womb-like in its appearance.




The cozy bed has a turtleneck-like frame made of soft foam available in various colors that can be rolled up or down and can fasten in place with velcro. Matching side tables for the bed are also available from Lago.



It's the kind of bed that people just want to plop into.





images courtesy of Lago and Elle Decor
 
Find your nearest Lago store or dealer.