Chantilly Sofa, design: Inga Sempè

Chantilly. The name speaks volumes. Like its creamy edible counterpart, Chantilly has two components: a soft, flowing exterior sustained by a rigid inner frame that rises to a flat leather-clad top. The satin upholstery is deliberately loose fitting. It flounces and cascades, soft and inviting, its folds highlighting the fabric's sheen. The high back of this circular settee supports the nape of the neck - a cervical cushion reminiscent of 19th century models but without their rigidity and severity. Chantilly is the epitome of softness and sensuality, conjuring up a riot of images. Effortless folds and elegant sheen recall gowns by Valentino or Madeleine Vionnet; its voluptuous outline reminiscent of the curvaceous silhouette of Marilyn Monroe. Like lavish fashion, it triggers many a flight of fantasy. Like its name though, Chantilly also evokes the very physical sense of taste that captures perfectly the all-pervading materiality of Sempé's new upholstered creation. Chantilly is the first creation to abandon respectable prêt-a-porter elegance for a stunning evening dress or slinky silk negligee - for comfort's sake, but especially to seduce. Its assertive presence earmarks Chantilly as the centrepiece of any environment.

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Boa Sofa, design: Fernando Campana & Humberto Campana

Softly woven, it resembles a large nest that also holds many people – lying down, sitting or curled up - who can also crawl inside the weave to feel even more protected. With no frame, it consists of 90 meters of tubular velvet filled with flexible and breathable polyurethane chips, knotted with extreme manual expertise to form a large irregular weave. Upholstery in velvet only.

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Cosmo Massage Chair

The design teams at Keyton and Giugiaro Design have pooled their talent to predict the future of massage chairs and have come up with the amazing Cosmo. The experience gained over more than 20 years, developing the most sophisticated and exclusive products for companies such as Fiat Engineering, Bridgestone, Fiera di Milano, LG Electronics, JVC, Nikon, Siemens, Samsonite, Seiko and Telecom, to name but a few, has culminated in this latest work of art in the world of massage chairs… the Keyton Cosmo. This model’s style combines the sense of harmony provided by its curved arms with a sportier look, creating a unique elegance that satisfies even the most demanding customers. The curved lines of the backrest, continuing the flowing lines of the curved arms, give a feeling of maximum comfort and visual beauty. The combination of colours, the finest grain leather and textured finishes provide the ideal finishing touches to this massage chair, which since its conception has become a real technological gem.

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Christopher Guy

60-0255 Sofa

The dramatic sweeping curved back of this cala-lily inspired piece lends it the sophistication of a chaise with the comfort of a sofa, while the Chris-X feet symbolize Christopher Guy's unmistakeable signature of elegance and glamour.

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Podere Kitchen

The quality of Copat kitchens is not just a simple phrase, but a precise way of being and doing. Quality means using prestigious materials, designing with advanced functions and reliability in mind, producing in compliance with high standards. It is the overall high quality of Copat kitchens that makes it easy to “guarantee 10 years”.


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Archipel Sofa

Drifting islands, boulders in the river with adjustable parts. The elements of Archipel sit in your living room like giant rocks. Their craggy shapes offer countless sitting and reclining options, all provided with the right support thanks to the adjustable back sections (option). The footstool is available in three variants: storage footstool, seat footstool or flexible footstool with a rotatable tabletop. The matching lounge table is fitted with a glass top.


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Morena Sofa

Design: Stefan Heiliger, 2010. Sculptural form melting towards the floor. This collection is striking “melting” forms ensure that the elements flow into one another and create a truly convincing look. Combining several elements offers many options, helped by the oblique flowing lines that fit perfectly over one another whenever the elements are pushed together. Majestic in leather, warm and vivacious in fabric coverings.

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Antiqua Kitchen

Inspired by the kitchens of yore portrayed in the paintings of great Renaissance masters such as Jacopo da Bassano, this kitchen identifies by means of archaic forms and modern functions the space and activities taking place within: the stone basin crowned by a majestic plate rack, the cooking area reminiscent of hearth and home, the built-in pantry and large work counter taking center stage…
Every L’Ottocento creation is unique: fully personalized planning and consulting combine with technical and aesthetic skill to create the ideal solution to meet both the requirements of conformity to the highest standards of production and the customer’s expectations. The expert hands of master carpenters with that traditional Veneto flair for cabinet making and meticulous attention to decorative detail make each piece of furniture a real work of art.

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In Mezzo Beds

Design: Giuseppe Viganò. Padded bed with removable covering characterized by an important embellished headboard with quilting on the inside. The bed frame has a pelmet. Is available in the fixed bed base measurements 160 – 170 – 180 – 200 or with the Basic single movement container base. The slatted bed bases are made of multi-layer beech plywood.

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GB Roberts

Gary B. Roberts is an American designer. He designs furniture for the residential, contract, and institutional markets with the purpose of creating three dimensional art forms, while never comprising comfort and functionality. He has exhibited his designs at; The International Home Furnishings Show in High Point, Neo Con, the HD Show in Las Vegas, and imm cologne.

Lava Sofa

A work of art and a piece of sitting-reclining lounge furniture at the same time: the concept of Lava is as diverse as its uses. Amorphous, flowing forms invite you to relax in different sitting and reclining positions – on several levels. The vertical variance reaches down to the floor: soft, upholstered mats transform even this surface into part of the furniture. Further, constantly new forms and figures emerge by moving the back rests horizontally. Lava is furniture, landscape and sculpture. Unusual in its uses, unique in its design.

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Wood Furniture Website Features Vermont Woods Studios

Many thanks to the team of professionals at wood-furniture.biz for featuring Vermont Woods Studios eco-friendly furniture on their website this week.
Wood-Furniture is an excellent website where you can find all kinds of news, information and advice about wood furniture.

I was interested to see an article on Wood-Furniture entitled "China Furniture Destroys Forests" as I had just written a blog entry about the same topic a few days ago.

There is also an article about a hughe baby crib recall that I think many of our customers with young children would want to read.

Thanks again to the good folks at Wood-Furniture!

Mebelplast na Gali Samochód Roku Playboya 2009

Już po raz 16 w poniedziałkowy wieczór 15 czerwca odbyła się coroczna impreza organizowana przez redakcję Playboy podsumowująca plebiscyt na najnowocześniejsze i najbardziej luksusowe auta – Samochód Roku Playboya 2009.

Jury pod przewodnictwem Włodzimierza Zientarskiego w składzie: Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Andrzej Koper, Rafał Jemielita, Andrzej Borowczyk oraz Marcin Klimkowski, wyróżniło w trzynastu kategoriach trzynaście wyjątkowych samochodów .

SZCZĘŚLIWA 13:
AUTO Z SEKSEM: Renault Laguna Coupe
MOC WRAŻEŃ: Lexus IS-F
LUKSUS I SPORT: Porsche Pakamera
AUTO DLA BIZNESU: Skoda Super
AUTO LEGENDA: Land Rover Defender
AUTO DLA RODZINY PLAYBOYA: Opel Insignia SW
LUKSUS NA KAŻDĄ DROGĘ: Volvo XC60
AUTO DLA MŁODEGO PLAYBOYA: Seat Ibiza Cupra
AUTO DLA DZIEWCZYNY PLAYBOYA: Alfa Romeo MiTo
ZNAK CZASU: Kia Soul
STYL I PIĘKNO: Mazda MX-5
WYROŻNIENIE SPECJALNE: Suzuki GSX-R1000

Samochodem roku PLAYBOYA 2009 zostało BMW serii 7.

Galę poprowadzili Dorota Gardias i Bożydar Iwanow. Imprezie towarzyszył pokaz bielizny i biżuterii oraz taneczny show barmański w strefie ABSOLUT.

W specjalnie zaaranżowanej przez Livingroom by Mebelplast strefie goście mogli podziwiać najpiękniejsze Playmates. Livingroom by Mebelplast zaaranżował również strefę klubową podczas eventu. Sofy, wyeksponowane w strefie dla Playmates zostały przekazane gościom wylosowanym podczas Gali. Nagrodę wręczył Prezes Mebelplast Marek Kołakowski. Galę uświetniły swoją obecnością takie gwiazdy, jak Adam Fidusiewicz, Marek Kościkiewicz, Tomasz Iwan, Paweł Nastula, Grażyna Wolszczak, Cezary Harasimowicz, Wojtek Brzozowski, Tomasz Kammel, Szymon Majewski, Robert Kochanek, Maria Wałęsa, Omenaa Mensah, Iwona Pavlovic, Małgorzata Teodorska, Monika Mrozowska, Anna Samusionek, Stefan Friedman, Magda Gessler, Magda Wójcik, Rafał Bryndal, Odeta Moro, Michał Figurski, Ilona Felicjańska, Edyta Herbuś, Sylwia Gliwa, Karolina Borkowska, Ola Szwed, Lidia Popiel, Anna Korcz, Anna Popek.

Salony Livingroom by Mebelplast można spotkać niemalże na całym świecie. W Europie, w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz w Dubaju funkcjonuje 40 salonów. Sieć salonów Livingroom by Mebelplast w Polsce obejmuje na chwilę obecną 17 salonów własnych i 9 partnerskich. Firma posiada najbogatszą ofertę mebli tapicerowanych w Polsce. Składają się na nią kolekcje modeli:
Lounge - lekkość, swoboda, fantazja
Residence - elegancja, prostota, wygoda
Country - tradycja komfort styl

Wysoką pozycję, jakość i prestiż marki MEBELPLAST potwierdza dodatek do Rzeczpospolitej „Marka dla najlepszych” – Ranking najcenniejszych Polskich Marek z dnia 10 grudnia 2008. W ubiegłorocznej, piątej edycji rankingu – w klasyfikacji głównej najbardziej wartościowych i najmocniejszych Marek, według wartości – ujęto 330 marek, wśród nich po raz pierwszy markę MEBELPLAST. I tak marka MEBELPLAST, wyceniona na 19,6 mln zł, uplasowała się na 36 pozycji w kategorii produktów niespożywczych.

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Draenert Studio

DRAENERT has designed and produced top-quality designer furniture in the tradition of a manu-factory for forty years. The main emphasis of the collection is on dining and coffee tables with patented extension-mechanisms, as well as chairs matching in form and style. Founded in 1968, the brand is representative since four decades for art and designer furniture, traditional craftsmanship, quality and first-class workmanship, exclusiveness and know-how. The aesthetic of the products orientates itself to-wards the international form language of the classic modernism. DRAENERT is a brand with a distinctive way they see themselves: International style paired with a strong regional consciousness. An intellectual rela-tionship to the collection is cultivated, which is reflected by the interaction of basic furniture and art. In the mean time, a legendary art collection exists, for which famous architects have designed models. These are in many international museums and collections, for instance the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This closeness to the arts allows the company to have visions for the development of new models. Due to the big sales success of chairs, the exclusive upholstery manufactory DRAENERT SWISS AG was founded in Switzerland. The future strategy lies in the development, as well as production of full programmes in the seating furniture area. In addition, the company is known as stone specialist with a huge stone collection. 200 natural stone types from all over the world in an own stone park invite to viewing and fascinate new customers every day.
The company, in the mean time managed by the second owner generation, Dr. Patric Draenert, ex-ports currently to over 30 countries. The cooperation with well-known designers like Werner Aisslinger and Prof. Wulf Schneider gave DRAENERT several awards up to the red dot “Best of the best”. In the autumn 2007, a new chapter in the company history was opened by the cooperation with Pog-genpohl - the most famous and renowned kitchen brand in the world. The trend of joining kitchen and living/dining area is taken account of by the so-called Dining Desk. A new future-orientated age has begun.

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Droog

Droog started in 1993, as a statement on design, a no-nonsense, down to earth design mentality opposed to the high style and form based world of design. In contrast, Droog proposed a highly conceptual approach, one captured by the Dutch word ‘droog’ meaning ‘dry’ or ‘wry’. This mentality has defined Droog as a conceptual design company over the last 16 years, and to a large extent, has defined Dutch design internationally.
Droog values what it means to be human, with subjectivity, notions of beauty and meaning, and desire for high quality experiences at its core. Droog stands for a luxury of content rather than luxurious materials. Whether it is authenticity, humour, slowness, affordability, or nature, the abundance of what is scarce has always been our luxury.
Droog at home is Amsterdam, home to our flagship store and office, including Factory & outlet, Creative agency and the Lab. From this base we operate worldwide with partners, clients, manufacturers and designers to develop products, projects, and presentations & events that change perspective on daily life, informed by the local context, yet in relation to urgencies on a global scale. Droog New York is more than a store; it is at the same time a gallery in which all items are for sale, including pieces of its interior, in custom shapes and materials for the home interiors of the United States and Canada. Droog also has a store in Tokyo, and distributes the Droog collection with partners in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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Borzalino

Our company was founded in 1976 out of the extensive artisan experience which has been gained by its owner and which has been evolved thanks to the collaboration with well known designers and use of advanced technology. The company currently expresses a unique combination of tradition and avantgarde techniques in its creation. The essence of each individual model lies in the balance achieved between constant research and innovation (with the use of technologically advanced structures) and fidelity to the ancient and precious heritage of artisan techniques. With the assistance of celebrated designers two collections has been created: the classic one, BORZALINO® with romantic shapes and wrapping lines, suitable also for young home and modern one, ATELIER MATTEO® with rich and elegant shapes as well as original technical solutions and valuable stitching. Collections in continual evolution that is always carried out utilising a production cycle that is carefully monitored by highly qualified personel throughot all its phases. The Quality of the product is guaranteed by a company Quality System, which is controlled and certified by means of company’s Certification of Conformity to UNI EN ISO 9001/2000. All the materials used in the realization of the products must be of high quality and in conformity to the CEE standards or to the regulations governing the country of exportation.

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MEBLE - TECZKI

Nie wiemy, czy Maarten De Ceulaer projektując nową linię mebli skórzanych dla Nilufar Gallery, wiedział coś o polskim piekiełku.

Te meble zbudowane z teczek aktowych z całą pewnością przypadną do gustu pewnym ludziom i instytucjom w Polsce.

Prezydent Najjaśniejszej Rzeczypospolitej, kupując jakiś zestaw, nareszcie będzie mógł rozszerzyć swoją krótką listę osób do wykończenia do niebotycznych rozmiarów. Może nawet uporządkować tę listę, skatalogować ją wg różnych kryteriów. Np. Janusza Palikota wykończymy dzisiaj,
Monikę Olejnik - później.

Prezes Kurtyka i IPN także zasmakują w funkcjonalności i wzornictwie tych mebli. Zawsze będą pod ręką materiały na niewygodnych przeciwników i materiały, które należy dołączyć, jako załączniki do krótkiej listy Prezydenta.

Dla Prezesa PIS-u, Jarosława Kaczyńskiego te meble mogą być prawdziwym skarbem. Szczególnie polecamy mu szafę teczkowo-kufrową, gdzie będzie przechowywał niezwykle obszerną dokumentację dotyczącą jego działalności opozycyjnej. Z całą pewnością zmieszczą się tam kopie wszystkich jego przesłuchań przez SB i dowody na jego wręcz heroiczną odporność na ból. Odporność większą, niż u 13-letniej dziewczynki przesłuchiwanej przez Gestapo.
Oczywiście jest tam standardowe miejsce na teczki kompromitujące jego przeciwników politycznych. A uzbiera się tego trochę - jakieś 80 % obywateli Polski i 100 % Niemców i Rosjan.
I kilku nudystów ze Świnoujścia, którzy nie chcą słuchać zakazów “oferowanych” przez PISowskich radnych.

Można podejrzewać, że i Zbigniew Ziobro też będzie fanatykiem tych mebli. Ile dyktafonów i urządzeń podsłuchujących można w nich schować.
Ponieważ autor projektu tych mebli mieszka w Brukseli, Ziobro kiedy zostanie Europosłem, może służyc doradztwem i podpowiedzieć projektantowi, w jaki sposób należy poprawić funkcjonalność tych mebli, aby lepiej sprzedawały się w Polsce.
Zbigniew Ziobro może również zapewnić skuteczną akwizycję i sprzedaż mebli wśród swoich kolegów.

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NAJDROŻSZE STOŁY DO BILARDA NA ŚWIECIE

Kiedy trzykrotny mistrz świata Vincent Facquet zdecydował się zbudować perfekcyjny stół do bilarda, należało się spodziewać, że będzie to coś spektakularnego i niespotykanego.

Vincent Facquet zaprojektował najkosztowniejsze stoły do bilarda na świecie !!!
Ceny tych stołów zaczynają się od około 180 000 dolarów USA.

Nogi stołu ozdobione są liśćmi z 18 karatowego złota. W bandach stołu znajdują się diamenty.
Stoły pokryte są najlepszej jakości suknem - Iwan Simonis 860 Professional.

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Ligne Roset

Ligne Roset furnishes the world with a line of sofas, sofa beds, armchairs, occasional tables, dining tables, dining chairs, cabinetry, beds, desks, hall units, lighting, rugs, vases, accessories, tabletop and textiles by an internationally acclaimed team of designers. Designers including Didier Gomez, Peter Maly, and Pascal Mourgue have added their imprimaturs to the Ligne Roset line with pieces that have become legend.
An additional distinguishing point of difference that sets Ligne Roset apart from other manufacturers is its tradition of investing in dynamic designer collaborations. Matching its deeply-held belief in design with investment and technical innovation, Ligne Roset has grown from a small business to a multinational company with factories in France, headquarters in Briord, France and more than 200 exclusive Ligne Roset stores and 1,000 retail distributors worldwide. All the while, the company has been family-run since its inception in 1860. Creativity is a key value of the Ligne Roset brand: if a new product demands new materials or productions methods, the company will simply acquire them. Seats, pieces of furniture, lighting, textiles, rugs or bed linens: the idea precedes and the technique follows

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Leolux

The roots of the pluriform world of Leolux is formed in the minds and hearts of an international selection of designers and artists that feel closely connected to the Leolux world of thought. They challenge Leolux, as an idea factory, to forge new paths. It is their ideas that form the basis of the collection.

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