Monolithe is settling in Saint Germain des Prés

Monolithe will receive amateurs and professionals in its new premises, 4 rue Madame. A beautiful address in a typically Parisian street of the district with a unique character. There, you will find the Monolithe édition collection in an inspiring presentation : the Klec bookcase, the L88 lamp, the Eora chair, the Hansel and Gretel tables, the Charles & Elie bookends.
To « dialogue » with the contemporary edition, some rare furniture from the 1950s and 1960s, selected by Emmanuelle Vidal, antique dealer and decorator, and the soul of Monolithe vintage, complement the decor.

Among the most beautiful pieces, a desk by Pierre Guariche, a set with lounge chairs and a coffee table or a dining table by Gérard Guermonprez. The opportunity to verify once more that refined shapes and materials, created and designed as close as possible to the item’s funtion, complement each other perfectly, regardless of their age.

New mirrors with round or oval shapes, manufactured in materials already used in the collection – marble, brushed brass, stained oak – the creations signed by Pierre Dubourg are not only used as image reflectors but they also are part of the decor like a painting. The tinted glass and Silestone that adorn the mirrors’ surface are forming a kaleidoscope reflecting textured light effects, sometimes smooth, sometimes velvety. Designed as abstract art works, the mirrors can be hanged in any position, following the decorator’s instructions.

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The round tube which takes up again the shape of cane, characterizes all metallic furnishings, starting from the handle to the large table up to the backlit boiserie. The system can be creatively expanded or reduced according to the required dimensions.

IRORI is exclusively proposed with handle in the version of 8 mm aluminum door and is also available in large formats and in wooden door declination with a typical frame of oriental tradition. In the whole kitchen the research of extent and harmony is evident even in the small dimensions, where there is a game of balance between elements, materials and colors.

Understanding light and color.

Entirely natural materials processed according to tradition (Shou Sugi Ban)
IRORI provides an unreleased book of natural materials by starting from the Black Irori Stone up to the woods, which are suggested apart from the Smoked elm also in the Shou Sugi Ban processing technique, the centuries-old Japanese method of wood treatment obtained by superficial carbonization. The result is given by an elegant blackbrown colored wood, of which the intensity depends on the type of wood and on how long and deep the combustion process has lasted.

Choosing your furniture first helps you hone in on a palette more naturally. If you find yourself gravitating to really strong, bright colors for your chairs and sofas, a neutral wall color is easy to style against. But what if you fall in love with a sofa — like, head over heels, can’t eat, can’t sleep in love with this sofa — and it only comes in neutral colors? The sofa and you belong together, so it’s coming home. But you might want to change up your wall color to accommodate this unexpected change in plan. Remember: paint options are infinite, but furniture comes in a specific selection of shapes and colors.

The product’s core is always the advanced and accurate engineering that allows to achieve high performance for perfect results in cooking. The appliance is available in various sizes: 120 cm with two twin ovens; 100 cm with triple or double oven; 90 cm with double or single oven. The single piece pressed-hob includes the exclusive Bertazzoni brass burner, with a high efficiency dual-ring power burner.

With 135 years of excellence, the elegance of the late 19th century design evolved in today’s aesthetics to provide sophisticated and distinctive home appliances, ideal for a both modern and traditional setting.

Tradition’s timeless appeal joins cutting-edge technology to create a unique product which is well finished in every detail: chromed finishes and brass inserts enhance the product, with a large oven door handle and knobs of solid metal

ASKING YOURSELF HOW TO CHOOSE A SOFA COLOR FOR YOUR LIVING ROOM? WE CAN HELP.

How to choose a sofa color for your living room? We understand your stress. When you invest in a sofa, you’re making a huge home decor decision. As your largest piece of furniture, the color of your sofa will largely determine future decor choices. From paint color to throw pillows, your couch has a very wide range of influence. And while neutrals are tried and true, you might find yourself hankering for something a little different.

MATCHY-MATCHY

Matching your sofa to your wall color is a good, safe choice. Of course, that thinking ties you to a specific wall color and sofa color… for a long time. Instead, try thinking of your wall or sofa colors as the beginning of a palette. What is the neutral that will best work for your color choices? If you love pinks, reds, and oranges, your best choice might be a soft camel tan. Tend towards dusky blues and sage greens? Look for a grey with similar tones. Instead of planning your room around a single piece, focus on the colors that you gravitate towards naturally, and collect pieces in that palette.

CONSIDER YOUR MATERIALS

Your lifestyle dictates the best material choice, but for this post let’s assume you’re a clean, functional adult who can take care of things. Quality leather is a timeless material. It ages well, cleans easily, and holds up to common household pests, such as dogs and children. It also manages to stay cool in the summer and get cozy in the winter. A leather sofa also allows for other textures to have play in your space without overwhelming. You can keep your space fresh and up-to-trend by adding funky throw pillows or a blanket, but rely on the solid goodness of a clean leather backdrop. Leather also tends to be available on that new neutral scale: deep chocolate browns, caramel tans, olive greens, and clay-reds. Of course, leather isn’t always the right choice for your lifestyle.

This year, as a continuation of this vision, Tuna Ofis has developed a creative business plan, starting from the fact that increasing employee productivity and happiness in office life affects the entire success of the office. Freedom@Work is the concept of the new collection that the company presents at the next edition of Orgatec. With this collection, Tuna Ofis tried to adopt a more flexible discipline to the work spaces.

Since almost 50 years Tuna Ofis is working to design office environment that increases the quality, creativity and ergonomy of the work spaces.

The Freedom@Work concept includes not just certain areas of the office but product designs that can transform all areas into a working space, even those outside the office. Everything around us is in constant interaction; people, eating spaces, break areas, meeting rooms, open areas. Tuna Ofis has designed products that have inspiring stories and allow people to work everywhere, at the same time, together as a piece of the whole, and in a state of interaction.

The name of this collection draws inspiration from the angle of 18° that this console forms.

Its sinuous shapes soften the steel to give a sense of roundness and femininity. This console is available in different variations. In fact it is possible to choose between Diciotto completely in pure steel or in painted version.The finish of Diciotto in pure steel can be both shiny and glossy as the painting type effect poliuretanica soft touch.

As all of Componendo collections, also the steel of the structure of Diciotto is protected from the special treatment antitouch against the traces of the hands and the drops so that the surface is always clean and brilliant.

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Likewise, the asymmetrical cut of the rugs breaks with the classic rectangular shape and contributes to a fresh and contemporary aesthetic, which escapes from rigidity to open up to something new. The CANEVAS GEO rug collection, which also includes matching cushions, is available in three colours: Coral, Green and Grey. If desired, the rugs can be combined as pieces of a puzzle, thus enhancing their geometric and tonal game.

The new wool and felt rugs created by Belgian designer Charlotte Lancelot for GAN

With this proposal, however, Lancelot has gone even further with framed coloured areas that appear superimposed over one another. “The idea was to explore the technique’s possibilities,” explains the designer, who is particularly interested in bringing traditional craft to the present.

CANEVAS GEO is a warm and balanced composition, thanks to its wise combination of planes and colours. “The textures intermingle to create areas of different colour and density,” explains Lancelot. The effect achieved is reminiscent of the view of crop fields from an aerial perspective.

As far as memory allows us, we visualize the past in this chromatic combination. Newspapers and books, the classic films and its mysterious stars, the family´s old photos or important events covered by the first television reports that have marked recent history.

However, this colourless duo is still in force and moves away from old connotations, because it´s the most anachronistic and perfect match of all times. An artistic resource that goes beyond passing trends, it´s used in different disciplines like audiovisual arts, design and fashion.

The Monochrome version of our Flower Power textile vases turn to this timeless combination with elegant illustrations, created by Elena Castaño and Juan Ibañez. Plaids, stripes and polka dots are the patterns chosen for the most sophisticated and simple versions of the line, available in two sizes.

In addition, and within our first incursion in the fashion world with the functional Sin Pistols backpack, we propose this month our most chic options, Carbon and Snow to the design lovers community, a good option for stylish events or for free and easy festivals. In addition, black and white are the protagonists of the first incursion of the firm in the fashion world with the functional Sin Pistols backpack. To the delight of any design lover, the Snow and Coal versions are the most chic options.

Carbon is the Trevira CS colour block holster version, while Snow option has been tailored with Sancal´s exclusive and ultra-tough fabric Rift, which is inspired by the cracks on parched earth. The soft polyester straps are joined in the back by an Y shaped piece giving the holster a distinctive detail in transparent vinyl.

“How many (insert noun of your choice here) does it take to change a lightbulb?” opens the old joke standard. In the case of Secto Design, it’s more of a case of how many woodworkers does it take to craft a quality-first, distinctive Secto lamp?

If you were to head up to the town of Heinola, in Central Finland, you’d discover that the answer is fewer than you think. You see, in spite of its position as a global lighting brand for discerning architects, Secto Design certainly keeps it real. Its busy factory employs just a couple of dozen craftspeople – home-grown, Finnish cabinet-makers every one of them.

Secto Design products never forget where they’re from.

Each and every piece that’s produced is authored, as it were. Initialled by the artisan who constructed it. Know this: it’s no easy task making a Secto lamp. Its formal reduction and simplicity belies its innovation, the latter requiring a great deal of know-how, patience and perfectionism. The diligence and passion of the team, however, means that they can nonetheless respond to even the largest of orders.

High-quality, PEFC-certified Finnish birch veneer is form-pressed into blanks, which are then cut into slats. These are sanded and finally connected using rings of aircraft plywood. The slats are then glued and nailed to the rings. A proud craftsperson’s signature may be one thing, but that doesn’t mean the lamps avoid a rigorous quality inspection before leaving the factory.

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