Rotational moulding and pop furniture

Rotational moulding is a technique which allows to mass-produce series of objects made of plastic materials.

Since the 50s this technology has entered in the design and furniture world.

The process consists in filling an hollow mould with polymeric powder, heating it and rotate the mould for twenty minutes at an average temperature of 250°C. In this way the polymer perfectly adheres to the mould internal surface and, once cooled down and consolidated, it will be possible to extract the object simply by opening the mould.

During the second half of 20th Century, several design furniture have been produced using this technique. We gathered some contemporary furniture pieces realized with rotational moulding technique with the purpose to show you its potential.

Proust baroque armchair designed by Alessandro Mendini is an "unfaithful reproduction" of his famous armchair with the same name created in 1978. In 10 years, more than 15 examples have been produced, both made of wood or with hand painted fabric; it was Mendini himself who decided not to "number" the armchairs, like all limited number pieces but simply "sign" them, like works of art.

After 30 years Proust armchair entered mass-production thanks to Magis, a famous Italian brand. The work of art becomes an industrial product in perfect "Pop" style, just like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein wanted.

Another rotational moulding strong point is the ability to create big objects, just like Misses Flower Power large vase designed by Philippe Stark for Kartell. Stark's purpose is to approach design to general public by going beyond the concept of "elite". Rotational moulding was here applied for the first time with a polycarbonate material. It's a certain fact that the introduction of plastic materials in the furniture field has been (and still is) a great help for Stark and his "dream": quality furniture for everyone.

On Spun rotating armchair designed by Thomas Heaterwick for Magis the high qualities of polyethylene are clearly visible: high resistance and insulating features that make it suitable for outdoor furniture as well. Spun armchair has to support the weight of a person who, while seated on it, moves and rotates.

Babel bookcase with asymmetric shelves, designed by Mario Mazzer, looks like a tower, as the name says. The conical trunk-like shape and the irregular lines on the external surface reminds a tree bark.

Bright colours, often primary, are great matched with plastic materials and this bookcase, together with all the other objects present on this page are a fine example.

Since the 50s, when rotational moulding was first used for furniture and design objects, this technique and materials left their mark, increasing design potential and catchment area.

Design wooden furniture: make your living room a warmer place

Exactly one year ago I wrote about wooden beds and how they help creating a warm atmosphere even during the coldest winters.

I don't know what's the weather like wherever you are but here in Italy it definitely looks like winter is coming; these rainy cold days made me think about how a concept like that could perfectly be applied on living room furniture. Wood is a fantastic material, it instantly makes you feel comfortably at home, it warms the environment as well as your heart; moreover they come with the special feature of looking elegant without feeling too rigid, a kind of elegance with a soul.

Design wooden furniture, also thanks to the difference types available, will look great both with a minimal contemporary design and with a more classic one, it's not important which style do you like or which kind of house do you own, the warmth of wood is for everyone.

I played a little bit imagining in which kind of living room I would love to pass my spare time during a snowy winter and which kind of design furniture I'd love to have around me.

I'm proposing you some of them, let me know if you agree with me.

Let's start with Logic adjustable TV stand panel available in different wood types. Logic can be fixed to a wall, in this way you can take advantage of the space at disposal in the best way. Moreover, thanks to its mechanical arm it can extend and rotate, allowing to view the TV from different points of view.

Logic adjustable TV stand panel

Millerighe ash solid wood coffee table is perfect to warm the environment, even all by itself, thanks to the particular composition of irregular laths and the different wooden finishes.High quality finishes, modern design and the stability given by the solid wood structure make Millerighe a great choice especially matched with Millerighe console table.

Millerighe coffee table and console table

Tables are important elements in living room furniture and I think Cover elliptical solid wood table fully embraces my concept. Characterized by a simple polished style, the particular structure is particularly convenient since even the people sitting at the head of the table will have enough space at disposal to dine, is there anything better than spending winter days with your friends around a fully set table?

Cover elliptical table

Lastly, we have Tween 04 wall system with shelves, a great way of furnishing a whole wall with all the necessary space to organize books, decorative objects as well as glasses or bottles. This particular combination gives you the possibility to match two different finishes, for two-coloured solutions. 

Tween 04 wall system with shelves

Table lamps with multiple purposes

Table lamps, just like any other domestic objects, are designed to have multiple purposes: multifunctionality is a great feature which we usually find in modern styled furniture, infact they don't just aim to be useful and convenient (apart from being aesthetically pleasant of course), but they also look for a combination of different uses in the same element.

Italian design table lamps are object we use in different places, but in particular as the name says they are used on "tables", and with tables I mean desks, nightstands, consolle tables...

Lamps are placed on surfaces with different uses; on a desk, for example, we can have different electronic devices, as well as traditional working instruments such as pens, pencils, rubbers, markers.

On a nightstand we often find different objects which do not belong to the bedroom, maybe creating some mess around; other that the usual inevitable mobile-phones (what if something happens while we're sleeping?), a whole bunch of remote controls (the Tv, the stereo, the air conditioning...), we can still find place for mp3 players, glasses, magazines, a book (or an ebook reader perhaps?). Do you have something else on your nightstand?

If the answer is yes, you'll be glad to know that table lamps can now offer you other functions, additional to the obvious one (lighting): they can gather, in a single "storage unit", all the different objects that otherwise will have to roam around your tables, avoiding confusion and mess while offering at the same time a charging base for your technological devices.

Evo modern metal table lamp by Calligaris does that and in a highly stylish way; its particular shapes, obtained from a single element of metal sheet, don't prevent its multi-purposes feature, thanks to the classy and convenient change tray on the base.

Evo table lamp by Calligaris with change tray

Joyo multifunctional lamp, other than being able to contain objects, comes with an USB switch. In this way you can charge your technological devices such as mobile-phones, mp3 players or ebook readers; all things that should never miss on a desk or on a nightstand. The wide selection of colours available makes it particularly funny and adaptable to every kind of environments.

Joyo multifunctional lamp - version with classic finish

Joyo multifunctional lamp - version with Lightcolours finish

Folding and extending tables: adapt furniture to narrow spaces

Small rooms and environments are a characteristic of nowadays flats, the space at disposal seems to drastically reduce and while a few lucky ones live in wide enough houses, the rest of us are struggling with space, or with the lack of it to be more precise.

How can we have everything we need without sacrificing precious room? Do we really have to give up on design furniture and classy contemporary style?

Italian design furniture comes in help, with solutions specifically thought for us, people who live in narrow places, who don't want to give up comfort and style but at the same time still need everything to be compact and adaptable.

More in specific, the brand Calligaris has presented us throught the years great solutions for that, thanks to a range of Italian design tables and console tables which I find to be extremely convenient and stylish at the same time.

The first model I'd like to show you is Olivia Pocket folding console table. This console table is classy, with a simple but elegant design and when closed it measures only cm 42 x 100 and it can hold inside its structure the chairs. In this way when you've done with lunch or dinner you can easily store them inside and easily move Olivia Pocket console table in a corner of the house, also thanks to its convenient casters.

Olivia Pocket folding console table

The space you have at disposal is ridiculously small? Quadro folding table and Olivia Bar folding console table can be the answer. Both needs to be fixed to a wall and they can be opened and closed by a simple 90° rotation. Depths when closed are 14 cm for the first one and 15 cm for the second one, they practically dissapear in case of need and you will have all the space at disposal.

Quadro folding table 

Olivia Bar folding console table

If you want a more refined and elegant solution, Baron X-tension extending console table may be suitable for you. With structure made of satin finished steel and laminate top this console table comes with two extensions, a drop down and a folding one, making it adaptable to all needs. Legs always follow the table in length avoiding the trouble of having them in front of the chairs while eating.

Baron X-tension extending console table

Last product I'd like to share with you is Flexy extending and convertible coffee table. This table has a great characteristic: it doubles in size and height. You can simply use it as a refined design coffee table and when you need you can convert it into a proper dining table for 6 people, thanks to the casters and the button placed on the side. Flexy structure will easily lift up and down just like an ironing board.

Flexy extending and convertible coffee table

Plastic Chairs, between past and future

How chairs have developed during the years? And above all, have they?

The answer to the second question is quite simple, yes they have! But always with an eye on tradition, without forgetting our past because, let's face it, the past will probably represent itself again in the future.

It's been a very long way but at present we can safely say chairs are not only useful objects where people can seat and dine or rest, they've become a cult object. The never-ending search for new shapes, materials and manufacturing techniques brought us exquisite examples of contemporary design chairs and armchairs.

These chairs and armchairs are able just by themselves to furnish an entire room thanks to their mere presence. Bright and funny colours, original shapes, innovative concepts and manufacturing techniques; seating on a chair like this is just like seating on a contemporary work of art.

Let's have a look at some examples.

Raviolo armchair is a brand new made in Italy product, designed by famous Israeli designer Ron Arad and produced by Magis; the perfect mixture of Italian furniture reliability and innovative thinking.

This armchair has a structure composed by a single polyethylene "ribbon", manufactured with rotational moulding technique. The result is a modern chair with a distinctive and funny look that resembles a stuffed ravioli. The 8 different colours at disposal will satisfy the needs of everyone.

Raviolo armchair by Magis designed by Ron Arad

Flower low chair by Magis is another example of how good Italy works with the greatest designers of modern times. In this case I'm talking about Pierre Paulin; Flower is infact a reinterpretation of the original design made by Paulin during the 60s. What was I saying about the past being our future?

Flower comes with a modern and organic shape, elegant and perfect just like a sculpture but lightened by the transparency of the material used (polycarbonate, a plastic material that can be easily worked and moulded). The coloured cushions are the perfect touch to brighten the room.

Flower low chair by Magis in polycarbonate with coloured cushion

The whole concept of past and future brought us to a chair symbol of this marriage: Milano 2015 chair. Presented in 2010 at Milan's Furniture Fair, it has been specifically created to commemorate Milan Expo which will take place in 2015.

This Italian design chair revisits the classic lines of the typical Milan tavern chair in a modern way by using moulded plastic materials. Available in a nylon version with thick colours or in an even more modern version made of polycarbonate with transparent glossy colours. Completely made in Italy from design to manufacturing process, Milano 2015 is perfect for the people who wants a contemporary chair without forgetting about tradition.

Milano 2015 chair - created for Milan 2015 Expo

Sofa with bookcases: more functions less space

Bookcase and sofa have always been natural partners: think about it, wherever there's a relax zone there has to be a bookcase as well, wherever we have a cushion there has to be a book comfortably resting on it. Because every living room, even the most modern one, full of hi-tech objects, screens, video game consoles, electronic devices, has a relax zone with at least a bookcase, usually included in what we call wall systems, where all our books and magazines are stored.

So, it's almost natural think that all the space you can use on a sofa and around it is dedicated to books and magazines, creating a proper contamination of functions and uses that have two things in common: rest and dream.

The bookcase can be placed on the back of the sofa or on one or both armrests, becoming a space saver solution that, at the same time, doesn't undermine the comfort of the seat.

When the bookcase is on the back of a sofa, this has to be placed in the middle of the room, so it can be used on both sides; in this way a sofa with a bookcase will easily become the neuralgic point of a big sized living room, working as a diving for the different areas.

If the dining room is near the sofa with bookcase on the back, this last can also be used in another way; if solid and sturdy enough, with the addition of a couple of cushions they can easily become a convenient bench for unexpected guests during a dinner.

In case of a sofa with bookcase on the armrests, these will not have to be too close to a wall, because you need enough space to have access to your books and magazines. The armrests can be used as surface as well, resulting very convenient thanks to their particular position; infact you can use them while you're resting on the sofa and place your herbal tea, a cocktail, a soda or the remote control. Many are the objects you can put on the their surfaces and sometimes they can also replace a coffee or end table, maybe if you live in a small house or simply you want to save up some space.

Hiromi indoor design corner sofa is an excellent example of furniture with a double or even triple function, perfect for narrow spaces: relax, storage and surfaces are all included in one single furniture without using anything else, such as coffee table or storage units.

Yang corner sofa comes with a bookcase on sofa back that can work as a functional diving element but also as a surface for a possible dining room space nearby.

Extending Tables: the perfect solution for kitchens and living rooms

Extending tables are the perfect solution for all those people who want to furnish with style their kitchen or living room, without giving up on the practical side.
Extending tables can, in just a few second, extend up to remarkable measures (you can also find models that double their size!); in this way it will be so much easier for you to handle an improvised dinner, a birthday party or, why not, a great Christmas lunch with relatives and friends.

Choosing a practical table doesn't necessary mean giving up on style, elegance and beauty; Italian design tables are renown for their class, style and excellent materials, Italian design extending tables are no different.
The choice is extremely wide; several materials and finishes, different shapes, different types of extension systems. With this kind of selection, I'm sure that everyone can find the perfect table according to their tastes and needs.

Rectangular extending tables are the ideal solution for rectangular rooms, carrying on in this way the surrounding geometry. This rather "classical" look can be bypassed by daring a little bit with an original combination of colours or finishes, or again with particular legs.

Take for example Big Table with coloured legs, its unique style alone is enough to furnish your living room, especially with the striking combination of coloured legs and Canaletto walnut top. Moreover, as the name says it, this table is BIG and, in the extending model, can reach up to 300 or 320 cm!


If you like something more traditional but with a touch of original elements, you can play with finishes and create pleasant combinations like in the Twice table, with extensions matching the structure.


Shaped tables are a great solution for irregular spaces and environments; Daytona design glass table is a fine example, with the elegance of the shape matching the lightness of the materials.


About the choice of materials... it only depends on your taste! And of course on the other materials and finishes you have around the room... for something with a more "classical" feeling you can choose warm and modern wooden finishes, have a look at Tratto table for example.


If you look for something "minimal" and technological I suggest Alfa table with transparent glass top and legs, beautiful and elegant with a refined extending mechanism.

Italian Dresser and Nightstands: renovate your bedroom

Spring is always able to brings a desire for change to everyone of us, maybe in order to symbolize the passage from the cold season to the warm one and to remark that everything changes.

The bedroom is a place where there's a lot we can change; starting from the clothes inside your closet to bed linen and sheets. But the desire to renovate can be even more deep than that. If changing clothes and bed sheets is not enough for you maybe it's the right moment to start putting everything upside-down.

We can start slowly, maybe by changing some fabrics, adding a rug, taking out our flowered sheets and refreshing the atmosphere with some curtains. But, what can really help us creating a complete new look is changing elements such as nightstands and dressers, we just need a little bit of extra work!

In order to give a new look to our bedroom, is important to take into consideration three fundamental nightstands and dressers characteristics, which are: colours, materials and shapes. The great thing is that we can change all these elements without even changing the bed or the closet; simply because nightstands and dressers can be different from the other furniture of the environment, they will look great even if they don't carry the same style or design: the result will be extremely modern and we can proudly say to our guests we embraced a "Fusion" aesthetic!

If you want to give a touch of romantic style to your bedroom, at least one of the two nightstands can be in wrought iron, such as Adamo wrought iron nightstand or, if you want to express an extremely elegant and refined style, you can choose a couple of nightstands with hide leather fronts, as Alia nightstand with its soft and original line.

Shape is very important as well; if you're into something more original and uncommon, I suggest you take a look at Astro round lacquered bed group, with a modern shape and rounded lines, or maybe something reminding past ages, such as Chico baroque nightstand in solid wood.

If you're more practical and you're only looking for a surface top, we can think about something extremely simple but elegant at the same time, as Domino nightstand, but only if our bed is rather low. At the contrary, if we need to store a lot of stuff, we can look for something with wide drawers (if you have enough space that goes without saying!) or models with additional shelves, have a look at Dino wooden nightstand with glass shelf for example.

We can play with colours as well: choosing hues that are well uniformed with the rest of the room, or creating something completely in contrast. Playing with white and black opposites, or matching light and dark shades, creating in this way pleasant visual effects; you can also think about using different shades of the same colour.

With fresh fabrics and two brand new nightstands, your bedroom will become practically new!

Outdoor chaise longues and loungers: your garden like a seashore

If you want your porch or garden to make you feel like being on vacation, idly resting under the sun on the seashore of some far away island, well the first thing to do is to purchase an outdoor chaise longue or a lounger. Sure, it won't be the same, but at least you can create your small oasis of peace.

The beauty of a chaise longue or a lounger is that, just by sitting on it, next to a swimming pool, on your garden under the trees, or why not under a porch or veranda, you completely forget about the everyday life stress. Away from work, worries, traffic, smog, enjoying a wonderful sunny day, feeling the warm rays on your skin and letting the gentle summer breeze cuddling you, maybe while listening to good music and drinking a refreshing soda.

The choices concerning the aesthetic aspects are many: from the classic lounger, with adjustable parasol, to ergonomic chaise longues, specifically designed to rest every part of the body and realized with materials that can perfectly match outdoor sitting rooms and tables. Or again, if you prefer, why not choosing very particular seats, designed to furnish outdoor environments with a style and creativity usually uncommon for every other indoor environment, giving your garden or porch a specific and personal identity.

If the space you have available is not that big and you need to take into consideration also the moment where these loungers and chaise longues are going to be put away inside, you can think about choosing folding loungers or stackable chaise longues, useful if you need to contain the space used.

The wheels applied to outdoor loungers and chaise lounges make the movement easier, in this way you can follow the sun course quickly changing your position, while the padding used on cushions makes the seat even more comfortable.

The materials used, as I said, are the same used for any other outdoor furniture: extremely resistant to weather conditions, with a long lifespan and particularly easy to clean. Aluminium, wicker, resistant woods like teak, methacrylate, treated fabric or waterproof eco-leather: all these materials are easy to maintain and inalterable to sun or/and rain effects.

If you want to feel like being on the seashore, Spot outdoor aluminium lounger is perfect for you, enriched by an original round-shaped sunshade.

For an extremely comfortable rest I suggest you Asami outdoor waterproof lounger: soft, inviting, welcoming.

Give a touch of originality thanks to the particular style of Elitre outdoor double lounger in wicker and acrylic fabric, available with optional parasol: the shape is inspired by exotic plants, creating special atmospheres.

If you want the maximum of functionality, Paso Doble outdoor chaise longue in aluminium and fabric is stackable, in this way you can put away two or three units without taking too much space.

Milan's Furniture Fair 2011: new tendencies and trends

Last week, from the 12th to the 17th of April, the city of Milan hosted one of the most famous furniture fair in the world: Milan's furniture fair (or Milano design week), celebrating with this edition its 50th birthday!

Milan's Salone del Mobile represents the major event for the furniture field and for Italian design, gathering in one single place new tendencies, trends and innovations.

Salone is composed by 7 different pavilions that divide furniture into different styles (from classic pavillons to contemporary furniture pavillons) or purposes (from office furniture to the lighting area), for a total of 2500 firms. All pavilions were characterized by highly innovative stands, showing all the best in terms of creativity, originality and quality.

And that's the reason why more than 290.000 visitors among field operators or simple customers decided to attend to this great event, living at the same time this particular atmosphere of pure design.

Could we miss it? Not for the world! Saturday our staff went to enjoy a long day at the fair in order to view, touch and try the very best that Italian design can nowadays offer in terms of products - from the single piece to the whole combination - and of style - from classic to contemporary design. At the same time we took notes about all the new tendencies that are going to wait for us in the near future.

Italia 150 chair deserves a special mention: first of all because it's a design chair born to celebrate the 150 anniversary of Italian unification, and second of all because its the symbol of the happy marriage between past and future.

After Milano 2015 chair, created for Milan's 2015 Universal Exposition, that's another example of a chair born to celebrate an important event. Italia 150 is completely realized in polycarbonate available in different colours: transparent, smoked, bronze, bottle green. The version with red, white and green colours (reminding the Italian flag), together with dove grey, is realized in thick glossy nylon.

Italia 150 chair modernizes the style and lines of the chairs used in the past, matching the importance of our recent history with modern materials and looks.

Comfort, design and functionality: the perfect image of Made in Italy design!

And what about colours? Which are this season's most trendy colours? The watchword is just one: dove grey, dove grey and again dove grey!

This year, Milan's fair was completely invaded by this colour, together with all light coffee nuances: sand, mud, ivory... from wall systems, playing with a light and dark colour combinations, to bedroom furniture, tables and chairs.

A great attention has also been given to table top materials: together with classic wooden and glass tops, we now have a great selection of new finishes, able to match the handiness of an everyday use with the elegance and charm that a living room table should have.

Edro extensible table with resistant top is a great example; available in a composite material made with iron parts, it's particularly resistant to deformations and scratches, perfect if you have children and want to avoid delicate finishes.

Another material that will soon be available is gres porcelain, the natural development of the concrete finished top you can already see on Baron extensible table by Calligaris.

These are just some of 2011 new products and finishes you will soon find on our website, stay tuned for more to come!

Outdoor furniture: outdoor sofas

The sun has finally come out and the days are getting longer and hotter (at least here in Italy!), this week our trip in the world of outdoor and garden furniture has reached another important destination.

We've already talked about tables and chairs, dreaming about our great summer parties, but I think we shouldn't forget the pleasure of resting and relaxing under the sun: and for this reason today we talk about outdoor sofas.

Outdoor sofas bring the sitting room outside, to your garden or terrace, creating at the same time a comfortable, muffled, cosy environment ready to welcome you when you need to ease up a little and relax under the stars, at the shadow of a tree or under a gazebo. A relaxing time that changes perspective, because it enjoys the fresh air of the evening giving relief to our minds and bodies.

A resting time that looks more natural, away from indoor technological entertainments, from TVs, videogames, stereos, more connected with nature and its scents, its flavours, its sounds and silences. Or again, the beauty of relaxing directly overlooking an urban environment, that can sometimes treat us with breathtaking views.

But don't think outdoor sofas are necessary different from indoor ones: it's true, materials must be different, as they have to resist to weather conditions, and make the cleaning easier, but the aesthetics of some sofas, designed for gardens and outdoor spaces in general, can be exactly the same as the indoor sofas. They can create a strange optical illusion making us wondering ... "What is my sofa doing in the garden??".

Funny, yes, but also nice, pleasant, reassuring, because, as a matter of fact, it extends our homes boundaries beyond the walls, beyond limited spaces.

For example, have a look at Asami Outdoor waterproof sofa: doesn't it look like an indoor sofa just placed outside? Softness and elasticity are both guaranteed by a great shape and an extreme comfort, but also the resistance to weather conditions is assured by the materials used; methacrylate for the structure and waterproof fabric or eco-leather for the cushions.

Also Luxor outdoor sofa and amrchair with cushions have a design that reminds indoor sitting rooms, and in this case too the acrylic fabric cushions and the aluminium structure covered in wicker guarantee resistance to atmospheric agents.

Geo outdoor two seats sofa and armchair are more devoted to an outdoor aesthetics, with very pleasant round shapes. The aluminium structure covered in synthetic rattan ensures high resistance through time, while the acrylic fabric of the cushions can be easily cleaned.

Outdoor Furniture: extending tables

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about outdoor chairs: the first element you should think about in order to prepare your garden or outdoor space for the summer; now that spring has arrived it's time to carefully look for a table to match with your chairs. A table is the symbol of conviviality and culinary satisfaction, it's the one element that can help you enjoying more the time you spend outdoors when the warm and sunny days come.

When the sun comes out and the days become longer and warmer what we all desire is to have a good meal or a nice party in our garden or terrace; so that's the right time to find a table that is both pleasant and useful.

If I start thinking about outdoor lunches or cocktail parties, I can't help imagining lot of guests and barbecue meals and, as a consequence, a place where I can welcome them all. For this reason my attention is drawn right away to big tables, suitable for this kind of occasions.

Unfortunately not everyone can have wide outdoor spaces and not everyone can afford big tables, at least not without sacrificing the space we would otherwise use for any other outdoor activity. The most obvious solution is to choose extending tables, available with many materials suitable for outdoor use.

This kind of tables can, when needed, be closed or be put away, saving space for other kind of activities; but they can also welcome many guests when you need to organize a lunch or a party.

Outdoor extending tables can be chosen in different materials and shapes, according to your desire and needs: oval, rectangular, square, round... all these shapes can be extended using different mechanisms and systems. Metal, rattan, glass and wood are, on the other end, materials that can be perfectly used for the extensions.

Continuum extensible outdoor table, for example, is composed by a glass top and a synthetic rattan structure and can host up to 10 people with its 290 cm of length. It comes with perimetrical legs that always follow the table in length, avoiding in this way to take up the space used by the guests.

Cetra outdoor table with teak structure is extensible in the rectangular version, reaching up to 4 metres of length and can host up to 14 guests; the teak structure and the steel plate top are particularly suitable against weather conditions and they create a pleasant aesthetic contrast as well.

Sole extensible outdoor table is an example of round shaped table, softer compared to the rectangular one, allowing at the same time to host up to 8 people with its 240 cm of length. Teak and painted steel materials blend together creating an extremely enjoyable mix.

Design Italian Beds with boiserie: a matter of style

There's no doubt: the true distinctive element of a design Italian double bed is the headboard; and that's the reason why the lack of it is something we would all notice right away. An important headboard will give character to a bed while its absence will contribute to make it absolutely out of the ordinary. And that's why a boiserie, an element that we can add or use to substitute an headboard, is going to give a special charm to your bed.

A boiserie plays a double role, and this role its absolutely contradictory but for this reason extremely fascinating: on one side it works as a "normal" headboard, but still with a remarkable visual effect, while on the other side it can perfectly integrate with the style of the wall, making the bed look like a separated element with no connections to the headboard itself.

Together with the aesthetic characteristics of the boiserie we also have to take into consideration its functional features; a boiserie is the element that separates the pillows from the wall but it's also the element where we can hang any sort of storage units like nightstands or shelves, very useful around the bed.

In this way bed, headboard and nightstands are practically joined together as a single unit, even if they're visually well distinct: which aspect will prevails at a first glance? Maybe it all depends on the eyes of the person looking at it and this helps increasing the charm of this element even more; a boiserie will appear different each time someone looks at it!

The boiserie is then an element that strongly characterizes the surrounding environment and that, matched with a bed, can help you create several visual effects, combining the different aesthetic elements together with the different materials and finishes.

For example, Genius dark oak bed perfectly integrates its headboard with the available boiserie, giving an extremely homogeneous look despite the interesting mix of materials you can find between the dark oak and the upholstered quilted cushion on the headboard.

The visual effect of a separated bed, real protagonist of the bedroom, while keeping it at the same time perfectly integrated with the whole bedroom is well guaranteed by Genius Up suspended bed and its lateral boiserie that perfectly matches with the headboard and shelves.

Very particular is the aesthetic effect of Beat boiserie matched with Beat P17 sommier bed, suitable both placed in the middle of the room as well as against a wall. This combination will give to the environment a modern look and a great appeal thanks to the perfect match of elements characterized by different visual effects.