Italia

B&B Italia's Up Furniture Series Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

Before they became B&B Italia, the company of C&B Italia and Gaetano Pesce collaborated to create the Up series in 1969. This collaboration brought together the furniture industry and an artist on the Up project. Gaetano Pesce brought his influence to the project and in particular his own personal interpretation of women as viewed by society. He stated, "I was telling a personal story about my notion of women: despite themselves, women have always been prisoners of their own making. Along these lines, I liked the idea of giving this armchair a feminine shape with a ball and chain, the traditional image of the prisoner." Thus, was the inspiration that created Up 5_6 which is now an iconic piece of furniture history. The "ball and chain" chair and ottoman set were reproduced in 2000 with improved upholstery and manufacturing techniques. The Up series remains a popular part of B&B Italia's furniture line. Via.

Italian Sideboard

Here is another progressive modern Italian piece from Tonin Casa, a leader in unique "all original" furniture designs. In a previous post Furniture Fashion reviewed their coffee tables, modern shelving, and dining tables so we wanted to show you one of Tonin Casa's buffet sideboards. This beautiful model features a four door cupboard, chromed metal frame, front profile in anodized aluminum and tempered black lacquered glass. I really like the way the back feet are recessed so they are visible from the side only creating a floating look and a little added drama. Tonin Casa is a great source for modern furniture for the lover of unique design that breaks away from the usual.

Italian Modern

There are a few really outstanding modern furniture manufacturers that produce the cutting edge design that eventually sets the trend of the market, and Tonin Casa is just that. The very Italian Tonin Casa modern furniture collection features a sharp and clean combination of bent and shaped glass, metals, stone, and bold colors working in unison to form one of the most exciting home furniture collections around. Here is just a sampling of the brilliant designs you will hopefully love, see the rest of the collection at Tonincasa.it
You are going to love these designs, I spent several hours looking at all of the styles!!!