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Shepard Fairey and Poltrona Frau's Archibald Delicate Balance Limited Edition Brings Street Art and Italian Craft Together in 200 Numbered Pieces
Poltrona Frau has been putting artists and designers in conversation with its Archibald armchair for several years now, working through Felipe Pantone, Ozwald Boateng, and Fornasetti in a sequence that has pushed the brand's leather craft progressively further in terms of what is technically possible on an upholstered surface, and the Archibald Delicate Balance Limited Edition with Shepard Fairey, unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2026, represents the most ambitious iteration of

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Apr 303 min read


Lotus Arts de Vivre's Handcrafted Animal Sculptural Stools Where Rattan, Leather and Wild Symbolism Meet
Lotus Arts de Vivre has long understood that the most compelling objects in a room are the ones that carry a life of their own, and its animal stool collection makes that case through woven rattan, hand-stitched cowhide leather, iron reinforcement, and metal detailing in a series of pieces where the stool as a form is simply the starting point for something considerably more layered. The Woven Rattan Elephant Stool is the most immediately tactile of the four, handcrafted in w

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Apr 252 min read


Bross: How Natural Materials Shape Seating, Tables and Accessories Across Diverse Environments
Italian furniture brand Bross has spent over four decades building its practice around natural materials, and its current collection is the clearest expression yet of what that commitment produces when it is paired with designers who have a specific and individual relationship to the materials they are working with. The collection brings together marble and stone, wood and cork across dining tables, coffee tables, chairs, armchairs, and modular accessories, each piece develop

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Mar 203 min read


Garden in Woods by Intent Made: A Marquetry Collection by Designer Swetha Vegesana
Intent Made is an Indian furniture brand whose work is built around solid wood and the craft traditions that have developed around it, and the Garden in Woods collection, designed by Swetha Vegesana, is the most complete expression yet of the direction the brand has been moving in. The collection consists of center tables and side tables, all made from solid timber and featuring marquetry work on their surfaces that takes considerable time to appreciate, as the more you look,

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Mar 143 min read


Lepli Seating by Kensaku Oshiro Expands with Chair and Armchair for Poltrona Frau
The Lepli seating family, designed by Kensaku Oshiro, has been extended with the addition of a chair and a small armchair. These new pieces join an existing range that includes stools, a bench, and poufs developed for indoor and outdoor use. The expansion continues a design direction that Poltrona Frau has maintained in recent years, where existing concepts are revisited and extended rather than replaced. The Lepli project was originally conceived as a compact upholstered sea

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Feb 244 min read


Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 Preview — Turri’s B.E.L.T. Collection by Matteo Nunziati
Turri has included the B.E.L.T. seating collection, designed by Matteo Nunziati, in its presentation for Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026. The design takes a structural reference from the woven leather belt, using this element as a consistent detail across the system. The defining feature of the collection is a woven leather belt that wraps around the sofa’s armrests. The belt contains the volume and is finished with a buckle personalised with Turri’s “T” monogram. The seating i

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Feb 122 min read
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