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'Random' bookcase, €1,769, by Neuland Industriedesign, for MDF Italia. 'Cheminy' vases, from £150, by Alnoor; 'Building' vase, from £500, by C + B Lefebvre, both for Roche Bobois. 'Dibbets Diagonal' rug, from £9,750, by Rodolfo Dordoni, for Minotti. '+Modo' kitchen, price on request, by Jorge Pensi, for Poggenpohl. 'KV6M-14' tap, £990, by Arne Jacobsen, for Vola. 'Aro' stools, €1,308 each, by Lievore Altherr Molina, for Bernhardt. 'Softer Than Steel' chairs, €385, by Nendo, for Desalto. 'DC' table, price on request, by Vincenzo De Cotiis, for Ceccotti Collezioni. 'Lucky star' pendant, £1,120, by Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman, for Driade. 'Husk' armchair, £444, by Marc Thorpe, for Moroso
‘PK25’ chair, £8,206, by Poul Kjærholm, for Fritz Hansen. ‘Birds on a Wire’ hook, from £147, by Barber & Osgerby, for Magis. ‘Enigma 545’ pendant, £815, by Shoichi Uchiyama, for Louis Poulsen. ‘Center’ rug, €812 per sq m, by Jan Kath. ‘Cleopatra’ chaise longue, £2,854, by Geoffrey Harcourt, for Artifort. ‘Portico’ cabinet, from €8,400, by Ferruccio Laviani, for Emmemobili. ‘PK25’ chair, as before. ‘Ippolito 90’ outdoor light, £835, by Alessandro Pedretti, for Artemide
‘Atelier’ chair, €4,750, by EOOS, for Walter Knoll. ‘Rabbit & the Tortoise’ table, €382, by Studio Juju, for Living Divani. ‘Toy’ vase, €1,556, by Guillaume Delvigne, for La Chance. ‘Zig Zag’ chairs, from £1,120 each, by Gerrit Rietveld, for Cassina. ‘Stacking A TR’ light, €2,842, by Rockwell Group, for Leucos. ‘Rabbit & the Tortoise’ tables, from €459, by Studio Juju, for Living Divani. ‘Minibooxx’ shelving, €995, by Denis Santachiara, for Desalto. ‘Pixl–Miroir’ bookcase, £1,530, by Fabrice Berrux, for Roche Bobois. ‘O’ candleholder, £175, by Minimalux
‘Giò P-PL 40’ wall lights, €247 each, by Michele Sbrogiò, for Leucos. ‘Elbe III’ bench, £1,270, by Eva Marguerre, Marcel Besau and Daniel Schöning, for E15. ‘C1-C4’ cushions, from €58, by Elena Castaño-López, for Sancal. ‘Dalida’ bookcase, £3,030, by Carlo Ballabio, for Porada. Rocket cocktail shaker, £9,250, by Asprey. ‘Arborescence’ candelabra, €490, by Ora-Ïto, for Christofle. ‘Totem’ vase, £710, by Jean-Christophe Clair, for Roche Bobois. ‘Mist’ vases, from £61, by Tamer Nakışçı, for Nude. ‘Yanzi’ light, from £972, by Neri & Hu, for Artemide. ‘Voido’ chair, from £431, by Ron Arad, for Magis. ‘Trois’ table, £2,412, by Poltrona Frau. ‘Five’ table lamp, €1,172, by Tobias Grau
‘Max’ sofa, from €6,126, by Antonio Citterio, for Flexform. ‘Geometrics’ cushion, €200, by Doshi Levien, for Kettal. ‘Gemma’ door knob, £35, by Olivari. ‘Zigzag’ planter, from €1,070, by Emiliana Design, for Kettal. Serving platter, £41; bowl, £75, both by Alvar Aalto, for Iittala. ‘Forest’ stool, $577, by Arik Levy, for Bernhardt Design. ‘Triade’ vase, from £450, by Roche Bobois. ‘Eileen’ writing desk, £3,635, by Antonio Citterio, for B&B Italia. ‘Gaja’ chair, from €350, by Kazuhide Takahama, for Cassina. ‘Bilia’ table lamps, £488 each, by Gio Ponti, for Fontana Arte. ‘Anisha’ table lamp, from £285, by Lievore Altherr Molina, for Foscarini
Illustrator: Leonie Bos. Interiors: Amy Heffernan. As originally featured in the December 2017 issue of Wallpaper* (W*225)
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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
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