Downtown Design
redazione 3/12/2024

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Colors, art, symbols, and eclectic styles are the essential elements for a vibrant dining experience. Here are 5 pieces that bring convivial charm to your table setting

La DoubleJ‘s Holiday homeware collection is crafted to celebrate the 2024 winter festivities. Each plate, Murano glass, and printed tablecloth (pictured in Tudor Pink linen) brings joy to the table, featuring beloved symbols like Libellula. These motifs are now widely available on gold-trimmed porcelain, expanding the range of table items such as serving plates, decorative trays, and cake stands. Once Milano’s soft, enveloping velvet enriches the table with round, velvet placemats secured to wooden bases by an elastic band. Available in classic colors like red, gold, green, and brown, they can be matched or contrasted with coordinated tablecloths and napkins.

Holiday homeware by La DoubleJ

Once Milano

 Classics on Acid, created by Seletti for Diesel Living, is a collection of whimsical tableware that playfully reinterprets traditional porcelain decoration, breaking conventional etiquette yet adding flair to any dining setting. The series expands with new mugs, each evoking the surreal effects of psychedelia. To mark the anniversary of Alessandro Mendini’s Anna G and Alessandro M corkscrews, Alessi introduces a new edition featuring updated graphics and an innovative biocomposite. Among the talents involved is ArthurArbesser, whose decoration reflects his unique style, drawing on art and architectural influences from his hometown, Vienna.

Classics on Acid,  by Diesel Living, design Seletti

At the heart of the Ethnics collection by Italian artist Gianpiero Mastro is the Paha Sapa cooler by Geminiano Cozzi 1765, adorned with ancient masks from global cultures, turning it into a collector’s item. These masks are more than decorative; they tell stories of distant peoples, tribes, their battles, and their spiritual and cultural traditions, offering a chance to reflect on our collective identity and the enriching differences among us.

Paha Sapa by Geminiano Cozzi 1765, design by Gianpiero Mastro

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