The Meritalia Prosciutto Sofa

The Prosciutto sofa is an amazing looking modern sofa.

A touch of 70's retro shapes sort and space age. Designed by Marc Newson for designer furniture brand Meritalia.

The entire range of Meritalia is simply iconic in modern design.

Its will worth checking out the entire range and i'm sure to blog more form Meritalia in the near future.

Sushi Chair from Edra

Edra furniture is one of the most amazing designer italian furniture brands.

Edra set future trends with almost every design. The Sushi chair is just one example, the use of 100's if not 1,000's of cloth weaved in a chair is just one example of what edra is all about.

You will of seen so much edra furniture on TV as is such a high end design and give an amazing focal point on tv show and your living or office space. Edra is ultimate status furniture!

L-Serie Side Unit / Cupboard / Cabitnet from Pastoe

I Just came accross this Side Unit / Cupboard / Cabitnet called the L-Serie from a dutch brand called Pastoe.

Sadly the site has no information about the product (that I can find) but some amazing picture if this side unit.

A bit about Pastoe "Simplicity, timelessness, quality and craftsmanship have all been at the centre of Pastoe's philosophy for more than ninety years now. Since we were founded in 1913, we have been making progressive contemporary furniture that pays due attention to tradition and craftsmanship. And that applies as much to our cabinet systems and seating as to our tables."

Five Amazing Sofas

Here are a pick of 5 amazing sofas that offer ideas, concepts, style and so much more.

The mix of fashion and design with a statement of what you and your home or office is about often comes from your choice of sofa.

Many of the below can be purchased but some are prototypes from new designers with some great ideas.


First lets start with a prototype from designer Daniel Becker from Germany.

The Hunting Lines 2 seat sofa has strong lines with a what looks like a glowing yellow line contrasting again the soft black.

One of the main features to this sofa is the fact that putting multi sofas together expands the seating area and create great lines within a home or office.


http://www.danielbecker.eu/huntingzweier4.html







From the Daniel Becker prototype to no other than one of the most famous sofa brands in the world, yes B&B Italia.

I could with ease list just 5 B&B italia sofas on this blog post but this time only one gets on this list.

Designed by Patricia Urquiola whom has designed for B&B Italia, Bosa, De Vecchi, Fasem, Kartell, Liv’it, MDF Italia, Molteni & C., Moroso and Tronconi plus many more.

The Tutfy Time has been selected due to the mix of square and straight lines with super soft corners and edges is a perfect mix of uniformity and comfort.

Being modular it fits in any space from a large 1 seat sofa to as large a composition as you'd like.

Looking for some natural elements in your living room ? Well the Neo livingstones will meet your needs..

These giant stones and pebbles make up configurations of sofas for both indoor and outdoor use.

These elements really look like stone and pebbles and of course will create and eye catching focal point to any living space.


Maybe its the child in me that just wants to run and jump onto the Neo Livingstones from Smarin.
I think you could have so much fun with these sofa's in a modern space with strong lines with the livingstones offering the natural element into a room.

From stones to pixels..

Its hard to pick just one of the sofas designs from Moroso as it has so many epic designs.

Moroso are famed for so many designs that include the likes of the Victoria and Albert and
Alessandra Armchair in cow style black and white patch fabric.

The pictured pixel sofa is again this typical Moroso idea of a mix of color design and texture. Bland is not a word you can use when talking about Moroso.

With some of the world top designers such as Ron Arad, Carlo Colombo, Enrico Franzolini, Marc Newson, Toshiyuki Kita and Patricia Urquiola you are of course exposed to so many ideas and designs.

Designers Andrea Fino and Samanta Snidaro have created the Velvet sofa for Sand and Birch design Italy.

The name of course gives away the use of velvet to upholster this sofa. It looks like and spring and strong, even harsh and uncomfortable to sit on but taking a closer look you can see the super soft velvet which omits comfort. The contradiction between its spring like form and soft texture is what makes this sofa stand out.

This is typical of Italian furniture challenging shape and form along with texture and finish.

Tide Cupboard by horm

Design by Karim Rashid for Horm. Built with a lacquered structure and front.

The wave design is made of thin slats creates an great effect.

So simple.. Its a great design for a modern and contemporary house/flat.

The only problem would be which room would it suit the most? I'd be tempted to put it in a room I spend the most time ...

Available with 2 drawers and one flap front or two deep drawers. Feet H 2 cm and base in varnished metal H 16 e 32 cm.

Vitra Wall clock

The Famous George Nelson clocks design for Vitra.

Pictured is the Turbine Clock Modern Wall Clock.

Size: 30" Diameter.
Material: Wood, Metal, Steel, Quartz Movements

"With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson’s clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s"

Find out more here

Non modular sofa by flexform.

The Magnum sofa is one of the non modular sofas by flexform. Most of flexform sofas are modular and of course incur a higher cost.

The magnum is a signle unit made in 3 sizes, 2 seater 2 1/2 seater and a 3 seater. The magnum range also has a chair.
The Magnum sofa by flexform is a classic flexform design.

Dedon Leaf

The Dedon leaf is one of the best outdoor / garden furniture I've come accross in a long time..
Dedon are famous for the amazing outdoor furniture.



Simple design and great style. Dedon are one of the top design outdoor furniture brands in the world.

MONSEIGNEUR Sofa.

The MONSEIGNEUR Sofa is designed by no other than Philippe Starck for designer furniture brand driade.


The sofa has an interesting structure with the front legs and the armrest in stainless steel casting and back legs in wood. It create a great mix.

The Blox Coffee table from Cassina

Simple sleek lines. This cassina coffee is a complete design classic.

Designed in 2002 by Jehs & Laub for cassina the blox coffee table is free standing and is ment as an adition to the blox sofa which i'm sure I'll blog about soon enough.

In my opinion this table could go with so many item by cassina and many other brands.. I think it could work well with the Auckland chair and footrest by cassina.

Paper bag lighting

So its just a paper shopping bag ?

Well no! Its a table lamp.. .

I think this is a great idea.. The only worry would be in the day if someone tried to pick it up!...

Credit to this designer furniture blog

More to come from this blog I think..

The Auckland chair and footrest by cassina.

This Iconic Swivel armchair on fixed base with footrest is designed by JEAN MARIE MASSAUD by Cassina.

Cassina famed for its LC (LE CORBUSIER) range creates icon design for the home or office.

The Auckland chair and footrest is A typical is cassinas designs.

Thank you San Francisco Chronicle!

My Kitchen, photo by Rudy Calpo

A big thank you to Anh-Minh of the San Francisco Chronicle for the mention in her great article, Exposure of blogs benefits designers, readers.

Also mentioned are Scot Meacham Wood, Tartanscot blog. Grant Gibson, and Jennifer Jones of the Niche Interiors blog, among many other national designer favorites. I hope you have a chance to check out Anh-Minh's list of "designers who blog" list!

I feel honored to have been included.

Madison sideboard by Cattelan italia

The classic and simple design of the madison sideboard by Cattelan italia would suit many homes and would fit with ease in a living dining room or the bedroom.

This sideboard has many options with the classic white and glass top shown in the photo.



Designed by Ca'Nova Design for cattelan.

Shell coffee table by Fiam Italia.

Designed by Danny Lane for Fiam Italia..

The "shell" coffee table is a classic design by fiam.

Fiam Italia is fame for its glass and mirror and its most famous design the caadre mirror will be blogged very soon!

Coffee table with 12 mm-thick curved glass base and 15 mm-thick handsculptured glass top. Hardware in stainless steel.

The E4 - 3 OVER 4 DRESSER

The 3 OVER 4 DRESSER by E4

This is super simple design.. The draw handles basically make the design of the 3 over 4..

Quote: "A simple construction of exposed laminations of 3/4" pre-finished plywood was used to form an elevated box. Finishing is limited to clear coating the exposed edges."

Find out more here

Gus Modern Jane Bi-Sectional Sofa

The Jane Bi-Sectional Sofa from Gus Modern design group is based on the Jane collection from the designer brand Gus Modern.

Simple lines the its distinct buttoned tufted seat and back cushions with is stainless steel base.

With only two configurations, a left or right L-shape sofa with a size of: width 102cm depth 72cm and height 30cm.

Macassar Writing Desk

Andrew Muggleton's Macassar Writing Desk is contemporary in style but still uses tradtional elements and materials.

With brushed stainless steel accents and the amazing curved legs with its hidden draw and Ebony ends create a top end modern and contemporary designer desk.

We have featured the Macassar Chaise lounge by Andrew Muggleton here which of course would work well with this desk in a large office.

Miss Lacy Chair Designed by Philippe Strack for Driade

This classical chair is designed by no other than Philippe Starck For the Italian designer bran Driade.

The chair made of stainless steel with a cast flower pattern.

The one catch with this chair is it not reccomended for outdoor / garden use but I think the design would work so well in conservatory or outdoor cover area.

Diesis Sofa from B&B Italia

The Diesis Sofa is Stunning.

Typical Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava’s design for no other than one of the biggest designer sofa and furniture brands in the world B&B Italia.

With a hint of Le Corbusier but still very Italian in design. The Diesis sofa comes in the 3 seater pictured a smaller two seater and a chaise with of course the array of B&B Italia fabrics and leather to fit with any living space or office.