Here on the East Coast, successful architects typically house their firms in high-rise buildings and large office spaces. If you’re a growing professional firm in Florence, Italy, however, requiring significant square footage, you might just find yourself in the market for an historic palazzo.
For those of you who are a bit rusty on your Greek history, Sappho was one of the most admired lyric poets of antiquity. So, it’s no wonder that Porada’s sleek writing desk is named Saffo. This piece of modern Italian furniture is sleek and modern, but has beautiful soft edges and curves. It’s ideal for those who celebrate a minimal lifestyle or who live in a smaller space.
To celebrate the opening of the new Casa Outdoor showroom, we had a launch party last Thursday evening on October 17. Attendees included individuals from other design firms and personal guests of Casa Design. Guests enjoyed beautiful art, exquisite furniture and of course, tasty food and drinks.
Have a unique space you need to illuminate? Contemporary lighting fixtures are springing up in triangular forms. Made to fit flush into corners, or create striking geometric patterns, there has been an influx of triangular lighting fixtures from top lighting designers.
Our New England falls are something to behold. Warm days and crisp nights are the perfect time to enjoy outdoor living. Of course, Casa Design believes the key to comfortable outdoor living is stylish, modern outdoor furniture, not the least of which is a contemporary twist on the traditional porch swing.
We can’t help but have a fond place in our hearts for Foscarini, they were part of what drew the attention of The Best of Boston Home our way. However, even without the honor of “Best Lighting,” we appreciate the artistry and whimsy found in Foscarini’s contemporary lighting fixtures. The Rituals collection, designed by L+R Palomba is exemplary of these two traits.
Attention designers! Italian furniture company Porada has recently announced its “Porada Furniture Design Award 2012,” an international design ideas competition through which Porada is looking to find innovative design concepts for a living area in which wood is a prevalent design element and a collection is presented that embodies “the values and the identity of Porada production.”
Today we would like to share with you a project that we had the privilege of working on here in Boston – Alden Castle. The space, located in the legendary Longwood Towers, was originally known as the Veronique Ballroom. In keeping with the space’s history, Alden Castle will continue to be a premiere event venue in Boston.
We have professed our love for Foscarini light fixtures many times here on our blog, and we must say that we absolutely love one of the newer and more unique designs Foscarini has created – the Anisha Lamp.
