Cool Stuff for Your Home (102)Take a whirlwind tour to three European cities: Cassina, Stockholm and Via. Meet with contemporary furniture designers—the legends as well as the up-and-coming.
Then, fly to Australia and drop in on a Sydney shop known for its cutting-edge accessories. After that, stop in Kyoto, Japan, where a San Francisco importer finds all kinds of things to enhance his home. Finally, leave for Venice, Italy to inspect the rich tradition of Fortuny fabric before winding up in Berlin to look at the sleek new trends in kitchen design.
Cool Stuff For Your Home Facts:
- Cassina, founded in 1927, is credited with giving birth to Italian contemporary design.
- Stockholm's slogan is "Beauty on Water."
- Via was opened in 1979 by the Minister of French Industry.
Contact Information:
Benjamin Jones, Interior Designer
L. Benjamin Jones Interior Design
404-347-9083
Andrea Branzi, Architect/Designer
Cassina Showroom
011-39-2-76020745
Thomas Sandell, Furniture Designer
011-46-8-662-5284
Thibault Desombre, Designer
Paris, France
thibault.desombre@wanadoo.fr
www.thibaultdesombre.com
David Heimann, Managing Director
Orson & Blake
011-61-2-9326-1155
Inja Yang, Importer
Tansu Design Imports
415-255-2204
www.tansudesign.com
Mickey Riad, Textile Manufacturer
Fortuny
212-753-7153
www.fortuny.com
Katja Schloesser, bulthaup showroom
bulthaup corporation
800-808-2923
www.bulthaup.com
