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Fabrizio Cameli, founder and president of Talenti. The collections are created in collaboration with high-profile figures from the contemporary design world, including Ludovica and Roberto Palomba, Marco Acerbis, Ramon Esteve, Nicola De Pellegrini, Cristian Visentin and Jean Philippe Nuel. Left and right, the Talenti headquarters
Founded in 2004, Talenti is now the go-to brand for high-end outdoor furnishings with a tailor-made vision of the product. Every piece seems made-to-measure, responding to the growing demand for personalising outdoor spaces in the home and on board yachts by Marta Bernasconi - ph. Courtesy by Talenti
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ersonalisation is in the company’s DNA. From the very beginning Talenti’s objective has been to offer furnishings that create a coherent link between the
various spaces, adapting to the shifting habitational settings. “Our sofas are so successful because their chameleon-like nature makes them ideal for a wide range of purposes”, says company president Fabrizio Cameli. “We make tables of all sizes, using every type of material and introducing new ones, always ensuring that the client/designer sees everything as entirely natural”. Current trends in materials and finishes are being shaped by the supply chain crisis, which has forced companies and consumers to widen their horizons. “Wood and aluminium have become hard to source, so we’ve researched different compositions. The 2022 catalogue introduces tables and coffee tables with lava stone tops and two new collections, Malè and Reef feature surfaces in polypropylene, a very modern, easy-to-maintain material. As environmental awareness is now a vital part of corporate philosophy across the board we’ve introduced accessories in eco-resin and eco-cement. These ductile materials make it possible to create mixes and colours with a strong visual impact”. The brand is increasingly involved in the yachtbuilding sector and it can be said that this area is now a priority for Talenti. “The nautical world has overturned the fossilised standards of artisanal customisation and is introducing more “domestic” furnishings with a more
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residential feel, even though they’re made using highperformance materials that enable them to adapt to the marine environment. The current trend is to develop a continuity between the residential and yachting worlds, creating craft where the domestic lifestyle is reproduced in a maritime environment”. The company is seeing this side of its activities increase in importance. It started with large vessels but is enjoying increasing success in the yacht and megayacht industry, too, with many furnishing projects on the books for next year, expressing the outdoor dimension of luxury furniture. “Furniture on a yacht should be elegant and beautiful but also long-lasting and practical. Take, for example, the Riviera collection designed by Jean Philippe Nuel, created specifically for the yacht-building industry. It complies with the IMO standards required in this sector but also fits in perfectly with residential and contract projects”. Talenti’s portfolio of collaborations includes names like Azimut|Benetti, Sanlorenzo, Ferretti Group, Baglietto, Tankoa Yachts and Sunreef, with new relationships expected in 2022.
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The collaboration with the Studio Palomba has led to the creation of a number of collections. This page, sunbeds from the Argo Alu line (an aluminium version of the previous Argo Wood) and left, the relaxed layout of the George Collection. The long-established collaboration has also resulted in new creations like the Leaf Collection, inspired by flower petals (photo left, bottom)
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