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WORK FROM HOME Inspiring Ideas To Improve Your Productivity

TREND REPORT FALL WINTER COLOURS

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WORK FROM HOME TRENDS AND OFFICE IDEAS

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MOODBOARDS WHEN HAUTE COUTURE MEETS INTERIOR DESIGN

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

CONTENTS

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NEWS & TRENDS

068 A Rewind Of 2020 Through The Eyes Of A

012 News and Trends Worldwide

Luxury Brand

016 Studio Pepe & Essential Home

072 Let’s Talk Business. How 2020 Changed The

New Mid-Century Collection

Portuguese Design Brand, Boca Do Lobo

018 Carlo Donati & Essential Home

076 The Rug As An Art Piece: An Interview With The

New Mid-Century Collection

Brand That Is Casting A New Light On Tapestry Design

020 Curated Selection of New Products

079 The Tailored World Of Bathroom Design 081 A Decade In The Making: Building An Intense

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WORK FROM HOME

Way Of Living With BRABBU

025 Trends in Home Office Design

PROJECTS WE COVET

028 Home Office Ideas For Him

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030 Home Office Ideas For Her

086 A Cape Town Wonderland Featuring

034 How to improve productivity while

Magical Furniture

working from home?

089 Sustainability Meets Luxury NR House

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SHOWROOMS WE COVET

093

BOOKS WE COVET

037 COVET NYC

094 Through a Designer ’s Eye: A Focus on Interiors

038 Élitis

094 Inspired Design: The 100 Most Important Designers of the Past 100 Years

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INSPIRATIONS

Trend Report: Fall Winter Colours 2021

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HOTELS WE COVET

096 Shangri-La Paris 048

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

048 Kenzo Takada

098 Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg 101 The Peninsula Paris

050 Studiopepe

WORLD’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

054 Anne-Cécile Comar

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056 Carlo Donati

106 Gastronómico Fortaleza do Guincho

060 The Portuguese Luxury Kids Brand Where The

108 Ocean, Vila Vita Parc

“Sky Is The Limit”

STYLE ICONS

064 Redefining The Limits Of Mid-Century

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Modern Design

When Haute Couture Meets Interior Design

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Dear readers, In these extraordinary times, the world needs inspiration. That is why covetED decided to focus its 18th issue on this subject. Through 118 pages, you’ll find more than 200 ideas to upgrade your office space and inspirations to improve your productivity while at home.

The main theme is WORK FROM HOME. We start by featuring some of the biggest news in the interior design world, followed by a series of curated new pieces not to miss. Then, we present a selection of office interior design ideas and tips on how to improve productivity while working from home.

You can also count on a curated selection of the showrooms we love, from the world’s capitals. Hoping to be able to visit them once again very soon. Also, we joined one of the best mid-century Design brands of the moment, Essential Home, and prepared a series of exclusive interviews about modern design and its best players. Dolce Vita, a collection designed by Carlo Donati.

Get ready for some serious inspiration and enjoy CovetED’s newest issue!

For an extra boost of inspiration, don’t forget to visit our website: www.covetedition.com.

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Margarida Gonçalves

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NEWS & TRENDS Design is everywhere. From year to year, the trends keep changing in light velocity. If there is one way to describe the interior design trends we will see more of in 2020, it’s anything goes. To make you be able to keep up with all of them we bring you the latest news and trends in the interior design world.

THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL TO CREATE YOUR INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT: ID SERVICE COVET HOUSE features an exclusive tool: ID SERVICE, the Interior Design Solution for your dream home/dream project. This is an exclusive interior design service made to provide tools and solutions to satisfy every single project. ID service was created to partner up with Covet House’s clients, professionals and private, and offer all the tools and solutions to satisfy the needs of every project. CovetED is pleased to present you this incredible feature, stay tuned for more.

SUSTAINABILITY: ANTONIOLUPI EMPLOYS RESIN AND CORK FOR SUSTAINABLE PEDESTAL SINK A new pedestal sink by Antoniolupi focuses on more than eye-catching aesthetics, which, by the way, it has in spades. Bolgheri, conceived by Gumdesign’s Laura Fiaschi and Gabriele Pardi, begins with a base in cork, the lightweight material that’s harvested from cork oaks without harming the living tree, reconstituted, and bound with natural resin. It’s topped by a basin in Cristalmood, Antoniolupi’s proprietary translucent coloured resin that’s fully recyclable. The result is a sleek and sustainable fixture boasting texture and contrast—soft and matte, hard and shiny.

The basin’s colour options are numerous, while the base comes in honeytoned Natural or darker brown Toasted.

BERNHARDT DESIGN AND ITALIAN FURNISHING BRAND PLANK ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP Finding the perfect business partner is no easy task, and for Jerry Helling, president of Bernhardt Design, the search ended with Michael Plank, CEO of Italian furnishing manufacturer Plank. Earlier this month, the two brands announced the launch of their long-term partnership, Bernhardt Design + Plank, which makes Plank’s products and outdoor furnishings easily accessible in the North American market through a distribution agreement with Bernhardt Design.

CRISTINA CELESTINO RECALLS LOMBARDY LANDMARKS FOR CLÉ TILE WALL COVERING Nestled in Italy’s Lombardy region, Gonzaga is a town rife with both Renaissance history and Cotto, the fine terra-cotta clay that forms on the floodplain of the River Po. Masters of the medium make up the town’s 100-yearold Fornace Brioni, where secrets of the trade have been passed down for generations. Though historic, the family-run company continues to evolve, ergo in 2017 leaders Alessio and Alberto Brioni hired lauded Italian designer Cristina Celestino to oversee creative direction.

Their collaboration now yields Giulio Romano, a wall covering for Clé Tile. The handcrafted tiles come in two shapes: a long, fluted column and a coordinating end cap, both 8 inches wide. Combined, their form echoes those pillars and mouldings found in the region’s landmarks, from the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Sabbioneta to the Ducal Palace of Mantua.

CARLO DONATI’S EXCLUSIVE MID-CENTURY COLLECTION Carlo Donati is a known name here at CovetED for all the best reasons.

Today we bring you the latest collection the Italian designer developed for the Mid-Century brand Essential Home. The collection is called Dolce Vita and the biggest inspiration was the cinema and life of heedless pleasure and luxury. Discover all the pieces of this incredible collection, and don’t miss out on the news the brand and the designer have prepared for all of us.

Carlo Donati’s Dolce Vita is here to impress and make the world fall in love with the Italian designers mid-century modern ideas. Get ready to discover and best inspired by these amazing pieces and don’t be admired if you fall in love with them in a blink of an eye!

KNOLL PRESENTS THE NEW COLLECTIONS FOR 2020 BY PIERO LISSONI The long-term collaboration between Piero Lissoni and Knoll has evolved over time in a range of various projects poised halfway between the home and the office: sofas, chairs, armchairs, bookcases and tables like Avio, Matrioska, Red Baron, Grasshopper, KN and Gould. The holistic, sartorial approach of the Milan-based architect, driven by exceptional aesthetic sensibilities, has had a major impact on the Knoll style, reinforcing the dialogue between tradition and a contemporary spirit, in keeping with the historical legacy of the company.

MATIC – DESIGNED BY PIERO LISSONI: Matic offers new functional and aesthetic possibilities. Modular or linear, the collection stands out for its ample seats of different depths, covered in leather or fabric. It is composed of modules, including chaise longues and terminal peninsula units, to provide seats upholstered with evenly-sized squares, or detailed with a T-shaped seam, combined with a special curved back featuring a mechanism that can be turned to adjust comfort for relaxing, reading or conversation.

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JUMBO’S CHICLY CARTOONISH CREATURE COMFORTS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DIGITAL SPHERE “Our physical worlds have gotten smaller, but the digital one has ballooned.” So states Jumbo founders Justin Donnelly and Monling Lee. Not only is their chicly cartoonish Creature Comforts a testament to the digital universe but it was also launched at Sight Unseen’s Offsite Online, the annual furniture show that this year, for the first time, was presented virtually. The fivepiece collection presents a cast of characters: Hero, a curvy armchair in emerald-green spun aluminum; Sport, a neon-yellow neoprene sofa inspired by tennis balls; Hung, a mirror with a polished-aluminum surface that drapes against the wall à la toilet paper (nodding to the TPsparse early days of COVID-19); and the Mop pendant fixture, replete with a mane of silicone tubes befitting its name

CRISTINA CELESTINO MEETS HENRI MATISSE French

brand

Maison

Matisse

launches

its

first collection of interiors with t h e s i g n a t u r e stylings of the Italian designer.

Maison Matisse is expanding its collection with a set of pieces designed by Cristina Celestino, whose rich artistic vision and use of decorative motifs blend with the legacy of the past. A sofa, an armchair, a folding screen, two coffee tables, a rug, a wallpaper and a selection of home accessories are the stars of this second permanent collection, inspired by the iconic still-life Intérieur Aux Aubergine (1911), which is regarded as one of Henri Matisse’s most decorative paintings.

Cristina Celestino’s projects combine historical and

contemporary

references

from

the

world

of fashion, art and design. This collection was developed around three themes. The textures drawn by Matisse often all-over, are a combination of geometric shapes and organic forms, layers of signs and references that play with scale effects, orientalism and abstract floral design.

The furniture in the Intérieur aux Aubergines collection, inspired by the eponymous painting

by Henri Matisse (1911), is accompanied by a series of decorative objects designed by Cristina Celestino.

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STUDIOPEPE’S NEW COLLECTION IS A MID-CENTURY LOVERS DREAM COME TRUE! MEET “HAPPY FEW”!

Studiopepe, one of the biggest interior design studios in the world, launched their newest work with incredible pieces with a vintage touch, produced by Essential Home, one of the biggest mid-century brands in the world. Ready to discover more? We present you “Happy Few“, a midcentury modern furniture collection you will fall in love with if you’re a design lover like us!

Studiopepe’s mid-century design ideas truly redefine the furniture design world as we know it, thanks to its unique ideas. The Italian designers share a deep passion with Italian architecture, design and high-craftsmanship culture, and during their creative journey to Portugal, Chiara and Arianna discovered something unique. They saw and found in Porto’s downtown area, with all of its iconic buildings, architecture landmarks, unique art and design galleries, such as Serralves, and exquisite high craftsmanship culture, a brand-new scene of inspiration that make them feel like home.

Inspired by the unique colours and magnificent art landmarks in both countries, Studiopepe decided to create a unique mid-century furniture collection that combined the best of both worlds. Challenging the limits of the furniture manufacture standards, this unique mid-century modern selection of products teaches you how to play with the geometrical concept of design in a comfortable way while keeping the luxury mid-century modern feel to it. Each piece is a statement on its own and was named after some of the most iconic literature personalities from the 40s to the 70s, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Zelda Fitzgerald and David Duncan. This is the perfect selection of products to elevate your home design from average to exquisite in no time.

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CARLO DONATI STUDIO JOINED FORCES WITH ONE OF THE TOP MID-CENTURY FURNITURE BRANDS TO CREATE A MEMORABLE COLLECTION. THIS IS ‘LA DOCE VITA’ Carlo Donati is a known name here at CovetED for all the best reasons.

Today we bring you the latest collection the Italian designer developed for the Mid-Century brand Essential Home. The collection is called ‘La Dolce Vita’ and the biggest inspiration was the cinema and life of heedless pleasure and luxury. Discover all the pieces of this incredible collection, and don’t miss out on the news the brand and the designer have prepared for all of us.

If you’ve been updated about what’s going on in the design scene the last few months, then you know that Italian designer Carlo Donati has been working on something very special… Today, we reveal to you Carlo Donati’s new and exclusive mid-century collection with luxury furniture brand Essential Home! These unique pieces will be on everyone’s home and every top interior designer‘s project in the upcoming months, we know that for sure!

The new mid-century modern collection by Carlo Donati and Essential Home combines the best of both worlds. It’s a tribute to both exquisite Italian design but also Portuguese craftsmanship, as well as a representation of Palm Springs’ mid-century modern architecture and design style. You’ll find bright colours, stunning patterns and geometric patterns that come together in beautiful harmony. The ‘La Dolce Vita’ Collection features inspiration from Italian actors and directors of the mid-century era and it’s definitely a must-have this year!

Inspired by great names of the design world such as Gio Ponti and Franco Albini, Carlo Donati brings us a mid-century collection with personality and character, taking us back in time to a Palm Springs with its timelessly elegant ambience of the 50s and 60s. He considers it a design mirage, defined by its modern, functional, and aesthetic concepts. With its cheerful colours and amazing views, Palm Springs was once a kind of Dolce Vita destination for Hollywood stars like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

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NEWS & TRENDS

CURATED SELECTION OF NEW PRODUCTS New designs don’t have to be all about old ideas, right? Luxury brands from all over the world made it clear that 2020 could be an amazing year for lighting and furniture design – it certainly is.

Top Luxury Brands Rethinking, discovering, sharing, creating new – that’s how design works its magic. From Boca do Lobo’s art furniture and Jonathan Adler’s pop culture influences to Preciosa Lighting’s traditional craftsmanship and Essential Home’s mid-century

designs, CovetED brings you a curated selection of new products that make 2020 an unforgettable year for design. Someone once said that design won’t save the world but it sure makes it look good - we couldn’t agree more!

FITZGERALD SOFA BY ESSENTIAL HOME AND STUDIOPEPE

SHARD SUSPENSION BY LUXXU

Rounded and oversized, with low backrest and a cockpit structure, Fitzgerald is the modular sofa of your dreams. Inspired by the shapes of Italian architecture, this piece proves art and interior design come together once you have the right eye for it. Studiopepe and Essential Home is a

Drawing inspiration from the iconic Shard London Bridge building, the Shard Suspension Lamp is an iconic, unique lighting fixture with a strong presence and character. Suitable for living and dining areas, this piece will grab all the attention in the room.

match made in heaven.

SOFA SO GOOD BY MARCEL WANDERS STUDIO X MOOOI

KELLY BRACELET ARMCHAIR

BY FENDI CASA

Sofa So Good by Marcel Wanders Studio is a modular sofa system made

The Kelly Bracelet armchair features a wraparound structure characterised by

of generous proportions and feather-like softness. It’s made from the

independent metal armrests which recalls fashion trends and provides ample

highest quality materials and combines smart design and ultimate

stylistic versatility. The contemporary lines of the design are enhanced by the

comfort. A story of contrasts with its linear framework and curvy

galvanized metal insert between the seat and armrests, a shared detail that

softness. The sofa system includes eight different upholstered modules,

serves to link the elements of the new collection. The base is made of wood

two tables and three shelves

and houses the exclusive optional swivel mechanism designed for FENDI Casa.

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BRYCE II CONSOLE BY BRABBU Br yce is a giant natural amphitheatre caused by erosion through the Paunsaugnt Plateau.

The BRYCE II Console pays tribute to this plateau through its unique design in black faux-marble painting glossy. It is a plus to any home entr yway or even in the living room or dining room.

TORINO BAR BY JONATHAN ADLER

INKBLIND I RUG BY RUG’SOCIETY

Featuring back-painted glass panes in a sharp fractal design, the modernist

INKBLIND I rug is a natural rug inspired in the phenomena of one

Torino Bar by Jonathan Adler elevates your in-home entertaining.

becoming more attractive toward others after receiving multiple tattoos.

Polished brass details bring the glam, while angular door pulls give it an

Part of the Urban Collection, Inkblind II reflects a completely different

extra edge. Fitted with adjustable tempered glass shelves, plus six wire-

style that will take you on a journey of the city life with all the style that

bound drinking glass shelves inside the doors. Two tray drawers at the

you need. With a minimalist and abstract design, the new rugs in the

base keep your mixing accoutrements at hand.

Urban Collection promise to conquer the heart of urban art lovers and the energy of everyday life.

FRACTAL CHANDELIER BY PRECIOSA LIGHTING The Fractal family features an industrial aesthetic inspired by nature.

The chandelier ’s construction is created through tubular metal ‘branches’ which not only give the fixture its artistic shape but also conceal the light sources. The branches end with hand-blown crystal plates. The chandelier comes in five different sizes; single solitaires of Fractal are also available for a contemporary look in a smaller space, or to cluster together in groups of three, five, or seven pendants.

VOLTAIRE SIDEBOARD BY BOCA DO LOBO The statement sideboard was conceived to enrich any living space, a masterpiece that carries centuries of history and finest craftsmanship into a contemporary design. Inspired by the French Court’s greatness and splendour of the XVII century, it depicts the architectural and artistic landmarks of the age, alongside, it pays tribute to an era of great thinkers.

TREND IDEAS

WORK FROM HOME We know that it is very difficult to be at home at a time like this, and therefore, as more of us make the move to work from our property, for those who have to work from home, we have prepared a series of home offices to inspire you!

We understand the importance that our mind has in our work so it is up to us to make an effort to sculpt method, discipline and feel good in this new and temporary workplace, but if the design is to our liking it can improve our creativity and our productivity as well!

MAKE YOUR HOME OFFICE A GLAMOROUS REFLECTION OF WHO YOU ARE

TRENDS IN HOME OFFICE DESIGN Your home office should be a direct reflection of your personal

is that you can do anything you want.

style, passions, and aspirations. One of its biggest advantages

One thing is for sure - the need to work at home and to have a

compared to a corporate office—where workers are often limited

space to enhance productivity is needed. For this, we bring you the

to customizing a cubicle with quirky calendars and potted plants—

modern office design trends.

MINIMALIST DÉCOR

RE-INVENTED OFFICE CHAIRS

A clean and clearly organised workspace is conducive to great concentration

If there is one piece of furniture key to productivity, it’s having a comfortable

and uninterrupted workflow. Less visual clutter leads to less mental clutter,

desk chair. While that used to mean buying something with black, plastic

and you will be able to find your needed files and equipment a whole lot faster

arms on wheels, that’s no longer the case.

too. Take a gander at these minimalist home office ideas that have harnessed

Accessorizing chairs is another popular trend. Adding a pillow or cushion can

simplicity to create productive workspaces completely free from distraction,

bring comfort and a pop of colour to any space. “Productivity doesn’t only

some with simple Scandi styling and a bunch with home office storage designs

come from office equipment, it’s also a result of working in a relaxing and

to fit spaces of all different shapes and sizes.

comfortable space,” says Lauren Meichtry who is the founder of Elsie Home.

“To brighten up an otherwise bland space, throw pillows provide a layer of thoughtfulness and detail that just might roll into your work product.”

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