Buying Italian furniture from Italy
Buy Italian furniture from Italy through AD’: trade discounts, a clear studio fee and architects checking the details, even for a single piece.
The Journal
A closer look.
Interior architecture, Italian furniture and the decisions behind the finished space. Guides and project stories.
Italian furniture / Editor’s selection
Top 10 Italian furniture brands: a shortlist for distinctive interiors
Ten Italian furniture brands, from Cassina to Giorgetti and Henge: distinctive materials, design identities and ideas for your interior.
Read the guide ↗Italian furniture & procurement
From understanding FF&E to selecting pieces, sourcing stone and preparing an order.
Italian sofa brands: choosing for the way you live
Explore four designs from Italian sofa brands, with advice on comfort, proportion and upholstery and a living-room design by AD’.
Luxury Italian kitchen brands: design for your home
Explore five luxury Italian kitchen brands through cooking, entertaining and materials, with an AD’ residence and advice for a home abroad.
Sourcing Italian marble for a bespoke interior
How to choose Italian marble for an interior: actual slabs, veining, finishes and care, with bespoke stonework from AD’ projects.
What is FF&E? Furniture, budgets and procurement explained
Understand what FF&E includes, how it differs from OS&E, and how samples, budgets and procurement bring furniture and lighting into an interior.
11 Italian furniture and lighting pieces worth a closer look
A closer look at 11 Italian furniture and lighting designs, from Progetti’s timber armrest to Arco’s reach, and how they can shape a room.
Interior architecture & hospitality
Planning a home, a workplace or a hospitality interior: the brief, the investment and the team.
Penthouse interior design: a home above the city
Explore penthouse interior design around city views, entertaining and private life, with AD’s Złota 44 penthouse as an example of an urban interior.
How to choose an interior design studio in Italy
Compare scope, relevant work and the way a studio would develop your interior before making an appointment.
Best interior design studios in Italy
Explore six Italian studios through their services, design approach and named projects.
Interior design studios for a project in Milan
Explore four published Milan projects, the studios behind them and the interior work you could commission.
Italian interior design studios for hotels and spas
Explore four practices through hotel, spa and restaurant projects, with the designers’ contributions made clear.
Villa interior design in Phuket: rooms, terraces and poolside living
A villa brief should connect the shared rooms, covered outdoor spaces and quieter places to retreat. KOI Villa in Phuket shows these relationships through AD’ Design Studio’s residential interior design.
Should you share your budget with an interior designer?
Should you share your interior design budget? Learn how a clear range guides priorities, comparable choices and approvals before spending.
Luxury interior design: beauty, character and the way you live
Explore luxury interior design through personal rituals, materials and atmosphere, with AD’ projects showing how a complete home takes shape.
Hotel spa design: atmosphere, treatment rooms and refurbishment
Hotel spa design through guest journeys, treatment rooms and materials, with bespoke details from AD’s Hotel Eden Spa project in Rome.
Luxury office interior design: executive rooms and headquarters
Luxury office interior design for reception, private conversations and meetings, with executive interiors by AD’ in Dubai and Dhaka.
Interior design direction: bringing an existing team together
Interior design direction for an existing team: comparing alternatives, keeping a room coherent and making decisions, with AD’s Sikder Haus project.
Retail interior design: nine decisions that shape a store
Nine retail interior design decisions that connect products, service and atmosphere, from the entrance and fitting rooms to lighting and displays.
Italian interior design in Dubai: an executive setting
Italian interior design in Dubai through AD’s SG Headquarters: executive rooms, material composition and the connection between selection and delivery.
Materials, bespoke & technical review
The development behind stonework, backlighting and the details released for production.
Backlit onyx flooring: how stone and light shape a room
Backlit onyx flooring at Sikder Haus: how stone, colour and light work together, with support, maintenance and mini-pool retrofit considerations.
A Portoro marble basin, made for its place in the room
A solid Portoro marble basin for the dining area at Sikder Haus: its sculptural form, workshop views and completed installation with Fantini fittings.
Before releasing bespoke work for production
Before bespoke work goes into production, understand what drawings, samples, installation details and approvals need to establish for the maker.
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