How to design a modern rustic interior?
Mar 27, 2018
Design trends change at an unimaginable rate. Today, for example, the Art Nouveau style with its moderate asceticism and the desire for simple, unencumbered cosiness is popular. Tomorrow, designers will be satiated with novelty, turning to the origins and a completely different style will come into vogue: rustic. In a short period of time – trendsetters are trying to mix the two styles, adding typically rustic items and flavour to modern, minimalist interiors and back again.
The photo – is a typical Italian house of the sort found in the hills of the Veneto region. It belongs to a family of travellers: parents and three grown-up children who, when they return from distant countries, reunite at home to recuperate and share their experiences.
In the ground floor dining room – a Riva 1920 Briccole Venezia dining table. Briccole – these are the aged oak quay piles from the lagoon of Venice. Riva 1920 has recognised the special beauty in natural breakdowns and turned these piles into furniture elements.
«Each table in my collection is unique — it's like a real piece of Venice in your home» — says Italian designer Matteo Thun. He is the author of the table on 8 legs/bricolage, which stand at different angles — just like in a real Venetian landscape.
Next to the natural oak table – an unexpectedly strange juxtaposition: the ultra-modern Cappellini Mr B chairs (designed by François Azambourg). B (designed by François Azambourg) and Jelly Kartell vase. With its raised, jelly-like texture, Jelly vase recalls the shapes used in the confectionery industry. The product – the result of a series of experiments to find new materials and surface treatments within the project by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell.
An incredibly stylish bespoke kitchen made by the Italian factory Modulnova.
Molletta bench – an original wooden bench in the form of a giant clothes peg, designed by Michela and Paolo Baldessari for the Italian furniture company Riva 1920. The piece is perceived primarily as an art object, a near-sculptural element of decoration.
Here is another piece from the factory – the Clessidra stool, created for Riva 1920 in 2009 by architect Mario Botta.
The Moroso Shanghai Tip sofa has a practical modular system that allows you to cleverly build optimum designs to suit your room layout, number of guests or mood. The slim, slim chrome steel legs lift the sofa far enough to give it a lightweight feel. The backrest features a reclining mechanism for extra comfort and the decorative cushions are stuffed with goose down and provide extra softness.
Completing the composition is the Tod side table from Italian company Zanotta in a high-gloss lacquer finish. Designer: Todd Bracher.
At the entrance – the LEAF lounger from the German factory DEDON, a favourite of many international trade fairs and award-winner. The graceful shape of the elegantly curved leaves was the inspiration for this chaise longue, nature itself inspired its design, which is why it fits so organically into the lounge area.
Lastly, there are several Artemide Doride floor lamps – designed by Karim Rashid in 2009, they have been extremely popular ever since.
A seemingly simple project is in fact full of design objects. In it – furniture from leading Italian factories – multi-faceted, different, seemingly incompatible, they fill the house with special charm and individualise the space.