Homeware shopping in Italy
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Maurizio Grossi
Do you have an obelisk gap? Here’s your chance to fill it. Maurizio Grossi is part gallery, part shop, with an eccentric collection of classy repro marble sculptures and busts, including copies of various famous statues. From busts of Julius Caesar to deceptive bowls of sculpted figs and apricots, there’s something for every home, from mansion to bedsit.
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Mr N
Maurizia Dova’s brightly striped and flower-strewn textiles, both in plain cotton and pvc-coated oilcloth versions, can be had by the metre right off the roll, or come beautifully made up into wallets, pouches and luggage. Illustration-adorned handbags, cheekily-inscribed knickers and Sandrine Fabre’s sweet tin boxes are also to be found in this imaginative shop.
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Lavori Artigiani Romani (LAR)
Lamps have been created here by this artisan family business since 1938, in materials such as wood, brass and parchment. Their creations look like vintage finds – from great white cylinders to metallic cubist sculptures. If you want to design a lamp, these are the people to talk to.
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Flos
Since 1962, light design house Flos has been responsible for a firmament of design classics, including Marc Newson’s Helice aluminium floor lamp and many Philippe Starck designs. The look varies from primary- coloured plastic to steely and sleek.
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Habits Culti
Culti’s pared-back minimalist homewares retain a tactile earthiness. The range of linen placemats, blond-wood kitchen implements, room fragrances and crumpled tunics can prove addictive - next thing you’ll be holed up at its Puglian resort and not taking calls.
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Artemide
For lamps that light up the world of interior design, head to Artemide. Whether moonlike white globes, or lamps that are so minimalist you hardly notice them till you clock the price tag, this is light as art.
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Guzzini
Every Italian home has at least one piece of this ultrapractical homewares brand, be it napkin holders, canisters or a breadbin.
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Muji
Escape the Corso Buenos Aires visual vortex for Muji monochrome and the serenity of a logo-less life.
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