Stefano Giovannoni designs contemporary bar furniture as well as funky new age furniture which he is more well know for. He caused an uproar in the fashion industry when his Bombo bar stools came about, they dispelled the notion that bar stools had to be in the traditional shape using wood and metal composites. Soon after the launch, it was sold out to nearly every major bar in the city. Why you might ask ? Its basically because they contain basically everything we love about good design.

The Bombo bar stools are simply so comfortable to sit on you feel yourself melt away into a puddle of jelly when you sit in it. The simple rounded shape conforms nicely to butts whilst not being slippery. There is a wide range of available colours, from virginal white to the deepest of reds as well as funky colour combinations like silver or gold. I especially like the gold/silver option. Retro, boogie dance anyone ?

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The Barcelona chair is the grandaddy of all lounge chairs, the godfather if you will.
Designed by Mies van der Rohe in colloboration with Lily Reich , for the World Expo in 1929, it’s sleek silver silouhuette with the iconic plush padded seats are an inspiration to creative designers even today, 78 years after its conception. It has come to the point where it is no longer considered furniture, it is the piece de resistance of the early 20th century, a piece of Art if you will.

The chair is a piece of commercial bistro furniture found only in the finest gentlemen clubs due to the high price and cost of materials. Suspended steel is welded and finished by buffing to achieve that seamless stainless steel frames that draws the eye. The full leather cushions are hand sewed and required a skilled worksmen twenty eight hours to finish. With such a high time costs, is it any wonder that it is priced at $9,100 for the finest stainless steel version.

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