HAND MADE/MADE IN ITALY Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2016

One hundred and thirty years How far can a small workshop come in a hundred and thirty years? In 2016 Colombostile celebrates an important anniversary. From 1886 to today it has proudly earned a place of honour among the biggest names of producers of high quality furniture, in Italy and abroad. Its production, divided into three ranges — classical, contemporary and eclectic — has left its mark in many occasions with pieces which have become important landmarks in the history of excellent furniture. The talent of designers such as Mendini, Sottsass, Hierro Desvilles, Chiari, Malerba da Busca,...

Studio Job Colombostile celebrates its 130th birthday in the best possible way, with the beginning of a new partnership with Studio Job. As well as planning work that will contribute to Colombostile’s output, the Dutch duo of Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel have created the window of the company’s new flagship store in Milan, and the foyer for its stand at Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Studio Job, which is attracting the keen attention of design experts from all around the world, was created in 2000, and is based between Eindhoven and Antwerp. With unceasing creativity and vision, it...

The Project: Howling Wolf Studio Job have drawn from the vast archive of furniture produced by Colombostile over the years, selecting frames from the many diverse styles of old guéridons and armchairs; they had the beechwood treated to make it darker in hue, then covered the chairs with thick silk bearing their distinctive designs and carried out small, discreet interventions that left a peculiar mark on the old pieces. All around, mirrors, fringes, satin curtains sprinkled with hypnotic visions; running water and reflections of light; sharks and caterpillars, skulls and snakes, a polyphony that...

“Wormlamp” Design: Studio Job Dimensions: 25x32xh75 cm. Limited edition wall light. Structure in composite material finished with manual decorations. Lampshade in elasticated fabric with metallic applique trimming. ́ Light switch with a gilt pendant. press office: Chiara Del Vecchio - Conseil - via Vitruvio 38 - 20124 Milano Italy - ph.+39 02 670 29 63 - [email protected]

Adam&Eva Lamp Limited edition wall light. Structure in composite material finished with manual decorations. Light switch with a gilt pendant. LED lighting. \—S HAND MADE/MADE IN ITALY press office: Chiara Del Vecchio - Conseil - via Vitruvio 38 - 20124 Milano Italy - ph.+39 02 670 29 63 - [email protected]

“Old New Stock 1984” Design: Studio Job Dimensions: 74x75xh85 cm. Limited edition armchair. Mahogany wooden structure. Polished with gold leaf. Plain padding with removable seater cushion. Custom made velvet upholstery with “sharkAK47 pattern”. press office: Chiara Del Vecchio - Conseil - via Vitruvio 38 - 20124 Milano Italy - ph.+39 02 670 29 63 - conseil@tin.

The Rooms The circular hall designed by Studio Job provides direct access to the rooms in which Colombostile stages the pieces it has chosen to exhibit at the 2016 Furniture Fair. The three main souls of Colombostile's output – contemporary, eclectic and classical – are each represented in a dedicated room. They are extremely elegant environments, but also boast a strong personality: three rooms conceived as gardens in which magnificent tables, desks, sofas, armchairs and lamps rise from the floral-themed surroundings. The first room, on the left of the entrance area, is devoted to orchids: it...

The second of the three main rooms, in grey and gold tones, is entirely furnished with creations by Jean-Antoine Hierro Desvilles. In this set the eclectic visions which are the true style of the French designer and which are an important and much appreciated part of the Colombostile output enjoy free rein.. The wooden chest with multicoloured intarsia of Pacific madrona root, maple and other precious woods is supported by elegant feet finished in gold leaf. Inside, the surface is covered with a mirror. A selection of lamps, bedside tables, sofas, armchairs inspired by the same taste creates...

The last of the three main rooms is the Garden of the Roses, whose pure white walls welcome a well-orchestrated combination of marvellous classical furniture. These are dominated by the imposing bureau-cabinet with its authoritative yet seductive personality. Its curved structure, made of wood, close to two metres high, is decorated with relief lacquer work decorated with silver leaf applied with the meccatura technique. The doors covered in fabric, the inside of the drawers in lacquered wood, the top in red Levanto marble are all as many fine details which combine to create a feeling of coherent...