On the art of combining
Passing the galleryText: Yuliya Sakharova, Marina Volkova
Magazine: de Luxe Classic N2 2011
This patinated female head on a pedestal looks like it stood for several centuries in Versailles, and now just from an antique salon. She perfectly accompanies the dress in neoclassical style. A closer look at the closer look reveals neo-baroque features - intricate lush carvings, patterns with shells and flowers, but, nevertheless, it is perfectly combined with the neoclassical chapel, since it is modestly patinated in the ecru scale, just like it. All together can form the basis of the interior in the spirit of the French country mansion. It remains to add a desk with a chair, a sofa, a suitable lamp - and the interior of the office is ready. However, all these things can take their place in the living room, bedroom and even the bathroom. The collections of furniture and accessories, which are now produced by well-known factories, are in the opposite sense of the old idea of the “furniture set”. The leading idea of the last years is “antikomplektnost”. In a fashionable classic interior, not the same things are combined, but similar in style, color, texture, material. Here, creativity is welcomed, and there are plenty of options and opportunities. As a design "tips" you can use the products of one of the furniture factories, producing items in one or several collections that are easy to combine. For example, this antique-style bust, Roberto Giovannini’s factory, made up of a chaise longue and a bookcase. All things are perfectly combined with each other, set the mood and style. Wardrobe, coat, bust, Roberto Giovannini