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Manila Bulletin devider Drive devider When in Rome, sit as the Romans sit

When in Rome, sit as the Romans sit

Published Jan 19, 2023 08:00 pm

This furniture line will make you feel like a Roman emperor due to its comfort and sleek designs

By Poch Eulalia

MODERN COMFORT Landscape bed in leather designed by Marcel Wanders Studio with the Sandia daybed by Toan Nguyen

When it comes to living lavishly, none have done it better than the ancient Romans have. 

Dinner parties were the norm for the elite with every host trying to upstage the other through grand preparations. Think tables filled with exquisite feasts akin to modern-day buffet tables and jugs of wine served like bottomless iced tea.

Parties were considered such an important affair that even small details such as the seating arrangements were given immediate attention. Imagine key figures of the community seated in reclined chairs among their peers, discussing politics and business while they feast.

In the modern day, Fendi Casa has focused on emulating the grandiosity brought about by the ancient Romans through its latest furniture line.

ITALIAN LUXE Clockwise from left: Ford dining table and Doyle dining chairs; Karligraphy pillow and Fendi O’Lock oval box; and Fendi Casa CEO Alberto Da Passano

Through partnering with Focus Global Inc., the renowned interior and home lifestyle retailer in the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia, Fendi Casa showcased its latest collection through a 220-square-meter showroom.

Every piece of furniture is crafted with Fendi’s iconic codes and signature features, with arches made to channel the emblematic sequence of the Palazzo Fendi in Rome. 

When it comes to living lavishly, none have done it better than the ancient Romans have. Think tables filled with exquisite feasts akin to modern-day buffet tables and jugs of wine served like bottomless iced tea.

Seven rooms present iconic pieces from the new collection, with each one designed by a community of established international designers and architects selected by Silvia Venturini Fendi, the creative director of accessories, menswear, and children at Fendi. 

ARTISINAL CHAIRS Fun Fendi Seating System designed by atelier oï

“In the new Fendi Casa line, beauty finds its purpose in objects with the highest craftsmanship. This is our idea of interior design: elegant and light, classic yet innovative,” shares Fendi.

Among those displayed are atelier oï’s Fun Fendi seating system, Marcel Wanders Studio’s

five sofas and armchairs, Toan Nguyen’s Marrakesh coffee tables, Sandia sofas, and armchairs, a Ford dining table, and Doyle chairs designed by Fendi Casa Design Studio, as well as Thierry Lemaire’s Parsifal sofa and armchairs.

For those interested in sitting like an established Roman figure, the showroom can be found on the 10th floor of Twenty-Four Seven McKinley, 24th Street corner 7th Avenue McKinley Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. 

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