The most modern of the classics, the most classic of the modern, is eager to renew its participation in the second edition of the Salone del Mobile. Milan Shanghai. Among the highly selected companies of Made in Italy, the brand flies to China with the aim of presenting the charm, history and value of an innate craft culture.
Total heterogeneous looks describe the exhibition space divided into four rooms with exclusive and refined taste. At the centre of the scene are three new proposals presented for the first time at I Saloni Shanghai 2017. In perfect harmony between elegance and sartorial tradition, Smania furniture declines design and luxury in warm and enveloping atmospheres.
The protagonist of the dining room is the rectangular Lock table with the new Silver Wave marble top. For the first time Smania is experimenting with the use of this precious material on large surfaces, thus developing the already rich possibility of personalising its pieces. The precious streaks of marble, from black to silver, reveal a multitude of icy nuances that reflect the beauty of the surrounding environment. In contrast, the opacity of the brushed burnished steel details and the warmth of the Florida Beige leather that covers the base. The same finishes also characterize the homonymous console Lock in rosewood tobacco matt.
Completing the dining proposal are Amal chairs in fabric with Jersey quilting, a motif with fluid lines of oriental inspiration that also engraves and enriches the leather fronts of the Jersey sideboard.
Finally, the Harrys bar cabinet testifies to the great craftsmanship: here the materials are expressed in all their natural beauty through the framing, refined workmanship that elevates the essence to a higher level of refinement.
A second dining area proposes Dean, a round table that invites to conviviality in the most elegant and exclusive way. Dean, presented last April in Milan, is a masterful balance of three excellent materials: the wood that with its eternal beauty gives it class, the leather that with its tactile charm gives it delicacy and, finally, the metal that with its reflections illuminates the room. Design and elegance combine with the functionality of the Lazy Susan swivel tray positioned in the middle of the table for sharing the dishes, typical of the oriental tradition.
To frame the whole, the sober and delicate shapes of the Aura chair with their persuasive poetics that translates into comfortable seats, padded with softness.
The absolute novelty of the Smania living room is the Cloe sofa: a harmonious rhythm of horizontal lines dresses the backrest defining essential geometric blocks. The particular shape of the armrest, extending to the base, reveals an unusual dynamism of the structure covered in leather. Strong personality, dry lines and compact volume accompany the generous seats and make this new model the main actor of the living room presented at the Salone del Mobile Shanghai 2017. The Coral armchair, with its welcoming and inviting design, is a reflection on the meaning of relaxation thanks to the introduction of curved and sinuous lines.
The Iride collection of coffee tables focuses on the variety of finishes: marble or wood for the top, leather or fabric for the external covering.
The Smania bedroom is dressed in fascinating style suggestions with the new Paris bed, the first capitonné model in the brand's catalogue, one of the most valuable decorative works in the world of furnishing. The timeless charm of the classic headboard, with diamond shapes defined by a button at each vertex, is reinterpreted through fluid modern lines capable of lightening the austere and refined British elegance. Proposed in cream nubuck, it is an example of manual skill and craftsmanship that preserves intact the intrinsic nature of a workmanship that since 1800 has been made exclusively by hand.
Domino bedside tables express the material beauty of nubuck and walnut feathers: the most precious and delicate part of this wood essence, which requires a deep knowledge of the material and its workmanship. Creativity guides Smania's craftsmen in the choice of harmonious wood grain and in the symmetrical combination of motifs: an example of this is the Loren make-up cabinet designed to combine style and functionality in a piece with a strong eclectic vocation.