Because I’m Happy

They have done it again! Fendi collaborates with Italian architect and interior designer Cristina Celestino for Design Miami/ to give a fresh look for their furniture series.

Fashion meets art. For the 2016 edition of Design Miami/, Fendi has come up with ‘The Happy Room’, a collection designed by architect and interior designer Cristina Celestino. The young Italian creator has developed a refined collection of furniture that is dedicated to Fendi’s first travelling VIP Room. The designs have a sense of intimacy and privacy with a feminine vibe.

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There are soft tones distinguished by simple volumes and rounded shapes, accents with slightly contrasting colours on the wall that surround the room. There are several references to iconic elements of Fendi such as the distinctive arch of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in Rome, which is found not only on the wall but also in the marble inlays of the low tables. The combination of colours have a clear reference to Italian designs of the ’50s while giving it a contemporary touch. For instance, the base of the low table is made like a closing of an earring. The brass bolt in the large sofa in mustard colour and the mint green armchair are both characterised by grey fox fur trim made in the in-house fur atelier, shows an unusual use of fur, a signature of the brand.

The theme of the inlay draws on the stylistic matrix of the Fendi fur atelier and the workmanship is repeated within the collection. Cristina uses the contrasts of various types of marbles including the Roman travertine, green saint denis, rosso lepanto and onyx. It is symbolised by graphic dissimilar veins, where the inspiration to the iconic Fendi fur tablets and to the maison’s materials is clearly visible.

This is Cristina's first experiment for Fendi with a special fur treatment under resin, Etere. The fur panels realised with the “let-out” technique, pays tribute to the iconic Astuccio fur from 1971 and has hence used tones of dark blue with light grey detail. One of her creations, a big screen with mirror, acquires a sense of three-dimensionality thanks to contrasting materials with a finishing that gives it an almost frosted look.

Cristina interprets the brand's traditions in her special and personal way of looking at the world. Her approach is fresh and disenchanted, capable of transmitting her own delicacy while associating with the solidity of the project to the series.

From the December 2016–January 2017 issue of L’Officiel India.