This holiday season, let the critically acclaimed contemporary furniture design brand Minotti increase the festive cheer with the finest pieces for your home or the homes of your loved ones. Here are our top picks from their latest collections that will send off 2023 with joy and ring in the New Year with a flourish.
Twiggy Armchair, Minotti
This family of seats created by the recently departed art director of Minotti, Rodolfo Dordoni, is a Christmas gift that will elevate your living space all year round. Originating as a single armchair in varying versions, the armchair now has additional elegant individual elements such as a chaise lounge and dormeuse that can be adapted to suit various needs. Rigorous geometric shapes covered in leather, nubuck or fabric and embellished with refined stitching create comfortable seats distinguished by sophisticated sartorial splendour. Its base sports a curved, dynamic design made from a choice of semi-glossy polished aluminium or aluminium with a Black Coffee colour polished varnish.
Pilotis, Minotti
Your holiday season will shine a little brighter, quite literally, with this part console table, part objet d’art made to characterise any space it inhabits. Another exemplary testament to the excellence of Italian craftsmanship by Rodolfo Dodorni, the Pilotis is a simultaneously functional yet sculptural piece. Brutalism imbues the consolle where a cylindrical polished steel frame of the base is grafted into a hollow half-cylinder with the same finish and arranged horizontally. Encased within the top of the frame is ash wood with brushed Licorice lacquer that acts as the countertop—perfect for displaying your literary collection or deluxe diffusers.
Raphael, Minotti
Italian-Danish duo GamFratesi inject their signature sophisticated and light style into Raphael, which makes up three sofa variants, four types of armchairs, two dining little armchairs and two footstools. This is the gift that keeps on giving for both home décor aficionados and interior designers looking to spruce up a space with a timeless look. Its organic forms and distinctive sinuous lines are enhanced by sophisticated upholstery in either fabric or leather, which are completely removable and which epitomise pared-down elegance. Meanwhile, Raphael’s channelled goose-down seat and backrest cushions of the sofas and armchairs confer softness.
Fynn, Minotti
Fine cabinet making and sophisticated upholstering with fabric or saddle hide meet in this creation by GamFratesi, which brims with sophistication. The element that is a trademark of each Fynn seat is its 100 percent handmade armrest, elongated and slightly curved, rounded and smooth to the touch. You can almost picture yourself sipping on hot cocoa around the fireplace on the Fynn armchair and little armchairs, with its ultra-lightweight simple structure in ash wood with a Liquorice colour stained finish. The padded seat and backrest cushion form a seat that is seamlessly incorporated into a single piece which will shape many a cosy night.
Jacques, Minotti
The Jacques high armchair designed by Rodolfo Dodorni is a classic investment piece which is the definition of statement seating. The sophisticated tailoring that emphasises the curved silhouette of the seat reveals Minotti’s ‘Made in Italy’ expertise in executing extremely complex sartorial techniques. The crowning touch is its metal base with a bronze finish, which suits its old Hollywood glamour aesthetic. Lending a sophisticated air to anyone who takes a seat on it, this armchair is perfect for curling up with a glass of mulled wine on its soft cushion.
