By Paola Erre
Happy Thursday to all the users following our blog Planet Hambient.
Here we are decorating a new space: a living room corner characterized by soft tones of paint and flooring.
We decided to place a 1960s/70s sideboard designed by Piero Ranzani and produced by Elam. A spacious piece, with walnut veneer on exotic wood.
This typical sideboard was very popular during the mentioned period, also serving as a bar cabinet.
Note the profile of the top and the base, with dark wood staining, outlining and enclosing, enhancing, the structure and fronts of the furniture piece.
To contrast the modernity of the sideboard, we wanted to add a painting and two antique armchairs.
The “Landscape with Figures and Ruins” is an oil on canvas of medium size, made between the 18th and 19th centuries by the French school of the period.
The gold leaf frame, however, dates back to the 20th century. On the proposed link, you can read about the history of this vibrant and significant artistic period for the evolution that painting underwent.
And the structure of the two 18th-century armchairs is also gilded, reflecting the baroque style typical of the time. A stylistic contrast with the strictly geometric lines of the storage furniture piece.
On our website, you can see the collection of armchairs available in the catalog and, by following the proposed link, you can learn more about the style.
And here, between the two classic armchairs, a 1950s modern coffee table with a double glass top, mirrored and decorated. The frame is made of beech, and the stain matches that of the sideboard.
On the table rest two Meissen Augustus Rex porcelain cups from the mid-1800s. We have a large selection of ceramics on display, which you can view on our website by following the proposed link.
A beautiful Kum Iranian carpet, serves as the backdrop for our living room floor. Soft colors and decoration with an extra-fine knot of handcrafted workmanship, giving the room a warm touch.
A pair of sconces, from the 20th century, hang on the back wall. With their impressive height of 75 cm, they elegantly decorate the wall with the typical glass pendants of the Maison Bagues line, and illuminate the room with the three lights they provide.
Two paintings signed by Noel Quintavalle, alias Noelqui, from the early 1900s, decorate the right wall: “Poppies in a Vase” (1948) and “Marmittone Gets Married” (1950): two different subjects but a similar color theme, as well as the silvered frame.
A decent collection of 20th-century painting can be found by clicking the assigned link.
Decorative objects could not be missing above the sideboard. In order we have placed 3 silvered brass vases by designer Giuliano Malimpensa, a glazed terracotta vase signed by Carlo Zauli, and finally a triangular vase decorated with polychrome stones.
The specific descriptions can be found in the suggested links, and many other items can be found under the section “Accessories” on our website.
See you next Thursday with a new episode of our Blog “Planet Hambient”.
