The Happy Room

Interlace, brass, inlays and a colour palette from the Fifties mark Fendi’s nostalgic furniture collection designed by Cristina Celestino and unveiled at Design Miami Basel.

During the last edition of Design Miami Basel Cristina Celestino partnered with Fendi creating The Happy Room, the new furniture collection from Italian fashion brand.

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Cristina Celestino, The Happy Room, Fendi, Design Miami Basel 2016

Distinguished by simple volumes, rounded shapes, and a clear chromatic reference to the Italian design from the ‘50s, the space suggests femininity, thanks to accents like the Plumage mosaic on the wall surrounding the room, and other references to iconic elements of Fendi, 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 theme of the inlay, which draws on the stylistic matrix of the Fendi fur atelier and of the fur workmanship, is repeated within the collection through the contrasts of various types of marbles (including the Roman travertine, green Saint Denis, rosso Lepanto and onyx), characterized by graphic dissimilar veins. Cristina Celestino aimed at making the most of the traditional excellence of the Roman Maison thanks to the use of more traditional types of objects such as the vanity table, reminding the Art Déco, with the addition of hidden glass vases, or the screen with a mirror.