Valentine’s Day: the design ornament is the object of desire

14 February 2022

Returning to the essence, to quality, to an idea of ​​long-term commitment is the best way to restore meaning to Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love in all its forms and above all in its substance. Love is sharing beauty, moments of quality, it is the promise of a feeling that over time retains its thickness while resisting the flow of life. And it is also joy, fun, discovery of the pleasure of small daily gestures. This is why, like an authentic jewel, the design ornament becomes the perfect messenger of these intentions. Its function is only a pretext to make the environment more complete and beautiful, it is in fact an object to be contemplated as well as to be used, to be appreciated for its design creativity, manufacture, precious materials. Here are some luxury knick-knacks that can accompany us throughout our life, following the changes and the succession of styles that the house may go through.

Bonbonniere by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen

In all its versions, Bonbonniere (on the cover) is a container of delights. It has sinuous shapes that enhance the grain of the oak and is very useful for containing all the small objects that invade the coffee table in the living room, hall or bedroom. Designed in the 1960s, it still has an attractive and familiar style and is an ornament with a modern and iconic design.

Triangoli by David / Nicolas for Editions Milano

A tribute to the beauty of marble, the Triangoli collection is ideal for a classic living room, in which this material fits naturally, but also in a contemporary context, thanks to its essential and geometric design. Hand carved and made in Italy, it is a luxury ornament perfect as a Valentine’s Day gift for those who appreciate the quality of the artifacts.

Desk Sculptures by Kristina Dam

Not a simple design ornament but rather an opportunity to play and reinvent the decoration of a table top. Desk Sculpture is in fact a set of 4 elements in different materials, shapes and weights to be combined and positioned freely, cultivating your own creative spirit at any time. Like giving a moment of freedom and experimentation.

Plexi Case by Simona Cremascoli for Poltrona Frau

Simona Cremascoli declines methacrylate in a sophisticated and essential key in this collection of containers with enchanting colors, emerald green and midnight blue, enhanced by transparencies. The material is of the latest generation but is worked with craftsmanship accuracy: the colored block is numerically controlled and hand polished.

Ikebana by Fritz Hansen

The flower vase is the most classic of knick-knacks and Fritz Hansen wanted to interpret it in a project that invites you to discover the Japanese art of Ikebana, the floral arrangement, almost as a moment of meditation. Ikebana is in fact a vase that contains a guide filter and helps to create harmonious and essential compositions of great beauty.

Love in Bloom by Marcantonio Malerba for Seletti

Seletti, on the other hand, declines the theme of the vase with the extreme irony that distinguishes the brand. Love in bloom reproduces the features of a real heart to ferry it from anatomical iconography to the brazenly pop icon of the designer Marcantonio Malerba.

House Bird by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra

House Birds were born as recurring decorative objects in the shots that Charles and Ray Eames took of their interiors. It is an element that brings warmth and familiarity to the environment, a design sculpture created by one of the most close-knit couples in the history of architecture.

Dator by Solari Lineadesign

For those who love the iconic design of the 1900s, an excellent gift idea for Valentine’s Day is a table clock from the Dator line by Solari Lineadesign. The company revolutionized the world of watches in the 1960s, which are still produced in Italy with craftsmanship and technological perfection.

Qlocktwo Touch Table Clock

Instead, the innovative Clocktwo table clock is made in Germany, introducing a new way of representing time. It is in fact a surface on which the time can be read not on numbers or hands but on the letters that make up a text with the exact time and light up at five-minute intervals.

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