Elle Decor

One could argue (and some have) that the days of minimalism and mid-century modernism are being supplanted by a new “maximalism”; a move toward richer colors, a playful layering of texture and pattern, and a more robust and eclectic fusion of time periods, styles and atmospheres. The April 2011 issue of Elle Decor certainly supports such an argument.“I love the beautiful. Im not a minimalist. I love living and minimalism is for people who don’t know how to live.

Dusky shades of orange, pink and green combine to create a peacefully colourful apartment

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Dare we say they’re groundbreaking?

LaCividina pays tribute to the French designer Pierre Paulin presenting a faithful re-edition of his Osaka sofa, designed in 1967, prototyped by Mobilier National and chosen for the Universal Exposition in Osaka in year 1970 as the most representative item of the French Republic. Osaka is a sinuous sofa composed by 3 elements held together …