Resources
An elegant dining table, also interpreted in a collection of round coffee tables.
CLARKE stands out for its metal structure that extends from the leg to run below the top in marble or solid wood. Available in an unusual ovoid form, it is reserved and forceful at the same time. The top in Calacatta Oro, Marquinia or Emperador marble, combined with the metal structure, underlines the rigor of the piece. Instead, the use of a top in a warm material like natural or stained solid ash on the metal base softness the austere image. Two different ways to interpret a design of great theatrical impact, in any dining room.
Carlo Colombo
Carlo Colombo designed for Flexform in 2013 the products Clarke, Edmond and Isabel. Carlo Colombo is considered one of the most important Italian architects and designers. From the very start, he designed for top-level brands. From that moment, he has been collaborating with hundreds of the most important brands of Italian design and Made in Italy. In addition to designing products and furniture, Colombo also collaborates with companies on marketing strategies, graphic designs and designing exhibits; he also works as a consultant and art director. His design work initially concentrated on interiors, and progressively extended to the building sector, in Italy and abroad. In 2004, he won the title of Designer of the Year; in 2009, he won an international competition for designing the two poly-functional towers in Abu Dhabi and in 2011 taught design at the De Tao Masters Academy in Beijing, China. Among his many recognitions are the Elle Décor International Design Award (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011), the Good Design Award from the European Centre for Architecture Art Design (2009), and The Chicago Athenaeum, the Red Dot Design Award (2012 and 2014), the Interior Innovation Award and the iF design award with Teuco. Today the firm designs on a large scale throughout the world, from interior design to architecture.
FLEXFORM’s history is a family history. Now at the third generation, FLEXFORM was founded in the furniture manufacturing district of Brianza, in Northern Italy.