Blog on Furniture, Lighting, Interior Decor

Summer solstice en plein air: the uniqueness of outdoor & patio furniture

gio 21 giu 2018

June's summer solstice brings us into the midst of summer, a prelude to holidays, outdoor evenings and social moments. In this context, knowing how to create a trendy outdoor environment, as a garden, a terrace or (for the luckiest ones) a poolside, means we should care about all the different aspects involved, focusing on unique and original design features. A multi-purpose approach to outdoor furniture is the first step to better equip private spaces and exclusive rooms. On one side, the right lighting components provide an enviable atmosphere. On the other hand, we should wisely ...

Among Lanterns and Illuminated Vases: Early Summer Atmospheres

gio 14 giu 2018

The arrival of the strong summer heat, from the mugginess to the aftermath of storms, pushes us to live more and more outdoors, beyond our own homes. An aperitif in the garden or an evening with some friends in the courtyard of our house are the ideal opportunity to create an enchanted atmosphere, with lights effects and emphasized spots. Lighting is a key component not only for indoor environments, but also for spaces just outside our domestic walls. The range of illuminated vases and lanterns, in particular, allows to recreate suggestive contexts, both for design lovers in their ...

Tales beyond design: the value of bespoke furnitures

lun 04 giu 2018

Why conforming to standard models, when furniture can instill a sense of uniqueness? Each interior design piece has the innate possibility of telling a story, creating very different spaces every time. This is the starting point from which VG developes bespoke projects, which can be personalized and can fit perfectly in each architectural structure. The fundamentals are simple yet destabilizing in nowadays society, based upon market logic and mass-production: tailor-made objects with unique characteristics have a priceless added value. Such way of thinking is rooted in the ...

From Glass to Ceramics: Decorative Objects and Attention to Details

mer 23 mag 2018

Colours, materials, placing. Every single object has its own life and character, which enhances together with the space it inhabits. It could be a private house, as well as a work environment, or a place dedicated to our special events. Furnishing accessories are decorative elements that help creating a warmer indoor setting, revealing hidden sides of a specific context and giving a hint of personality. Decorative objects have always been a significant part of VG, from ornamental pieces to decorative pillars, especially because of attention to details. The attention a ...

Modular Lighting: How to Give Space to Personality

gio 10 mag 2018

Design goes beyond mere practicality. Nowadays, developing design means being aware of how a furniture piece is chosen, a choice driven by the character of people who live in spaces where these objects are placed. Modular lighting is the ideal solution to join this trend. Light is the queen of every room, both at home and in public spaces. It influences the athmosphere dominating a place, it emphasizes one side of the room over another, it gives volume to peculiar furnitures. Therefore, light must express, now more than ever, our human personality, shaping itself when it’s needed ...

Salone del Mobile 2018: Ethics, Oriental Shapes and Nature

gio 03 mag 2018

From EticaLiving’s exclusive sustainability, to Lea Chen’s Eastern practical features, with a significant stop by Marco Segantin’s floreal creativity. VG proposals for Salone del Mobile 2018 explored Italian craftsmanship, international collaborations and design milestones, taking part in an extraordinary exposition. The turnout counted 434.509 people in 6 days, from 188 different Countries - an increase by 26% over registrations in 2017. At Stand L27, Pavilion 3 of Rho Fairgrounds in Milan, VG’s peculiar style struck and engaged visitors, especially ...

EticaLiving: Collection preview at the Salone del Mobile 2018

gio 12 apr 2018

EticaLiving, a cobranding project between VGNewTrend and Slow+Fashion+Design, was created to merge the world of luxury with an urgent market need. The research for an ethical perspective, together with a higher interest over lifestyle and sustainability gave birth to something that is more than a simple product line: this is, by all means, a philosophy taking shape. The collection EticaLiving decorative furnishings go beyond commercial dynamics. These are objects shaped by skilled hands, by people who are passionate about working with fine materials, creating exclusive elements. With this in ...

Lea Chen: creative passion & design

gio 05 apr 2018

The creative energy, the passion expressed for natural shapes. This is the core of Lea Chen’s spirit, dancing between architecture and design. At Salone del Mobile in Milan, VG will display a new collection designed in cooperation with Lea Chen, thanks to her love for uniqueness and craftsmanship. Who is Lea Chen? “My inspiration comes from details. I love to create, I always have my imagination.” Chen Xuan, known as Lea Chen, grew up in the coastal city of Qingdao, in eastern China, where she began studying fine arts. After moving to Beijing, in 1999 she ...

VG & Slow Fashion Design: Luxury meets Ethics

mer 28 mar 2018

VG is proud to announce a project developed recently, in collaboration with Slow Fashion Design - a platform promoting ethical lifestyles and work principles. VG’s luxury traits and Slow Fashion Design’s slow philosophy merge together to create EticaLiving, the first cobrand uniting these two dimensions. The official presentation will take place at Pavilion 3 of Salone del Mobile in Milan, from April 17th to April 22nd (Stand L27). What gave birth to the project? VG wanted to unite interior design and artisanal creativity with slow principles, a sustainable perspective ...

Luxury and tradition: the hidden value of craftsmanship

mer 21 mar 2018

From intuition to shape, from the concept to its creation. Craftsmanship is one of the key characteristics of VG’s spirit, represented by the know-how of traditional arts and expertises. How to combine such a rooted, territorial skill with luxury elements? Craftmanship is, by all means, a matter of uniqueness: if a product is serialised, it won’t be exclusive, since it could be easily duplicated. There is an essential human component in entrusting an artisan to produce an item, a personal touch that makes every piece different from any other one. From such a ...

Lighting up with LED lights and Swarovski crystals: the perfect marriage between energy saving and elegance.

gio 14 dic 2017

In the world of communication we often hear the idiom "Content is the King" (coined for the first time in 1996 by Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft). We took inspiration from this 3.0 aphorism to "give light" to a new one, related to the world of interior design: “Lighting is the Queen” There’s no doubt that lighting plays a fundamental role in design and renovation projects, both regarding light flow and balancing, in order to create suggestive light effects, and also from an aesthetic point of view, through research and selection of light sources that give personality ...

3 ideas to decorate and light up Christmas table with magnetic candelabras and candle holders.

gio 07 dic 2017

It always seems so far away in time, but all at once it turns up at the door: "Knock-knock" - "Who’s there?" - "It’s Christmas! Celebration of joy and magic." ...and panic comes up! Gifts, gastronomic expenses, planning visits to relatives, organization of lunch/dinner/cocktail time, home decorating and so on. Days of joy and celebration to live with our beloved ones can become days that sometimes carry a sleigh full of stress, anxiety, tension, often similar to those felt during working days. In this post we focus on the last "issue" mentioned, namely home decoration, precisely ...

Sofas and armchairs upholsteries: 3 pros and cons of fabric, velvet, faux fur, leather and faux leather.

gio 23 nov 2017

When we are going back home after a hard day at work, each of us has problems to solve, evening plans in mind and more, but among all these thoughts, in most cases, the gold medal goes to…the sofa.The relief and relaxation we feel sinking ourselves (both physically and mentally) in a comfortable sofa after the stress absorbed during the day has no price, or better, has several prices: it depends on how much we are willing “to invest” (not “to spend”) to satisfy our comfort.There are many parts that determine comfort, such as structure, padding, ergonomics and ...