GUCCI DECOR EVOLVES WITH NEW STYLES AND PIECES
Gucci Décor brings the eclectic, romantic aesthetic of the House to life through a collection of furniture, furnishings and decorative items with which customers can dress their own spaces.
Rooted in Gucci’s magpie attitude to design, the pieces in the Gucci Décor Collection display a multitude of motifs now familiar from the House’s catwalk. The effect is one of a surprising, joyous combination of hue, pattern, and design, where there are no rules. Pieces of text make occasional appearances and the influence of the Gucci Garden lexicon is ubiquitous, with flora blooming abundantly and creatures appearing everywhere, whether on chairs, cushions or teapots. There is no intention here to prescribe a particular interior look, but instead, Gucci seeks to provide elements that allow for living spaces to be customized.
At the heart of this collection is a commitment to craft and the artisanal skill associated with Italian makers, as well as a desire to celebrate the rich culture of Italian art. This is epitomised in a series of handsome vases, decorated with House slogans and patterns, and with decorative snakes for ‘handles.’ The vases are produced by Richard Ginori, the renowned Florentine company founded in 1735. With access to the skills of this historic porcelain factory, Gucci has been able to develop a range of pieces that make use of difficult processes of ceramic firing that require manual adeptness and a high level of expertise. Many of Gucci’s ceramics also necessitate the use of hand-painting – the black snake handles on the vases, for example, require approximately five hours to complete.
Another new and important development is the arrival of a capitonné porter’s chair in coloured leather or velvet, with a drawer at the bottom, based on the high-backed and canopy-covered chairs used in England, and later in 16th–century France, in which servant gatekeepers used to sit in the entrances of great houses. This armchair is entirely made by Tuscan artisans and is characterised by its backrest, which gives it an ‘egg’ shape. It takes 28 hours to make the capitonné backrest, and 64 hours to complete the entire chair. The drawer in each model is upholstered with a Gucci jacquard fabric taken from previous House ready-to-wear collections.
As well as the vases, new additions to the ceramics include an expansion of the range of mugs and candle holders. New designs feature cats, a ‘stage-curtain’ image and a jewel pattern. Text- based designs also make an appearance, with the ‘Maison de l’Amour’ and ‘Urtica Ferox’ graphics in evidence. The new candle holders are larger than those that featured when the collection was launched. Three-dimensional snakes now materialise on the lids of the candle holders, the black ones requiring hand-painting. All these pieces augment Richard Ginori-made crockery that features the green-on-white Herbarium floral print, which now sees additional models added to the set (including plates, bowls, cups and saucers, jugs, a coffee pot, and a soup tureen).
In the Philippines, Gucci is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc., and is located at Greenbelt 4, Shangri-La Plaza East Wing, and Solaire Resort & Casino. Visit www.ssilife.com.ph or follow @ssilifeph on Instagram for more information.
SSI Group, 30 Years of the Curated Life
On its 30th year, the SSI Group partners with one of the world’s leading banks, Citibank, to bring the Curated Life to every Filipino with rewarding shopping experiences and perks. With a retail network of over 600 stores and various retail format offerings, the SSI Group continues to make an impact on the lifestyle values of its consumers, by inspiring, enabling, indulging, and rallying them to live a life well-lived—a life that’s well-curated.
