November: MetaBohème

Dandy black, dreamy blue, absinthe green. Rarified oriental references. The imaginary living area of our November moodboard (the first of a monthly series): a graphic game that gathers and reinterprets forms, materials, colors and products for the new season. A story of style that becomes inspiration in an ironic, elegant and light way

MetaBohème
MetaBohème

The ‘MetaBohème’ has nothing to do with the gelida manina di Mimì, Puccini’s famous character (though icy cold hands might be what we have in store in the near future). And forget that absinthe, before or after dinner: we’re not about to wallow in our sufferings like Baudelaire.

To explain this trend, it will suffice to get away from the usual principles and to soar freely, moored to just a few essential lifelines: our moodboard creates a living area outside the usual boundaries, drawing on different eras and very different tastes. To learn how to mix things without preconceived notions, simply taking care to avoid the pitfalls of overload and kitsch.

Midnight Moon Dust by Fabscarte, Design Martyn Thompson
Nero Ingo by Fenix
No more options by Londonart, Design Riccardo Zulato
Mudrabilla by Balmaceda
Midnight Moon Dust by Fabscarte, Design Martyn Thompson
Nero Ingo by Fenix
No more options by Londonart, Design Riccardo Zulato
Mudrabilla by Balmaceda
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Tastes, rules, prohibitions: everything changes, but fighting against the “moral dictate” of black is almost impossible. This is why we have decided to leave it at the base, the origin of everything. A deep dark matte finish we have combined with two wallpapers: one painted by hand and one with an architectural effect that creates an evocative setting. With links to tones of blue, the most introspective of the entire color range.

To complete the tableau, a carpet with an accent on green-blue highlights reminds us of absinthe, the ‘forbidden’ beverage appreciated by true bohemians: Proust, Baudelaire, Van Gogh, Wilde.

Canneto by De Castelli, Design Adriano Design - Photo © Alberto Parise
Tobi-Ishi by B&B Italia, Design Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Serpentine Light by Moooi, Design Front
Pacifico by Opinion Ciatti, Design Lapo Ciatti
Butterfly by Vitra, Design Sori Yanagi
AntiMeta-Atypical by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna & Materica, Design Storagemilano
Teo by Saba, Design Zanellato:Bortotto
Canneto by De Castelli, Design Adriano Design - Photo © Alberto Parise
Tobi-Ishi by B&B Italia, Design Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Serpentine Light by Moooi, Design Front
Pacifico by Opinion Ciatti, Design Lapo Ciatti
Butterfly by Vitra, Design Sori Yanagi
AntiMeta-Atypical by Gebrüder Thonet Vienna & Materica, Design Storagemilano
Teo by Saba, Design Zanellato:Bortotto
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Having organized the ‘stanza,’ then we had to furnish it. The main item of seating is the armchair with ottoman named Twiggy, which takes us straight into Swinging London: true pop bohème. To the side, a cabinet with a precious, minimal volume in contrast with the table, a clear reference to the Orient, along with the lightness of the chandelier made by twisting a piece of paper.

For books, which the true MetaBohème owns by the truckload, the choice inevitably goes to a bookcase that vanishes in relation to the weight of culture. Also for the chairs, there are no precise rules, except for one: variety, to destroy monotony.

Ritagli by Venini, Design Fulvio Bianconi
With me by Seletti, Design Marcantonio
Cubic Geometry SEVEN:1 by David Umemoto
Ritagli by Venini, Design Fulvio Bianconi
With me by Seletti, Design Marcantonio
Cubic Geometry SEVEN:1 by David Umemoto
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Where the objects are concerned, anything goes: a classic vase, a cement sculpture, a lamp in the form of a hand, with which the imagination plunges us into an Addams family setting – the most elegant and ironic non-conformists of the 20th century.