Twinkling lights pierce a fading sunset on the Riviera. Light and mist vie for dominion of silvery Malibu dawns. Black basalt cobbles radiate warmth as street-life spills into the twilight of a Rome evening. From early in the 1960’s, these locations have shared something unique. A certain light, an air, a ‘joie de veuve’ that captured the imagination of early pioneers of design and experience and continues to draw those with an appetite for refinement and exploration today.
Fresco embraces this spirit and style, re-invigorating it with new materials for the current generation of sun seekers and socialites. Combining all of the chic of yesteryear with the benefits of environmentally friendly processes, durable yet comfortable and practical materials and meticulously handcrafted detail.
Specially developed all-weather Wheat coloured wicker featuring a distressed finish woven in a subtle, open pattern gives Fresco a familiar and natural feel. The frames are formed from tubular aluminium and finished with a tough, subtly textured White powder coating. Both side table and coffee table are topped with marble effect Bianco coloured ceramic and completed with woven leg detailing using the same fibre as the accompanying seat. Together the frame, ceramic and wicker elements shape the delicate, sophisticated style of this collection.
“The light, almost floating seat element on the slim, white frame has a shell-like quality that in its organic, ergonomic shape inspires comfort and confidence.” says Italian designer of Fresco, Matteo Thun, continuing; “Fresco was designed to evoke the spirit and timelessness of the sixties – to capture the ease and the elegance of terraces, piazzas and promenades of the aspirational destinations of the period.”