When people say that Italy is a country of saints, poets and seafarers, they forget that its reputation is also built on stone-cutters, cabinetmakers, upholsterers and blacksmiths. Why would four companies decide to work together? To share experience and knowledge, push the envelope of environmentalism, combine skills, upgrade the exploitation of resources, and promote virtuous exchange. Having similar backgrounds makes it easy to speak the same language and work toward common goals, starting with respect for materials.

The resulting collection is unique. It shows a convergence of the exceptional skills in which each company excels. Henraux proposes three classic, timeless types of marble that allude to a forgotten Elysium. Poltrona Frau wraps the handle’s grip with a warm, welcoming material, a counterpoint to the rigidity of the metal. Riva 1920 stimulates our imagination with an ancient wood from New Zealand and the extraordinarily lustrous walnut-wood.