Living with Art: Virginia White Launches a Furniture Collection - Remodelista
Furniture photography by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies.
London designer Virginia White launches her first collection of furniture (inspired by Greek history) during London Design Week; read on for details.
The Villa Kerylos was built in the early 20th century with money from the Ephrussi family.
White's rendition of the timeless, classic lines in Greek Klismos design.
"My capsule collection is based on the classic Greek Klismos design. For the show pieces, I used blackened beech with cut and dyed leather made into straps for the seating, based on ancient techniques," says White.
Image via Kettle's Yard.
"For the upholstered pieces, I used a midnight blue glazed cotton or paso horsehair from John Boyd, the best horsehair suppliers in England/Somerset since 1837," says White.
White has also been greatly influenced by Kettle's Yard, the Cambridge art gallery she first visited as a child.
"Less styling, but more attention to the beauty of the object itself, may it be a chipped glass, stone, or a priceless sculpture."
As part of her collection, White has added some Regency-inspired drawing room furniture.
The chair seats are horsehair filled and made according to traditional standards with antique style brass castors.
