Bring to Life 1890s Vienna & Elegant Functionalism In Your Own Home - Singapore's Marano Furniture Launches Two New Collections Inspired by the Past and Future

Taking Marano's hallmark avant-garde, show-stopping designs to the next level, the new collections bring to life the blend of organic shapes and modern silhouettes along with central themes that characterise the defiance of the Austrian Secession era. Meticulously handcrafted by a team of young underrepresented designers, each statement piece adheres to Marano Furniture's hallmark innovative design principle to create an otherworldly charm of aesthetic functionality.

Established in 2019, Marano Furniture aims to revolutionise the conventions of furniture design by bringing together young designers across Asia to create innovative thematic pieces made with quality craftsmanship, while showcasing their works on a global platform.

The Vienna Collection

The new Vienna collection emulates the sentiments of the Vienna Secession era using contrasting hues of black, grey and amber to create distinctive styles that celebrate the cusp of heritage and modernity in the 1890s - a period of time when artists broke away from traditional artistic styles in Austrian modern art. Through the use of geometric designs and simple clean lines, each statement piece amalgamates timeless aesthetics with practicality, incorporating art into the functions of everyday life.

It started with a visit to a small town in Italy where I chanced upon a local market auctioning off Secession chairs. It left an indelible impression on me - a delicate and simple piece of furniture that still retains its rich heritage and character. Beyond incorporating the design principles of its era, the collection showcases the complexity of making classic designs sophisticated through bold colours and simple contours. This unique style mirrors Marano's vision of pushing the boundaries of design while retaining practical features to create showpieces for inspired living, shares Christopher Lim, Managing Director of Marano Furniture.

More notably, the iconic LUDO Console and BERINI Sideboard of the collection pay homage to renowned artist Gustav Klimt - one of the leaders of the Vienna Secession movement. Contrasting the spectacular display of square and clean lines of the BERINI Sideboard inspired by Klimt's portrait Adele Bloch-Bauer I, the LUDO Console is a bold statement piece that features an opulent upholstery, adorned with slender contours as observed in Gustav Klimt's masterpiece - The Kiss. The vibrant amber colour contrasts with the obsidian black, evoking the sense of polarity amongst Vienna's cultural elites at the time with a subtle artistic flair.