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| Gabriella Crespi Yang Yin desk |
Sophisticated glamour is one of those things that few people can learn; it’s usually inherent and people are born glamorous, or not. And ‘glamorous’ is for me anything Crespi. I love her minimal yet highly glamorous creations that are loud, experimental, bold and unafraid. She perfectly masters the balance between feminine sensuous curves and masculine materials.
Born in 1922, and originally trained as an architect in Italy, Gabriella Crespi comes from one of the richest families in Italy. She was active mainly in the 1960's and 70's and her creations graced some of the most elegant homes in the world with clients the likes of Elizabeth Arden, Princess Grace, Gunther Sachs and the Shah of Iran to Lenny Kravitz or Stella Mc Cartney. Most of her pieces were special orders, are custom made and only one-of-a-kind and therefore it comes as no surprise that they are quite expensive.Materials Her creations comes in a huge range of materials, from metal, wood, marble and bamboo to seeds, shells and gemstones, glass and plexiglass. I’m obsessed with her highly polished or brushed metals – especially gold, mirrored effects, geometric patterns and sensuous curves.Functionality, another element to Crespi’s work is her furniture’s inherent functionality and a clever multifunctional aspect. Coffee tables rise to dining table height, bookcases become room dividers and seating convert into beds and have hidden compartments, interesting joints and exciting opening or closing mechanisms.
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| Gabriella Crespi Yang Yin desk |
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| Gabriella Crespi Yang Yin desk |
