NobleA culture of beauty

Edra takes its name from “exedra”, a seated space in a Greek or Roman house that opened onto a courtyard: a place for conversation and meeting. As the name suggests, Edra is devoted to sofas and comfortable seating.

Since 1987, Edra has created timeless, exclusive upholstered furniture in Tuscany. Each piece is designed and made with precision to be distinctive and unmistakable, combining exceptional comfort with a long life.

Founded in 1973 by designer and entrepreneur Vittorio Livi, this family business brought glassmaking to a new level. Fiam first became known for transparent objects with flowing forms and iconic mirrors.

Today, the brand explores moods ranging from Pure and Modern to Sophisticated. Glass, sometimes coloured, is shaped into varied forms with unusual surface textures.

Based in Ostercappeln near Osnabrück since 1972, the company’s growing team transforms solid wood into individual design furniture. For me, it is Germany’s leading wooden furniture workshop, with exceptional expertise in working precious solid timber and even entire tree trunks.

Unusual customer wishes become sustainable furniture for generations. Founder Reinhard Scholtissek, who died in 2024, was both a passionate wood enthusiast and an artist. Alongside the furniture, the brand’s exhibition stands have featured his paintings, animal figures and little treasure boxes with secret compartments made from rare woods.

When our furniture business Villa Romana became Homestorys, we designed a small piece for our customers to celebrate the new name: the Homestorys Box, made for us by Scholtissek. Although modest in size, it received Alexander Haas’s enthusiastic support and became a great success with our customers.

The box has a reversible, removable lid that can serve as a tray. Turned over, it locks into place, transforming the box into a stool or a building block for a storage unit.

JOLI is an entirely Belgian design brand, founded in 1996 by John Ghekiere, whose eye for functional design is behind many of its creations. JOLI offers distinctive ceramic tables with matching chairs or stools, accessories and occasional furniture.

Many brands have introduced ceramic tables in recent years. Their tops look elegant indoors and outdoors while being highly durable, scratch-resistant, frost-proof and UV-resistant. When it comes to aesthetics and beauty — “joli” means beautiful in French — JOLI’s surfaces and table designs are among the most distinctive.

Walter Knoll furniture is much more than a sofa. It expresses an outlook shaped by openness, modernity, a love of quality and precision, and a commitment to sustainability. A Walter Knoll sofa is a considerable investment, but its owners know what they value in it. The brand offers a complete interior concept, from upholstered and occasional furniture to rugs, dining tables, chairs and exceptional cabinets.

The idea for Legends of Carpets began on a journey to Marrakesh. Impressions, travel accounts and the distinctive light inspired artist Helmut Scheufele to create abstract paintings. These became rug designs: textures, yarns and colours were developed, then expertly hand-knotted in Nepal using wool, silk and nettle fibres.

Limited Edition rugs capture attention at first glance, yet behind each lie hours, sometimes days, of skilled handwork. The family company described here employs around 200 people and operates weaving, tufting, dyeing and spinning facilities around Mouscron.

The rugs are made in Belgium to individual sizes and specifications. Depending on their use, materials include wool, linen, silk and fibres such as Econyl or seagrass.

Mario Severin founded miinu in 2010 with a passion for the centuries-old art of rug making. His idea was to unite traditional skills with innovative contemporary design.

Handwork is central to preserving individuality and craftsmanship. Every knot is tied with precision and care to form an exquisite pattern, with luxurious softness and a captivating silky play of colour.

Caroline Bollette and Michael Hansen founded Spotted. in Eupen, combining creative design with carefully selected natural materials. Their aim is to help customers find creations that express their personalities. They favour natural materials because they believe these can positively influence our energy and emotions.

Schramm has made beds by hand since 1923. The company described here has around 200 employees and takes a comprehensive approach to sleeping comfort: distinctive materials, sustainable craftsmanship and sophisticated technology. Its Pure, Originals and Grand Cru ranges are complemented by a home collection of matching duvets and bed linen.

Brokis is the vision of Czech entrepreneur and engineer Jan Rabell. He founded the brand in 2006 to revitalise Bohemian glassmaking and preserve generations of knowledge and craftsmanship. Today, the company combines hand-blown glass with fine materials such as wood and hand-pressed metal in bold lighting compositions.

Remarkable things happen when designer Omer Arbel experiments with materials. Glass objects form bubbles, merge with fabric or look as though seeds or pollen have been blown into them. At Bocci, founded in Vancouver in 2005, he explores the properties of materials. His creations celebrate individuality and turn apparent imperfections into defining features.

Ilse Vandeputte had already spent 20 years making candles and scented candles with her husband in Belgium when an anniversary trip to Tanzania in 2014 made her fall in love with its nature, rich colours and intense fragrances.

She decided to share those scents with others. The selection described here includes around 18 fragrances, largely inspired by her travels in Tanzania. Exclusive fragrances in artistic glass vessels open a world of warm colours and exotic perfumes.

Prosper and Martine Assouline founded Assouline in Paris in 1994 as a luxury brand devoted to culture. Alongside special editions and distinctive library accessories, the publisher’s catalogue described here comprises around 2,000 titles in three main collections, distributed through boutiques in prominent locations worldwide.

Luxury names such as Rolex, Chanel and Patek Philippe have found in Assouline a valued partner for presenting their creative heritage and making it tangible.