Sofa System
for Dante Goods and Bads
made of plywood, polyurethane foam
in 2022
The Serpentine takes on the challenge of rethinking the modern sofa by merging three distinct seating solutions into one fluid object. Through the alternation of back and leg supports, it functions as a classic seat, a chaise longue, and a pouf—seamlessly combined in a fluid form.
Though Serpentine may appear as a singular, conclusive piece, it is in fact a modular sofa system—available in various sizes, configurations, and finishes. The interplay of different foam densities is carefully calibrated to create a form that appears robust, yet feels soft and inviting, offering a truly luscious comfort.
Its striking shape, often perceived as its most defining quality, is in fact the expression of hidden substances that appear just if you're curious enough or happen to be looking for them.
“Designing a sofa for a micro-brand like Dante – Goods and Bads comes with unique demands. The development process—and especially the investment required to bring a full-scale sofa into serial production—can pose a real challenge for a small, independent enterprise. Creating adaptable structures, multi-functional inserts, varied foam compositions, and removable covers for long-term use is disproportionately more complex and cost-intensive than producing typical interior objects. And that’s before considering the handling, logistics, and transportation of such large-volume pieces”
Occasional Table
for Dante - Goods & Bads
made of ceramic
in 2023
Darling is a mono-material occasional table made from ceramic with a glossy glaze. Slim and easy to move, it serves as a small surface placed beside a sofa or armchair, or as a quiet sculptural accent in a room. Its compact form carries a calm but confident presence, adding sophistication to any environment.
From the typology, a side table is not a groundbreaking object — a stack of books could serve a similar purpose. Darling embraces this simplicity and shifts the focus toward formal balance. Its relevance lies in how it is made rather than what it does.
Ceramic, following a clear and honest production logic, stands for process and repeatability — a commitment to creating an object that can exist in series while retaining character. The surface finish ensures that each piece carries slight variations, making every table an individual piece.
Darling is a reduced object: material, proportion, surface — nothing added beyond that.
Tabletop / Centerpiece
for Woak
made of solid walnut or oak
in 2022
Mini Haku is a tabletop object positioned between product and artifact. Made entirely from solid walnut or oak, it translates the formal language of the Haku cabinet system into a compact freestanding structure.
It does not function as a tray in the conventional sense. Rather than containing, it gives objects a place. Books, vessels, personal items — or nothing — become part of a small arrangement once placed on it.
The defining quality is scale. Mini Haku is closer to an architectural model than to a decorative miniature. The shift in proportion changes how furniture is perceived when relocated onto the table surface. Function moves slightly into the background, making room for observation.
Its role remains open: platform, fragment of furniture, or simply an object among others. This ambiguity is not conceptual decoration — it allows the piece to organise space quietly without prescribing use.
Armchair
for Dante - Goods & Bads
solid beech wood, brass, elastic straps, padded upholstery, fabric
made in 2024
The compact and comfortable Waikiki armchair is made of turned beech wood and completed with brass brackets, elastic straps, and padded upholstery. The components are held together through a construction based on tensegrity, balancing tension and compression without screws or glue.
The chair is inspired by the “Safari chair”, a folding chair used by British officers in the late 19th century. Although the chair’s use does not imply frequent assembling and dissembling, its design allows easy separation of the different materials making up each element. This feature, also expressed in the overall visual language, promotes the circularity of materials and reduces the ecological footprint while offering the possibility of replacing and exchanging components whenever needed.
Table and Floor Lamp
for Dante - Goods & Bads
Aluminium frame, fabric diffuser, Gx53
in 2024
Double Happiness is a contemporary take on an ancient typology, the traditional Asian lantern — a form that feels instantly familiar yet remains difficult to surpass in its simplicity. Its open aluminum structure creates a clear, lightweight frame, while the inward-folded fabric diffuser softens the light and highlights the contrast between solid and void.
The construction stays visible, balancing supporting elements and luminous volume. Available in different sizes, the lamp uses a replaceable low-energy Gx53 bulb.
Cabinet System
for Woak
made of solid walnut or oak
in 2022
Haku is a severe yet articulate set of wooden cabinets, ranging from wall-mounted units to free-standing pieces, some even incorporating mirrors. Rejecting the rigid orthogonality typical of conventional box furniture, Haku investigates axially repeated structures, where each element aligns and interacts within a coherent yet non-linear spatial logic.
The design emphasises careful consideration of proportion and spatial perception, encouraging an intuitive, non-prescriptive interaction with the objects it contains. Its precise wooden framework gives a sense of structural clarity, while subtle variations in volume and depth create dynamic rhythms across the composition.
Haku’s versatility allows configurations to be adapted to different spaces, offering both functional storage and a sculptural presence. The system does not aim for flexibility through add-ons, but through a stable formal principle that can extend without losing coherence.
Armchair
for Dante - Goods & Bads
made of leather agglomerates and powder-coated steel base
in 2013
El Santo is an armchair with a seat made from a single piece of sturdy leather suspended over a powder-coated base. The resulting leather shell appears to float, creating a spacious and comfortable cantilevered seat.
The design emerged from the need to produce a high-quality armchair within the constraints of a small, independent brand. To achieve comfort alongside a refined complexity in form, the leather is cut from a two-dimensional pattern and folded into a hammock-like structure — a simple yet inventive solution that produces both form and comfort without additional components.
Over the years, El Santo has become a projection surface for the evolving collections of Dante – Goods & Bads. The seat has been reinterpreted across themes, textures, and finishes, from sober and restrained to bold and expressive.
Lighting System
for Formagenda
made of aluminum extrusion with LED technology
in 2020
PROFILE is a linear lighting system developed to open new contexts of use, such as contract environments, for a manufacturer traditionally rooted in the object sector. Conceived to function at architectural scale as well as in domestic settings, it is based on a single aluminum extrusion that houses the full complexity of contemporary lighting technology within a precise structural body.
Formally, the system is defined by a simple, deliberate cut. This restrained gesture allows PROFILE to accommodate a wide range of typologies — table, floor, and various suspension formats — without becoming visually dominant. The clarity of the profile ensures that the light remains present yet unobtrusive, adapting to different spatial situations.
The system is completed by an extensive range of finishes. From classic powder coating to textile covers, Alcantara, or fine vegan leather, PROFILE can blend seamlessly into an interior or deliberately stand out as an accent. This flexibility allows the same structural logic to respond to highly individual contexts.
Low Tables (Pair)
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum
in 2021
Rayons is a pair of low tables in two heights, made entirely from aluminum. The base consists of three overlapping radii arranged so that the tables appear slightly different from each viewpoint.
The distinction between the two pieces is minimal, almost reluctant. A small shift in proportion is enough to separate them while keeping them clearly related. This controlled variation within a series defines the character of the project.
Thanks to the robust structured powder-coated finish, the tables can be used indoors and outdoors. They remain secondary elements in a space — surfaces that support rather than dominate.
Rotating Bookcase
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of beech trays and powder-coated metal structure
in 2021
Babel is a vertical rotating bookcase that revisits the book carousel. A central bearing carries a stack of trays, making every side accessible through rotation. Front, back, and edge lose their hierarchy.
The construction is straightforward and deliberately visible. Books are stored, revealed, and reorganized through movement rather than fixed order. The piece is understood through how it works.
The system can also be disassembled. Individual trays detach and function as low side tables, allowing the vertical tower to dissolve into separate surfaces within the room. Babel therefore operates as a structure that can condense or spread, a tower that turns, holds knowledge, and reorganizes itself through use.
Armchair
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of cork, aluminum, and leather
in 2021
Bold is built from thick cork flanks connected by aluminum rails and carrying a soft leather seat. The materials are not blended but set side by side, each retaining its own character.
The chair works with contrast: mass and softness, rigidity and comfort. Its presence is heavy and frontal, while the seating experience is comparatively relaxed. Construction is layered and exposed, more assembled than composed.
Bold does not aim for neutrality. It occupies space visibly and accepts that its character may not be timeless in the classical sense.
Bench
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of plywood, leather upholstery, and brass connections
in 2020
Biscotto combines curved plywood legs with a firm upholstered seat and exposed brass truss connections. The relationship between the bent wooden supports and the almost mattress-like top defines the object.
The bench is fully disassemblable. Materials and joints remain readable, allowing the piece to be understood through its parts. Structure is not hidden but treated as part of the appearance.
It belongs to a typology that sits between seating and accessory, often placed in transitional zones — entrances, living areas, or in-between spaces.
Porcelain Tableware System
for Rosenthal
made of fine porcelain with structured relief
in 2018
Blend started from the idea of a porcelain cup that could naturally coexist with glassware — a vessel that is both an everyday object and a distinct participant in the act of dining. From this came a mini collection: a cup, a shallow bowl, and two plates — reduced to essentials.
The pieces are defined by structural surface relief rather than applied decoration, surface articulations that are linear, diagonal, or overlaid.
The collection was recognised beyond its utilitarian clarity and was awarded the Tableware International Award in 2019.
Bar Stool
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of plywood seat, solid wood legs, polished metal ring
in 2019
Third is a three-legged bar stool. The construction is reduced to a saddle-shaped plywood seat, solid wooden legs, and a metal ring that acts as brace and footrest.
The construction remains compact and readable, reduced to elements that justify their presence.
References are present but deliberately unsettled. Hints of Mannerism and mid-century pragmatism appear not as quotations, but as slight distortions of familiar forms.
The choice of three legs makes the stool more tolerant of uneven floors.
Chaise Longue
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of aluminum structure and leather mattress
in 2017
Charlott is a compact chaise longue with a lightweight aluminum frame and a loose leather mattress. The construction is reduced, almost graphic, while the surface remains soft and adaptable.
Although its lineage within modern furniture is evident, the project does not attempt a formal update. The leather surface appears defined but behaves freely, adjusting to the body rather than prescribing posture. Precision and relaxation coexist without emphasis.
Charlott operates close to a known typology, but with a shift in scale and construction released once again into the present.
Shelving System
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum
in 2017
Plus ou moins is a wall-mounted shelving system developed from an interest in universal structures and iconic vertical architectures. Familiar in its logic yet specific in proportion.
The system is assembled sequentially: first the vertical side profiles, followed by the curved elements, and finally the shelves. Once placed, the shelves stiffen the entire structure, generating stability through their own weight. Construction and gravity become part of the design process.
Made entirely from powder-coated aluminum, Plus ou moins is light, rigid, and precise. It operates between storage and display, allowing books, objects, and images to inhabit the wall as a composed surface rather than a neutral background.
Wall Mirror with Tray
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of mirror glass and powder-coated metal
in 2016
Wonderland combines a wall mirror with a shallow tray. The shelf seems to slide into the mirrored surface, creating a small spatial ambiguity within a very compact object.
A concealed hanging system lets the mirror float slightly off the wall, enhancing the sense of detachment. Reflection, object, and shadow overlap without forming a fixed hierarchy between foreground and background.
Like Alice following the rabbit, Wonderland invites a small shift in perception rather than a change of place. Familiar in use, slightly displaced in appearance, it exists between surface and space — practical, reflective, and just off-centre enough to remain intriguing.
Room Divider / Spatial Screen
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum and pleated fabric
in 2015
Minima Moralia is a lightweight room divider built from modular aluminum frames and pleated fabric panels. The elements can form C-shapes or extend into zig-zag arrangements, creating zones within a space without closing it off.
The project developed from an interest in shared interiors and urban density, where separation often needs to remain temporary and permeable. Industrial profiles and standard fabric elements are combined into a system that provides privacy without enclosure.
Light, shadow, and rhythm play an important role. The folds give visual presence to otherwise light materials, allowing the divider to structure space without becoming architectural. Over time, Minima Moralia has become one of Dante – Goods & Bads’ signature pieces.
Stool
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated H.E.A beam, leather upholstery
in 2015
Inspired by the world’s great metropolises and their constant reinvention, H.E.A. takes both its name and its form from the industrial double T-beam — a simple, versatile structural element fundamental to frame-based architecture. The project transfers a structural element normally hidden in buildings into direct use. The manufacturing process, combined with a saddle-like leather upholstery, transforms this infrastructural profile into a dynamic and comfortable stool.
Radical in scale but clear in reference, H.E.A. translates architectural scale into a product, remaining direct, functional, and unmistakably structural.
Basket / Chest
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of laser-cut metal and leather handle
in 2014
Little Odd is a metal basket cut from tubular stock using industrial 3D laser technology. The body appears complex but follows a direct geometry defined by the cutting process.
A hand-laced leather handle contrasts with the precise metal shell. Industrial repetition and manual work are placed side by side rather than reconciled.
The object operates between container and object, familiar in use but slightly displaced in appearance, it reflects a recurring interest in assembling opposites.
Lantern
for Dante – Goods & Bads
in collaboration with Rosenthal
made of raw porcelain and leather
in 2015
Nightingale is a porcelain lantern developed within Dante - Goods & Bads "Scenes from the Prairie" collection. Its form is derived from the traditional coachman’s lantern, reinterpreted for interior use — an object historically meant for the outside, brought deliberately indoors.
Reversing the usual relationship between light source and reflector, the porcelain lampshade body, produced with Rosenthal, is rotated by 90 degrees. This geometry alters both perception and use without abandoning familiarity.
A leather band functions as handle, allowing the lantern to be carried, repositioned, or suspended. Materials and finishes are aligned, creating a quiet tension between raw porcelain and natural leather. Nightingale operates between past and present — a restrained translation rather than a nostalgic gesture.
Dining Table
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of multiply wood base with glass or marble top
in 2015
The Bavaresk table is a dining table conceived as a continuation of the Bavaresk collection. Its oval glass or marble top rests on helm-shaped legs milled from multiply wood, subsequently lacquered or dressed in fabric or leather.
The table translates the formal language of the chair into a larger scale, allowing the system to unfold through variation rather than repetition.
Bavaresk demonstrates how a design can be articulated across typologies — not by dilution, but by refinement. The collection becomes clearer as it grows, each iteration sharpening the logic of the whole rather than merely extending it.
Dining Chair
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of beech wood and upholstered cushion
in 2015
This three-legged dining chair is based on the rural Bavarian wooden chair. Traditional construction is reworked through CNC processing, reducing the structure to more precise elements.
The reduction from four legs to three slightly shifts balance and stance. The chair stands more dynamically and tolerates uneven floors. An obi sash-like upholstered cushion contrasts with the wooden frame, introducing a soft element that feels external yet proportionally integrated.
References are present but not fixed; the object holds different origins in tension and presents identity as something fluid.
table lamp
for Formagenda
made of ceramic
in 2012
COPPOLA is a lamp with a ceramic shade that pivots directly on the bulb. Light direction can be adjusted intuitively without additional mechanics.
The base follows the possibilities of ceramic, forming a continuous body that accommodates the technical components closely. Form emerges from construction and material rather than being applied afterward.
Available as a table and suspension versions, the lamp remains compact and materially present.
Tumbler / Champagne Bucket
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of silver-plated metal
in 2014
Established is a series of silver-plated vessels consisting of julep tumblers and a robust champagne bucket. The project draws directly from the long-standing typology of pewter ware — objects historically tied to serving, measurement, and shared use rather than display.
The reference is deliberate. Pewter cups were not only drinking vessels, but also tools of calibration, quietly defining quantities long before standardized measuring devices existed. This logic resonates with cocktail culture, where proportion and repetition are central to both preparation and experience.
Established does not seek nostalgia. Instead, it reconnects contemporary serving objects with their functional origins, allowing familiar forms to carry memory.
Serving Trolley
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of steel and glass
in 2014
Come As You Are marks the core of Dante – Goods & Bads’ identity. Conceived within the Admit One Gentleman collection, it revisits an uncommon typology — the bar cart — without nostalgia or retro intent. Reduced to its bare essentials, the object exists deliberately between times.
The construction is graphic and almost two-dimensional. A steel frame carries two horizontal glass surfaces, while 360° rotating front wheels allow easy movement and repositioning. Nothing is concealed; function and structure remain openly legible.
More than a product, Come As You Are established a position. By reactivating typologies rarely present in contemporary furniture catalogues, it defined a distinct territory — niche, recognizable, and uncompromising. Introduced as early as Dante’s second collection, it remains the brand’s most enduring and best-selling piece: an example of how restraint and typological clarity can build lasting presence.
Wall / Candle Holder
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of glazed ceramic
in 2016
Shining is a wall-mounted and table candle holder that revisits an ancient archetype: the candle with a reflector. A single flame is positioned in front of a mirrored surface, allowing the light to be reflected and visually doubled.
Made entirely in ceramic, the object relies on material and proportion rather than mechanics.
By doubling what is already there, Shining shifts perception through a minimal gesture.
Weekender
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of leather
in 2013
The Weekender was conceived as part of Dante – Goods & Bads’ very first collection, driven by the urge to explore the breadth of worlds the brand could inhabit. Design understood as more than furniture, lighting, or accessories, a bag — a companion for movement — felt essential.
Produced with one of the few remaining luxury leather manufacturers in Italy, the Weekender translates Dante’s emerging language into material. Two pieces of leather form a simple, no-frills construction — reduced, direct, and deliberate. The making follows the same logic as the object itself: clear, uncompromised, and attentive to craft.
The bag holds everything needed for a short departure. Pack it and leave.
Glass Tableware
for Rosenthal Studio Line
in 2013
Format was created for the 50th anniversary of Rosenthal’s Studio Line — the most awarded tableware series in the company’s already design-rich history. The project engages directly with the lineage of the Studio Line, extending its legacy through clarity, proportion, and structure.
The service is based on a strictly modular set of porcelain forms, developed to function with or without decoration. Beyond classic tableware, the series expanded into an extensive family of objects, including glassware, vases, and gift items, all following the same formal logic. Each piece is conceived as part of a coherent field.
Format builds on the radical clarity introduced to the Studio Line, while grounding itself firmly in the material logic of porcelain. Geometry, edges, and surfaces are calibrated to allow combination, variation — a system designed to evolve rather than conclude.
Format reflects an understanding of design as structure and continuity, precise and confident enough to remain quiet.
Porcelain Tableware
for Rosenthal Studio Line
in 2013
Format was created for the 50th anniversary of Rosenthal’s Studio Line — the most awarded tableware series in the company’s already design-rich history. The project engages directly with the lineage of the Studio Line, extending its legacy through clarity, proportion, and structure.
The service is based on a strictly modular set of porcelain forms, developed to function with or without decoration. Beyond classic tableware, the series expanded into an extensive family of objects, including glassware, vases, and gift items, all following the same formal logic. Each piece is conceived as part of a coherent field.
Format builds on the radical clarity introduced to the Studio Line, while grounding itself firmly in the material logic of porcelain. Geometry, edges, and surfaces are calibrated to allow combination, variation — a system designed to evolve rather than conclude.
Format reflects an understanding of design as structure and continuity, precise and confident enough to remain quiet.
Furniture Series
for Moroso
made of folded aluminum
in 2006
Bent is a furniture series developed through a shared interest in process-driven form. Flat aluminum sheets are cut, perforated, and then shaped through bending, allowing two-dimensional material to gain structure, volume, and function through a limited set of operations.
Chairs, tables, and stools all follow the same construction. The folds define stability and proportion, while the perforation remains visible as a trace of the manufacturing process. Nothing is added or corrected — the object remains closely tied to its origin as a sheet.
Bent translates industrial techniques into a clear and direct furniture language by defining a quality of the series.
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Sofa System
for Dante Goods and Bads
made of plywood, polyurethane foam
in 2022
The Serpentine takes on the challenge of rethinking the modern sofa by merging three distinct seating solutions into one fluid object. Through the alternation of back and leg supports, it functions as a classic seat, a chaise longue, and a pouf—seamlessly combined in a fluid form.
Though Serpentine may appear as a singular, conclusive piece, it is in fact a modular sofa system—available in various sizes, configurations, and finishes. The interplay of different foam densities is carefully calibrated to create a form that appears robust, yet feels soft and inviting, offering a truly luscious comfort.
Its striking shape, often perceived as its most defining quality, is in fact the expression of hidden substances that appear just if you're curious enough or happen to be looking for them.
“Designing a sofa for a micro-brand like Dante – Goods and Bads comes with unique demands. The development process—and especially the investment required to bring a full-scale sofa into serial production—can pose a real challenge for a small, independent enterprise. Creating adaptable structures, multi-functional inserts, varied foam compositions, and removable covers for long-term use is disproportionately more complex and cost-intensive than producing typical interior objects. And that’s before considering the handling, logistics, and transportation of such large-volume pieces”
Occasional Table
for Dante - Goods & Bads
made of ceramic
in 2023
Darling is a mono-material occasional table made from ceramic with a glossy glaze. Slim and easy to move, it serves as a small surface placed beside a sofa or armchair, or as a quiet sculptural accent in a room. Its compact form carries a calm but confident presence, adding sophistication to any environment.
From the typology, a side table is not a groundbreaking object — a stack of books could serve a similar purpose. Darling embraces this simplicity and shifts the focus toward formal balance. Its relevance lies in how it is made rather than what it does.
Ceramic, following a clear and honest production logic, stands for process and repeatability — a commitment to creating an object that can exist in series while retaining character. The surface finish ensures that each piece carries slight variations, making every table an individual piece.
Darling is a reduced object: material, proportion, surface — nothing added beyond that.
Tabletop / Centerpiece
for Woak
made of solid walnut or oak
in 2022
Mini Haku is a tabletop object positioned between product and artifact. Made entirely from solid walnut or oak, it translates the formal language of the Haku cabinet system into a compact freestanding structure.
It does not function as a tray in the conventional sense. Rather than containing, it gives objects a place. Books, vessels, personal items — or nothing — become part of a small arrangement once placed on it.
The defining quality is scale. Mini Haku is closer to an architectural model than to a decorative miniature. The shift in proportion changes how furniture is perceived when relocated onto the table surface. Function moves slightly into the background, making room for observation.
Its role remains open: platform, fragment of furniture, or simply an object among others. This ambiguity is not conceptual decoration — it allows the piece to organise space quietly without prescribing use.
Armchair
for Dante - Goods & Bads
solid beech wood, brass, elastic straps, padded upholstery, fabric
made in 2024
The compact and comfortable Waikiki armchair is made of turned beech wood and completed with brass brackets, elastic straps, and padded upholstery. The components are held together through a construction based on tensegrity, balancing tension and compression without screws or glue.
The chair is inspired by the “Safari chair”, a folding chair used by British officers in the late 19th century. Although the chair’s use does not imply frequent assembling and dissembling, its design allows easy separation of the different materials making up each element. This feature, also expressed in the overall visual language, promotes the circularity of materials and reduces the ecological footprint while offering the possibility of replacing and exchanging components whenever needed.
Table and Floor Lamp
for Dante - Goods & Bads
Aluminium frame, fabric diffuser, Gx53
in 2024
Double Happiness is a contemporary take on an ancient typology, the traditional Asian lantern — a form that feels instantly familiar yet remains difficult to surpass in its simplicity. Its open aluminum structure creates a clear, lightweight frame, while the inward-folded fabric diffuser softens the light and highlights the contrast between solid and void.
The construction stays visible, balancing supporting elements and luminous volume. Available in different sizes, the lamp uses a replaceable low-energy Gx53 bulb.
Cabinet System
for Woak
made of solid walnut or oak
in 2022
Haku is a severe yet articulate set of wooden cabinets, ranging from wall-mounted units to free-standing pieces, some even incorporating mirrors. Rejecting the rigid orthogonality typical of conventional box furniture, Haku investigates axially repeated structures, where each element aligns and interacts within a coherent yet non-linear spatial logic.
The design emphasises careful consideration of proportion and spatial perception, encouraging an intuitive, non-prescriptive interaction with the objects it contains. Its precise wooden framework gives a sense of structural clarity, while subtle variations in volume and depth create dynamic rhythms across the composition.
Haku’s versatility allows configurations to be adapted to different spaces, offering both functional storage and a sculptural presence. The system does not aim for flexibility through add-ons, but through a stable formal principle that can extend without losing coherence.
Armchair
for Dante - Goods & Bads
made of leather agglomerates and powder-coated steel base
in 2013
El Santo is an armchair with a seat made from a single piece of sturdy leather suspended over a powder-coated base. The resulting leather shell appears to float, creating a spacious and comfortable cantilevered seat.
The design emerged from the need to produce a high-quality armchair within the constraints of a small, independent brand. To achieve comfort alongside a refined complexity in form, the leather is cut from a two-dimensional pattern and folded into a hammock-like structure — a simple yet inventive solution that produces both form and comfort without additional components.
Over the years, El Santo has become a projection surface for the evolving collections of Dante – Goods & Bads. The seat has been reinterpreted across themes, textures, and finishes, from sober and restrained to bold and expressive.
Lighting System
for Formagenda
made of aluminum extrusion with LED technology
in 2020
PROFILE is a linear lighting system developed to open new contexts of use, such as contract environments, for a manufacturer traditionally rooted in the object sector. Conceived to function at architectural scale as well as in domestic settings, it is based on a single aluminum extrusion that houses the full complexity of contemporary lighting technology within a precise structural body.
Formally, the system is defined by a simple, deliberate cut. This restrained gesture allows PROFILE to accommodate a wide range of typologies — table, floor, and various suspension formats — without becoming visually dominant. The clarity of the profile ensures that the light remains present yet unobtrusive, adapting to different spatial situations.
The system is completed by an extensive range of finishes. From classic powder coating to textile covers, Alcantara, or fine vegan leather, PROFILE can blend seamlessly into an interior or deliberately stand out as an accent. This flexibility allows the same structural logic to respond to highly individual contexts.
Low Tables (Pair)
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum
in 2021
Rayons is a pair of low tables in two heights, made entirely from aluminum. The base consists of three overlapping radii arranged so that the tables appear slightly different from each viewpoint.
The distinction between the two pieces is minimal, almost reluctant. A small shift in proportion is enough to separate them while keeping them clearly related. This controlled variation within a series defines the character of the project.
Thanks to the robust structured powder-coated finish, the tables can be used indoors and outdoors. They remain secondary elements in a space — surfaces that support rather than dominate.
Rotating Bookcase
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of beech trays and powder-coated metal structure
in 2021
Babel is a vertical rotating bookcase that revisits the book carousel. A central bearing carries a stack of trays, making every side accessible through rotation. Front, back, and edge lose their hierarchy.
The construction is straightforward and deliberately visible. Books are stored, revealed, and reorganized through movement rather than fixed order. The piece is understood through how it works.
The system can also be disassembled. Individual trays detach and function as low side tables, allowing the vertical tower to dissolve into separate surfaces within the room. Babel therefore operates as a structure that can condense or spread, a tower that turns, holds knowledge, and reorganizes itself through use.
Armchair
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of cork, aluminum, and leather
in 2021
Bold is built from thick cork flanks connected by aluminum rails and carrying a soft leather seat. The materials are not blended but set side by side, each retaining its own character.
The chair works with contrast: mass and softness, rigidity and comfort. Its presence is heavy and frontal, while the seating experience is comparatively relaxed. Construction is layered and exposed, more assembled than composed.
Bold does not aim for neutrality. It occupies space visibly and accepts that its character may not be timeless in the classical sense.
Bench
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of plywood, leather upholstery, and brass connections
in 2020
Biscotto combines curved plywood legs with a firm upholstered seat and exposed brass truss connections. The relationship between the bent wooden supports and the almost mattress-like top defines the object.
The bench is fully disassemblable. Materials and joints remain readable, allowing the piece to be understood through its parts. Structure is not hidden but treated as part of the appearance.
It belongs to a typology that sits between seating and accessory, often placed in transitional zones — entrances, living areas, or in-between spaces.
Porcelain Tableware System
for Rosenthal
made of fine porcelain with structured relief
in 2018
Blend started from the idea of a porcelain cup that could naturally coexist with glassware — a vessel that is both an everyday object and a distinct participant in the act of dining. From this came a mini collection: a cup, a shallow bowl, and two plates — reduced to essentials.
The pieces are defined by structural surface relief rather than applied decoration, surface articulations that are linear, diagonal, or overlaid.
The collection was recognised beyond its utilitarian clarity and was awarded the Tableware International Award in 2019.
Bar Stool
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of plywood seat, solid wood legs, polished metal ring
in 2019
Third is a three-legged bar stool. The construction is reduced to a saddle-shaped plywood seat, solid wooden legs, and a metal ring that acts as brace and footrest.
The construction remains compact and readable, reduced to elements that justify their presence.
References are present but deliberately unsettled. Hints of Mannerism and mid-century pragmatism appear not as quotations, but as slight distortions of familiar forms.
The choice of three legs makes the stool more tolerant of uneven floors.
Chaise Longue
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of aluminum structure and leather mattress
in 2017
Charlott is a compact chaise longue with a lightweight aluminum frame and a loose leather mattress. The construction is reduced, almost graphic, while the surface remains soft and adaptable.
Although its lineage within modern furniture is evident, the project does not attempt a formal update. The leather surface appears defined but behaves freely, adjusting to the body rather than prescribing posture. Precision and relaxation coexist without emphasis.
Charlott operates close to a known typology, but with a shift in scale and construction released once again into the present.
Shelving System
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum
in 2017
Plus ou moins is a wall-mounted shelving system developed from an interest in universal structures and iconic vertical architectures. Familiar in its logic yet specific in proportion.
The system is assembled sequentially: first the vertical side profiles, followed by the curved elements, and finally the shelves. Once placed, the shelves stiffen the entire structure, generating stability through their own weight. Construction and gravity become part of the design process.
Made entirely from powder-coated aluminum, Plus ou moins is light, rigid, and precise. It operates between storage and display, allowing books, objects, and images to inhabit the wall as a composed surface rather than a neutral background.
Wall Mirror with Tray
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of mirror glass and powder-coated metal
in 2016
Wonderland combines a wall mirror with a shallow tray. The shelf seems to slide into the mirrored surface, creating a small spatial ambiguity within a very compact object.
A concealed hanging system lets the mirror float slightly off the wall, enhancing the sense of detachment. Reflection, object, and shadow overlap without forming a fixed hierarchy between foreground and background.
Like Alice following the rabbit, Wonderland invites a small shift in perception rather than a change of place. Familiar in use, slightly displaced in appearance, it exists between surface and space — practical, reflective, and just off-centre enough to remain intriguing.
Room Divider / Spatial Screen
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated aluminum and pleated fabric
in 2015
Minima Moralia is a lightweight room divider built from modular aluminum frames and pleated fabric panels. The elements can form C-shapes or extend into zig-zag arrangements, creating zones within a space without closing it off.
The project developed from an interest in shared interiors and urban density, where separation often needs to remain temporary and permeable. Industrial profiles and standard fabric elements are combined into a system that provides privacy without enclosure.
Light, shadow, and rhythm play an important role. The folds give visual presence to otherwise light materials, allowing the divider to structure space without becoming architectural. Over time, Minima Moralia has become one of Dante – Goods & Bads’ signature pieces.
Stool
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of powder-coated H.E.A beam, leather upholstery
in 2015
Inspired by the world’s great metropolises and their constant reinvention, H.E.A. takes both its name and its form from the industrial double T-beam — a simple, versatile structural element fundamental to frame-based architecture. The project transfers a structural element normally hidden in buildings into direct use. The manufacturing process, combined with a saddle-like leather upholstery, transforms this infrastructural profile into a dynamic and comfortable stool.
Radical in scale but clear in reference, H.E.A. translates architectural scale into a product, remaining direct, functional, and unmistakably structural.
Basket / Chest
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of laser-cut metal and leather handle
in 2014
Little Odd is a metal basket cut from tubular stock using industrial 3D laser technology. The body appears complex but follows a direct geometry defined by the cutting process.
A hand-laced leather handle contrasts with the precise metal shell. Industrial repetition and manual work are placed side by side rather than reconciled.
The object operates between container and object, familiar in use but slightly displaced in appearance, it reflects a recurring interest in assembling opposites.
Lantern
for Dante – Goods & Bads
in collaboration with Rosenthal
made of raw porcelain and leather
in 2015
Nightingale is a porcelain lantern developed within Dante - Goods & Bads "Scenes from the Prairie" collection. Its form is derived from the traditional coachman’s lantern, reinterpreted for interior use — an object historically meant for the outside, brought deliberately indoors.
Reversing the usual relationship between light source and reflector, the porcelain lampshade body, produced with Rosenthal, is rotated by 90 degrees. This geometry alters both perception and use without abandoning familiarity.
A leather band functions as handle, allowing the lantern to be carried, repositioned, or suspended. Materials and finishes are aligned, creating a quiet tension between raw porcelain and natural leather. Nightingale operates between past and present — a restrained translation rather than a nostalgic gesture.
Dining Table
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of multiply wood base with glass or marble top
in 2015
The Bavaresk table is a dining table conceived as a continuation of the Bavaresk collection. Its oval glass or marble top rests on helm-shaped legs milled from multiply wood, subsequently lacquered or dressed in fabric or leather.
The table translates the formal language of the chair into a larger scale, allowing the system to unfold through variation rather than repetition.
Bavaresk demonstrates how a design can be articulated across typologies — not by dilution, but by refinement. The collection becomes clearer as it grows, each iteration sharpening the logic of the whole rather than merely extending it.
Dining Chair
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of beech wood and upholstered cushion
in 2015
This three-legged dining chair is based on the rural Bavarian wooden chair. Traditional construction is reworked through CNC processing, reducing the structure to more precise elements.
The reduction from four legs to three slightly shifts balance and stance. The chair stands more dynamically and tolerates uneven floors. An obi sash-like upholstered cushion contrasts with the wooden frame, introducing a soft element that feels external yet proportionally integrated.
References are present but not fixed; the object holds different origins in tension and presents identity as something fluid.
table lamp
for Formagenda
made of ceramic
in 2012
COPPOLA is a lamp with a ceramic shade that pivots directly on the bulb. Light direction can be adjusted intuitively without additional mechanics.
The base follows the possibilities of ceramic, forming a continuous body that accommodates the technical components closely. Form emerges from construction and material rather than being applied afterward.
Available as a table and suspension versions, the lamp remains compact and materially present.
Tumbler / Champagne Bucket
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of silver-plated metal
in 2014
Established is a series of silver-plated vessels consisting of julep tumblers and a robust champagne bucket. The project draws directly from the long-standing typology of pewter ware — objects historically tied to serving, measurement, and shared use rather than display.
The reference is deliberate. Pewter cups were not only drinking vessels, but also tools of calibration, quietly defining quantities long before standardized measuring devices existed. This logic resonates with cocktail culture, where proportion and repetition are central to both preparation and experience.
Established does not seek nostalgia. Instead, it reconnects contemporary serving objects with their functional origins, allowing familiar forms to carry memory.
Serving Trolley
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of steel and glass
in 2014
Come As You Are marks the core of Dante – Goods & Bads’ identity. Conceived within the Admit One Gentleman collection, it revisits an uncommon typology — the bar cart — without nostalgia or retro intent. Reduced to its bare essentials, the object exists deliberately between times.
The construction is graphic and almost two-dimensional. A steel frame carries two horizontal glass surfaces, while 360° rotating front wheels allow easy movement and repositioning. Nothing is concealed; function and structure remain openly legible.
More than a product, Come As You Are established a position. By reactivating typologies rarely present in contemporary furniture catalogues, it defined a distinct territory — niche, recognizable, and uncompromising. Introduced as early as Dante’s second collection, it remains the brand’s most enduring and best-selling piece: an example of how restraint and typological clarity can build lasting presence.
Wall / Candle Holder
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of glazed ceramic
in 2016
Shining is a wall-mounted and table candle holder that revisits an ancient archetype: the candle with a reflector. A single flame is positioned in front of a mirrored surface, allowing the light to be reflected and visually doubled.
Made entirely in ceramic, the object relies on material and proportion rather than mechanics.
By doubling what is already there, Shining shifts perception through a minimal gesture.
Weekender
for Dante – Goods & Bads
made of leather
in 2013
The Weekender was conceived as part of Dante – Goods & Bads’ very first collection, driven by the urge to explore the breadth of worlds the brand could inhabit. Design understood as more than furniture, lighting, or accessories, a bag — a companion for movement — felt essential.
Produced with one of the few remaining luxury leather manufacturers in Italy, the Weekender translates Dante’s emerging language into material. Two pieces of leather form a simple, no-frills construction — reduced, direct, and deliberate. The making follows the same logic as the object itself: clear, uncompromised, and attentive to craft.
The bag holds everything needed for a short departure. Pack it and leave.
Glass Tableware
for Rosenthal Studio Line
in 2013
Format was created for the 50th anniversary of Rosenthal’s Studio Line — the most awarded tableware series in the company’s already design-rich history. The project engages directly with the lineage of the Studio Line, extending its legacy through clarity, proportion, and structure.
The service is based on a strictly modular set of porcelain forms, developed to function with or without decoration. Beyond classic tableware, the series expanded into an extensive family of objects, including glassware, vases, and gift items, all following the same formal logic. Each piece is conceived as part of a coherent field.
Format builds on the radical clarity introduced to the Studio Line, while grounding itself firmly in the material logic of porcelain. Geometry, edges, and surfaces are calibrated to allow combination, variation — a system designed to evolve rather than conclude.
Format reflects an understanding of design as structure and continuity, precise and confident enough to remain quiet.
Porcelain Tableware
for Rosenthal Studio Line
in 2013
Format was created for the 50th anniversary of Rosenthal’s Studio Line — the most awarded tableware series in the company’s already design-rich history. The project engages directly with the lineage of the Studio Line, extending its legacy through clarity, proportion, and structure.
The service is based on a strictly modular set of porcelain forms, developed to function with or without decoration. Beyond classic tableware, the series expanded into an extensive family of objects, including glassware, vases, and gift items, all following the same formal logic. Each piece is conceived as part of a coherent field.
Format builds on the radical clarity introduced to the Studio Line, while grounding itself firmly in the material logic of porcelain. Geometry, edges, and surfaces are calibrated to allow combination, variation — a system designed to evolve rather than conclude.
Format reflects an understanding of design as structure and continuity, precise and confident enough to remain quiet.
Furniture Series
for Moroso
made of folded aluminum
in 2006
Bent is a furniture series developed through a shared interest in process-driven form. Flat aluminum sheets are cut, perforated, and then shaped through bending, allowing two-dimensional material to gain structure, volume, and function through a limited set of operations.
Chairs, tables, and stools all follow the same construction. The folds define stability and proportion, while the perforation remains visible as a trace of the manufacturing process. Nothing is added or corrected — the object remains closely tied to its origin as a sheet.
Bent translates industrial techniques into a clear and direct furniture language by defining a quality of the series.
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