Something of the unexpected: Stainless Steel Furniture

Unexpected detail in an interior piques our interest. When executed well, it feels deftly woven into its surroundings: an addition rather than a distraction; an element of intrigue rather than something that feels out-of-place. With many design pairings feeling like a safe replication of what we have seen before, stainless steel used as a furniture medium adheres to a higher vision - adding unexpected tenor to an interior through the harmony and interplay of opposites. 

The books we stack, the vase we cherish, the blooms we choose, not only create important tactile, tonal and visual cohesion but move beyond stylistic purpose to announce our individuality. Image via @studiodubois

While industrial and austere, stainless steel furniture can bring calm to any space when balanced correctly. Being both quiet and cooling, warm tones temper its intrinsically masculine character, with softer textures and feminine forms creating a sense of aesthetic symbiosis. Executed through a well-trained curatorial eye, this balance can be achieved through materials such as wood, stone, ceramics and soft furnishings - where a carefully considered composition of elements are placed in juxtaposition.

The curved arc and cognac tones of our safari chair offset the weight and elemental quality of the newest offering, the Yuuki Stainless Steel coffee table. 

Here too, ‘personality of place’ becomes important. The objects we layer not only speak to who we are and where we have been, but interact with the textures of our interior over time. Intrinsically reflective, a stainless steel coffee table draws our own identity into the conversation between person and place. The books we stack, the vase we cherish, the blooms we choose, not only create important tactile, tonal and visual cohesion but move beyond stylistic purpose to announce our individuality.

Being both quiet and cooling, warm tones temper stainless steel's intrinsically masculine character, with softer textures and feminine forms creating a sense of aesthetic symbiosis. Image via @piet_fran

Poetically, like an aged wine or leather softening from use and wear, stainless steel furniture takes on a time-worn and time-won texture - a unfolding story (our story) told through the beauty and depth of its patina.  

Stainless steel furniture adheres to a higher vision - adding unexpected tenor to an interior through the harmony and interplay of opposites. The Sofia writing desk is made of brushed stainless steel and inset with Italian Viola Marble.