Papillon Blog

25th Sep 2024

Vitra and the Grand Repos...the perfect lounge chair?

The  Repos and Grand Repos lounge chairs were jointly designed and developed by Vitra and Antonio Citterio. These chairs introduced a whole new level of comfort and flexibility to the home. Designed with a high backrest and inviting armrests to…

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25th Sep 2024

Alessi...Twenty-five years without squeezing lemons

Alessi is always suprising us and pushing forward with brilliant, new, innovative designs. Including incorporating the designs of saught after international contemporary architect, Peter Zumthor. However the best-known Alessi products are usually th…

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25th Sep 2024

Lighting the way...Vita

Papillon is going into lighting in a big way and one of our favourite, most popular designers is Vita. VITA makes affordable Danish lighting designs delivered in flat boxes. VITA lamps are designed with a focus on the Scandinavian feel, qu…

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25th Sep 2024

Thomas Heatherwick gets the green light...

Thomas Heatherwick is one of our favourite designers. Having created the ingenious Magis Spun Chair, his designs are loved by many, although not many realise the scale on which Thomas Heatherwick sometimes designs. He's known for the sleek new big r…

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