Sideboards
The sideboard works hardest at the intersection of storage and display — drawers and doors that organise what is kept out of sight, a surface that holds what is meant to be seen, and a horizontal line that gives a dining room, hallway or living space its sense of grounded order. Depth matters in relation to circulation; height in relation to what hangs or sits above; and the surface itself — whether grain-matched veneer, lacquered finish or marble — determines how the piece reads across the room.
Among the European makers who bring the most considered thinking to these decisions are Poltrona Frau and Giorgetti, working in walnut, marble, glass and saddle-stitched leather with the kind of craft detail — uninterrupted veneers, lacquer that reflects and softens light, precisely weighted door and drawer operation — that distinguishes a luxury sideboard or credenza from one that merely resembles it. Each piece in this edit is selected for the resolution of its surface, the integrity of its internal configuration and its ability to anchor a room with the authority that only a well-proportioned horizontal form can provide.
The sideboard works hardest at the intersection of storage and display — drawers and doors that organise what is kept out of sight, a surface that holds what is meant to be seen, and a horizontal line that gives a dining room, hallway or living space its sense of grounded order. Depth matters in relation to circulation; height in relation to what hangs or sits above; and the surface itself — whether grain-matched veneer, lacquered finish or marble — determines how the piece reads across the room.
Among the European makers who bring the most considered thinking to these decisions are Poltrona Frau and Giorgetti, working in walnut, marble, glass and saddle-stitched leather with the kind of craft detail — uninterrupted veneers, lacquer that reflects and softens light, precisely weighted door and drawer operation — that distinguishes a luxury sideboard or credenza from one that merely resembles it. Each piece in this edit is selected for the resolution of its surface, the integrity of its internal configuration and its ability to anchor a room with the authority that only a well-proportioned horizontal form can provide.
