IN THE HAUTE SEAT
Inspired by historic influences ranging from Persian carpets to royal Indian brocades, this new line of upholstered furniture can’t help but stand out
There are only a handful of people who love fabrics as much as Peter D’Ascoli. Pair that passion with Bangalore-based Chester’s 35-year furniture making legacy and you get a limited edition (only 10 pieces) of upholstered sofas and chairs. Here’s what he had to say.
Tell us about the new furniture collection
(Peter) Our new upholstery collection with Chester’s is exciting because it gives the D’Ascoli Home brand an opportunity to offer high quality decorating tools for residential projects that feature our signature aesthetic sensibility that celebrates heirloom influences from diverse cultures.
How long did it take?
(Peter) We have been working on this collection for 18 months and it has taken many exchanges back and forth between our two workrooms and design studios.
What’s your favourite piece?
(Peter) like a mother with her children, how to pick a favourite when each is special in its own way? Having said that, I adore the maximal mix of patterns in the Nomad group, and I personally live with the Jamavar sofa and chairs in black, which is a traditional colour for Kashmiri shawls.
You were inspired by...
(Peter) As with most of my work, inspiration for these pieces came from the history of decorative arts across diverse cultures. In this collection we visit Paris for the beauty of classic European florals and humble ticking stripes (Vionnet), England for flame-stitch and tapestries (Cavendish), India for Kashmiri shawls (Jamavar) and Parsi embroideries (Gara), as well as Central Asia for suzani embroideries and ikat (Nomad), and Persia for their carpets (Isfahan).
PRICE `50,000 (for chairs) to `1.5 lakh (for sofas) AT www.dascoli.co