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InvisibleDoor’s angle on companies, projects, and professionals in the field of minimal elegance. With the beginning of the new year it is even more important to make room for what really counts. In life as in furniture. For the first feature of the year we chose to pay homage to Desalto, a Made in Italy brand that combines design and functionality. Desalto’s story begins in the early ’90s with the Orsenigo brothers. Since then the idea of a clean, unique design has been expressed in practical and elegant furnishings. Working with established or newly established designers, Desalto has been able to stand out in its field. The vast array of products offered includes chairs, tables, and solid, minimal furnishings. From the Crown coat rack to the Mir frame, through the Helsinki table. A series of collections that give the best interpretation of the philosophy of minimal and refined efficiency that lies also behind InvisibleDoor products. Are you an architect or do you have firm with a story to tell? Contact us to tell us about your essential design experience outside of the door category. InvisibleDoor pays homage to Italian and international companies that share their values of style and functionality, hosting the most interesting projects and case histories in their newsletter. An extra instrument to create contacts and promote exchange and relations in the field of furniture and design. Write us now at info@invisible-door.com, we’ll be happy to give voice to your story.

From style to accessories, passing through color: here are all the suggestions to furnish a modern living room Your living room is a location of crucial importance. As it is the “living” room, it must in fact welcome with comfort and elegance, putting guests at ease without being boring. In a certain sense, the living room is also the representation of the personality of the house and the people living in it. This is why it is fundamental to furnish it with care and carefully design its look. If you love a fresh, functional style, a modern living room is what you need. On Internet you can find many suggestions for this type of furnishing, but here are 3 principles you should always keep in mind. How to furnish a modern living room: make space When you’re dealing with furnishing a modern living room, “avoid excess” is the golden rule. The modern style is designed to be practical and comfortable even in everyday use. Capable of following the frantic rhythms of modern life and reducing complications, a modern design is exquisitely essential. Opt for functional furniture: fold-away desks, container sofas, and extension tables. Eliminate everything that turns out to be useless. You can even play with the structural elements of the house to create more space. Flush-to-the-wall sliding doors are an effective example of space-saving. How to furnish a modern living room: choose a style If simplicity is the priority, you have to choose a concept. A unified style is essential to create harmony and personality beginning with a few strategic elements. Before you begin to choose elements and decorations, we recommend you reflect on some key aspects. Which colors should you use? A total look? A black&white style? Or unique combinations? Another important choice concerns materials. Metal, wood, glass, and lacquered surfaces are some of the most used in modern furnishings. It is important, though, to select them accurately to avoid the “patchwork effect.” How to furnish a modern living room: pay attention to lighting An aspect that is often neglected is lighting. Before you proceed with the furnishing of your modern living room, always consider the lighting; both natural lighting, such as windows and glass walls, and artificial, such as lamps, table lamps, and ceiling lights. In this manner, you will be able to distribute the furnishings so as to benefit as much as possible from the available light, enhancing it where possible and compensating it when there isn’t enough.

How to deck your house for 2018 New Year’s Eve: here are some ideas to inspire you Is the dinner for 2018 New Year’s Eve being held at your house? Then you should begin thinking about how to welcome your guests with the proper atmosphere. Decorating your home for the New Year is quite an endeavor, but it can’t be helped if you want to give the festivity a touch of memorable uniqueness. Here are some ideas you can copy or reinterpret, chosen from among the trends for New Year’s Eve. 2018 New Year’s Eve: ’90s Pop If this year your aim is to impress, the ’90s is the perfect theme for your New Year’s Eve decorations. Pastel colors, signs and balloons will be the real protagonists. Get a hold of large quantities of glitter to sparkle over the balloons or around bottles and decanters. Set the table with a white tablecloth, place-markers and multi-color napkins; and don’t be afraid to resort to large glasses and colored straws for the aperitif. Textiles will be in the bright colors of the ’90s and the walls will follow suit. Don’t worry, we aren’t suggesting you paint them: some removable stencils and hanging signs in bold writing will suffice. What should they say? How about: Happy New Year! 2018 New Year’s Eve: Super Chic Minimal Does the idea of balloons make your nose wrinkle in disgust? Why not use your imagination. Imagine transparent balloons covered in black or grey tulle, sparingly distributed and combined with crystal and transparent, lacquered black and bright white. The table will be sophisticated and uncluttered. Overturned chalices containing a few silver balls will be decoration enough. A classy touch? Offering glasses with the brims decorated in silver food glitter. The walls should be bare, or decorated with small effective details. If in your minimal home you have flush-to-the-wall doors, play on subtle decorations and details that use the door-to-wall continuity. There are many types of removable stencils available on the market that would be perfect. Don’t exaggerate with colors: binary combinations or a total look with gold or silver details would be ideal. New Year’s Eve 2018: A Sparkling Night If for you New Year’s Eve means a sparkling atmosphere, don’t be afraid to express yourself. On this occasion, more than ever, shining is allowed and welcomed. But, as always, not all that glitters is gold; silver, white or metallic sheen could be the dominating color. It is important to choose and combine them with balance, including the drapes and tablecloth. Make way for glitter in the same color, again: sparingly. An original solution is to use a small amount of food glitter that you can put directly in the champagne for the toast. And don’t forget the lights: skillfully placed, they will make the table and the room sparkle.

InvisibleDoor’s angle on companies, projects, and professionals in the field of minimal elegance December is the month of lights in store windows to brighten the festive season. This is why this time we decided to dedicate our monthly feature to a leading brand in the sector of lighting. The Artemide group, founded in 1960, soon became an icon of design and functionality. A success that was born from the strength of the philosophy at the foundation of their products: The Human Light concept. The result is products made in Italy, designed to be functional, with the well being of Mankind in mind. Thanks to their character, their pieces have also found a place in the main modern art museums. Products such as the Orsa hanging lights, or the stylized Yanzi structures, are the ideal complements for the clean, minimal lines of InvisibleDoor doors. Furthermore, Artemide’s care for detail has always gone hand in hand with constant innovation and research in sustainability, elements that have led the brand to be awarded many prizes and to work with the best international designers. Are you an architect or do you have firm with a story to tell? Contact us to tell us about your essential design experience outside of the door category. InvisibleDoor pays homage to Italian and international companies that share their values of style and functionality, hosting the most interesting projects and case histories in their newsletter. An extra instrument to create contacts and promote exchange and relations in the field of furniture and design. Share your story of essential elegance with info@invisible-door.com

Natural allure, industrial style and fairy-tale nights: here are all the trends for 2017 Christmas decorations Christmas 2017 is at the door, and the first weekends in December are ideal for decorating the house for the festivities. This year Christmas interior design trends are particularly inspired and devised to adapt to every room, from the most classic to the most unique. So here are some precious recommendations on how to furnish your home for Christmas 2017. How to furnish your home for Christmas 2017: natural regeneration What better time than Christmas to enjoy a regenerating, year end relaxation? There’s no need to travel to far away destinations to breathe a natural and regenerating atmosphere. You just have to choose ornaments and decorations that contribute to the harmony of the house, with both physical and psychological benefits. The colors will naturally be those of Nature: shades of green – from leaf to apple – and the brown of the earth with the gold of the Sun. Favor glass, wood and ceramics, and don’t forget to display things so as to recreate the dynamics of air and water. Turn your Christmas into an oasis of well-being. How to furnish your home for Christmas 2017: industrial style An industrial style is the real must for 2017, and Christmas is no different. If your house is full of polished surfaces and minimal elegance, your Christmas decorations should match. The colors will be the metallic iridescence of copper, gold, brass and bronze. Lacquered surfaces and geometrical motifs in contrasting shades should dominate interior design and ornaments. Yes to cold, hard materials, statuesque shapes and unique combinations. Strictly avoid crowding, keeping the spaces sober and frill-free. How to furnish your home for Christmas 2017: a magical atmosphere Dear romantics, don’t worry: we haven’t forgotten you. Unique is good, but a touch of nostalgic magic can’t hurt. For a Christmas worthy of your children’s dreams, don’t hesitate to set gnomes, fairies and nutcrackers free. Wood, terracotta and… chocolate will be the material of your decorations. The colors, needless to say, are red, white, green and gold galore. And don’t forget the centerpiece: an unforgettable Christmas tree – but make it a plastic one!

From your wardrobe to the furniture, through colors: 3 decluttering strategies for your interiors “Decluttering,” i.e. getting rid of superfluous stuff. Originally an oriental philosophy which is increasingly appreciated even in interior design. It is known that the neatness of your surroundings affects your psyche and your personal serenity. Sometimes, however, the idea of a systematic decluttering of the house evokes the phantom of an epic endeavor we give up on even before we begin. So here are 3 simple tips to undertake this path calmly and without stress. Decluttering your wardrobe: if you’re not wearing it, why keep it? It may seem like a banal suggestion, but we know quite well that it isn’t. Our wardrobes contain more than we wear. Clothes that have gone out of fashion, don’t fit, or don’t suit you any longer. Why keep them? Realistically ask yourself how long it’s been since you last wore them and, taking advantage of the seasonal wardrobe change, eliminate the surplus. You can swap the good ones with friends or give them to charity. If you have serious doubts about some, there’s a foolproof trick: pile them all in one box inside the closet. If you don’t open it even once within the next year, you know what you’ve got to do. Decluttering your home: no knick-knacks on the furniture Knick-knacks, pieces of paper, objects and furnishings. Which did you choose consciously? Which are useful or give the room atmosphere? And which are there by chance (or because someone gave them to us?)? It’s time to tidy up. Eliminate all the useless objects that inhabit shelves and tables, nobody will blame you or will really miss them. You don’t know where to begin? From any room, without any rush. It will be enough to dedicate fifteen minutes a day to this operation, and before you know it, order will reign supreme. Decluttering interiors: no excesses Sometimes disorder is in the detail. Gaudy colors, furniture piled up in a small space, baroque or pretentious furnishings and décor. All these elements can give the impression of a messy space though nothing is actually “misplaced.” This is the most difficult step to undertake, because in time you tend to get used to your own clutter and your own home. But try to observe it with new eyes and see if something seems out of place. If you’re in the mood for housework, consider structural changes inspired by sobriety. Wall kitchens, flush to the wall walk-in closets, sliding doors without frames and casings. Or container beds or new wallpaper. You will notice that even a single element can influence the overall effect enormously.

3 practical and effective ideas to furnish a small office that isn’t suffocating Furnishing a small office can be a real enterprise. Not just because some professions require massive amounts of papers and volumes that alone will clutter up the space, but also because a small office is not necessarily meant to welcome only one person. How then to avoid an unpleasant piling up that slows down production and puts everyone in a bad mood? Here are 3 solutions to furnish a small office and get the most out of it. Choose your furniture wisely. Nothing will give you back the space wasted by ineffective furniture. This is why your choice should be scrupulous. Prefer fold-out desks, ready to come to your aid and then be folded away when they’re not strictly necessary. For offices with several people, a multiple station desk is a useful solution for brainstorming, and it’s space efficient. Aside from wall-desks, you can consider an island option, depending on the shape of the room. Another fundamental piece of furniture is the file cabinet. Choose one that is capacious enough to hold everything that would otherwise be strewn around on the work surfaces. If you aren’t sure about the size, you can opt for a modular solution. Eliminate excess, even in structure. It’s not only the furniture that takes up space. When you don’t have much room, even opening a door can be difficult. Eliminate the opening arch using simple sliding panels. Practical flush-to-the-wall doors, in glass or plasterboard, will lighten the atmosphere and separate with discretion. Appearances count too. The design of your office not only contributes to the impression your clients will get of you, but it also influences your own mental attitude and your aptitude for facing the workday. Aside from the care for details and style, you should adopt strategic solutions for effective optical effects. While white walls light up the ambiance, avoiding the sense of suffocation, a mirrored wall, properly chosen, will double the image of the office. Absolutely avoid dark colored walls and be careful not to overcrowd them with bulletin boards, paintings, and knickknacks.