Family & Life Magazine Issue 11 | Page 24

RELAX esigner D Furniture By Farhan Shah for a Fraction of the Price “Everyone deserves beautiful homes, not just the wealthy.” Roland Toh, Managing Director, OM Furnishing your home with designer furniture doesn’t mean a large hole in your bank account, if OM has anything to say about it. For the past two years, the industrious merchandising team at our favourite furniture store has painstakingly picked out a range of elegant and contemporary furniture collections by Sean Dix, Mario Mazzer, Gal Tevet, Vincenzo Vinci and Silvia Marlia, five of the most sought after furniture designers in the world, which will turn your home from humdrum to hubba hubba! Sean Dix Born in Kansas, Sean Dix has been all over the world, living in Fiji, Micronesia, Philippines, Europe and Hong Kong. He specialises in the creation of retail concepts for luxury brands and high-impact interior projects for bars, restaurants and domestic interiors. His furniture range is titled Dix Collection. Silvia Marlia Raised among Italian designers in an architectural environment, it is no wonder Silvia Marlia’s passion for design and aesthetics began at a young age. She combines the Steiner and Montessori approaches to her educational children furniture collection, sand furniture. Mario Mazzer The architect from Milan has won many awards such as the Red Dot Award, the Good Design Award and the IF Design Award for his work. An industrial designer, Mario has worked for a variety of esteemed companies such as Bolnado and Cappelini. His furniture range is named Entune Living. Gal Tevet An Israeli architect, Gal Tevet started his design studio in 1998 after leaving his job as an architecture professor in a design academy. He works alongside Mario Mazzer to craft the pieces in Entune Living. Vincenzo Vinci Founder of grado, Vincenzo Vinci started Collectivo, a network of designers across several capitals of design. He has worked with companies such as Tissot and the Palladium Group. He’s also won several design awards and been published in many design magazines. 24 Family & Life • Aug 2014