An Exclusive Look at Dimorestudio’s Furniture Collaboration With Bonacina

MILAN — Told in a language of lacquer and cotò wood, Milan’s Dimorestudio has put a new spin on the rattan that Bonacina has been producing since 1889.

Dimorestudio, which was founded by design duo Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, has designed a series of 1970s-inspired pieces. Named Punta Ala, after the Tuscan seaside resort, the array also borrows from that region’s coastal culture and its landscape.

The Costa chair evokes cliffs and coastal panoramas, while the Duna dining chair recalls the soft shapes of sand dunes. The collection also includes the Rada chair, the Baia pouf, coffee table and armchair; the Talamone table; the Fortezza console, and the Albarese screens.

Each piece was enhanced with luxury fabrics, including silk fabrics from the Hosoo textile house founded in Kyoto in 1688 and Venice-based Fortuny.

“We worked on the idea of transformed memory: starting from an archetype deeply connected to Bonacina’s history and pushing it toward a more graphic and assertive language,” Moran said.

“The collection stems from a focus on proportions, the solidity of volumes and the possibility of making cotò the protagonist of a contemporary aesthetic, also through unconventional chromatic and textile choices,” Salci added.

Bonacina was founded in Lurago d’Erba, Italy, north of Milan. Its founders rose to fame in the 20th century for their flair for intertwining reeds and rattan from South East Asia into design pieces worthy of famous houses around the world, including the White House, as well as Palazzo Margherita, the Basilicata, Italy escape owned by the family of director Francis Ford Coppola.

Bonacina has also collaborated with a long roster of design legends, such as Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso, Gae Aulenti and Raffaella Crespi. The collaboration with Dimorestudio is indicative of this ongoing chapter in the brand’s history as it continues to expand globally. “The pieces they have created are a natural bridge between the decorative soul and the contemporary spirit of our catalogue,” said family member and chief executive officer and president Elia Bonacina.

Dimorestudio, known for its warm colors, special use of light and blending of retro elements with contemporary accents, has worked with the likes of Dior and Fendi on several boutiques and the latter’s luxurious Palazzo Privé VIP apartment in Rome. During Milan Design Week in 2025, the firm created a media buzz with its 1970s-era apartment designed as an installation for Loro Piana.

Inside, the apartment displayed furniture designed by Dimorestudio for Loro Piana Interiors; new and classic pieces from Dimoremilano upholstered with Loro Piana Interiors fabrics; items from the Loro Piana The Art of Good Living Collection, and antique pieces and art.