From Europe, with Upholstery Options
For Kevin Schwartzberg, 11 years in the contemporary furniture business led to many trips to Europe
By Gina Bazer
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A de Sede leather chair | A Lithuanian glass bowl by Oggetti and Vibia’s Jazz lamp (with an aluminum shade and resin base) stand on a walnut and white glass console from Team 7 | Tomasella’s Atlante dresser can be stacked any which way. |
As for the merchandise, all those overseas contacts paid off, too: most of the lines carried in the store are exclusive to Mobili in Chicago. Look for low, deep, oversized couches from the Italian company Giovanni Urba that would work in both modern and transitional homes; sleek leather couches by Switzerland’s de Sede, known for designing some of the highest-quality, most durable furniture in the world (two of their sofas are in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago); and avant-garde pieces, such as the Atom Sensation chair, a big white ball made of scrap leather that’s in the window display. Manufactured by the Dutch company Leolux, it molds to your form when you sit on it and then turns back into a ball when you get up. The store also offers accessories and extensive upholstery options. “Unusual textures are really big in Europe right now,” says Schwartzberg. He will happily tell you more over a cup of joe. Mobili Möbel, 549 N. Wells St., 312-329-9669.
photography by Matthew Gilson
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A chenille throw from Lambette | Leolux’s Atom Sensation chair | Fabric swatches from Antidiva |
This article appears in the September - October 2007 issue of Chicago Home + Garden Magazine.
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