The Bentley Home ‘2022’ collection, shown at the atelier
LUX stops off at the new Bentley Home atelier in Milan to check out its latest furniture collections
Bentley Home has opened its new atelier on Milan?s Corso Venezia. An homage to British and Italian craftsmanship, it marks the next step for the lifestyle arm of the British automotive manufacturer, which, since its establishment in 2013, has evolved from skis and golf clubs to what it calls ?spaces, places, and environments?.
To coincide with the opening, Bentley Home has launched two new furniture collections. Co-designed by the automotive designers in Crewe, in the UK, and the Italian craftspeople of Bentley Home, ?Solstice? and ?2022? reimagine the signature design elements of the coveted cars for a domestic context. The neoclassical architecture of the Bentley Home Atelier
?We always say that you should feel as good getting out of a Bentley as you did getting in, regardless of the distance you?ve travelled,? explains Chris Cooke, head of product and lifestyle design at Bentley. ?It was a logical step to translate that sensory experience into the home palette.?
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The modular ?2022? collection is characterised by wood veneers and leather, available in a variety of swatches. Described by Cooke as ?eclectic?, the collection is the result of the disparate industries which have come together to create it ? from automotive to furniture, art to interior design.
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