2022 1stDibs 50 Designers

CASIRAGHI

Paris mix, not match

All photos by Cerruti Draime

Living in the past can be a young person’s game — or so Fabrizio Casiraghi seems to be saying with his design of an airy kitchen for a Paris sophisticate. And it can be a really fabulous game to play. Here, the Italian-born Casiraghi makes history not just sexy but relevant, as he reprises the practical beauty of lacquer walls, a zinc counter, a travertine floor. The magic comes in his juxtapositions. “When you mix Art Deco chairs with a wooden table with Japanese Noguchi lamps, it could seem risky,” he says blithely. “But at the end, it is totally harmonious.” The furnishings are a combination of antique (chairs from 1stDibs) and bespoke (dining table, sconces), with a gentlemen’s club providing the overall inspiration. But really, it derives from Casiraghi’s own fecund imagination. 

“I think people ask me to do their interiors if they want to avoid ostentatious design and if they prefer an effortlessly chic atmosphere.”
— Fabrizio Casiraghi

Designer Picks

Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp, 1970s, Offered by Social Objects Shop Now
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp, 1970s, Offered by Social Objects

“I always love Noguchi. Everything he does is chic and sophisticated but at the same time traditional and essential.”

Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Oak Dining Table, 1940s, Offered by MORENTZ Shop Now
Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Oak Dining Table, 1940s, Offered by MORENTZ

“I like this kind of very massive Art Deco table. It gives me the feeling of reassurance and solidity a table needs to have in my opinion.”

René Lalique Bacchantes Vase, 1946–50, Offered by FAS Antiques and Modern Shop Now
René Lalique Bacchantes Vase, 1946–50, Offered by FAS Antiques and Modern

“My mother has had a collection of Lalique vases since I was a child, and since then I have always appreciated the pureness of their shapes and their incredible poetry.”

Maxime Old Set of 6 Oak Dining Chairs, ca. 1940, Offered by Calderwood Gallery Shop Now
Maxime Old Set of 6 Oak Dining Chairs, ca. 1940, Offered by Calderwood Gallery

“I am Milanese, and all Milanese have a thing with lozenges. In Milan, you can find them everywhere: on balconies, entrances, floors — it’s very Portaluppi.”

American Modernist Frame, ca. 1930, Offered by Door Number 3 Shop Now
American Modernist Frame, ca. 1930, Offered by Door Number 3

“Usually, the frame is more important than what we decide to put inside. We can have a twenty-dollar watercolor bought at a flea market, but if we decide to frame it with something like this one, the watercolor will look like a museum piece.”

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CASIRAGHI
Drawing on his experience at the French architecture studio of Dominique Perrault, the Milanese Dimore Studio and the Polytechnic University of Milan, Fabrizio Casiraghi masterfully balances lyricism and Milanese sophistication, austerity and purity. He embraces a free modernity, delighting in surprising contrasts — neon lights with ancient mirrors, precious fabrics with industrial resin and antique furniture with extravagant plant displays — while always maintaining a seductive harmony.
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