Perugia, Italy-based Benedikt Bolza Design is an architecture studio and design firm founded by architect, interior designer and furniture designer Count Benedikt Bolza. A range of bespoke lighting and furniture — including armchairs, benches, console tables and cocktail tables — is designed at the firm and produced by Bolza’s furniture brand, B.B. for Reschio.
Bolza, whose family is of Italian origin but whose title owes to aristocratic roots in Austria-Hungary, was raised near Munich in Germany. His path toward a career in design began with his parents.
In the 1990s, Count Antonio Bolza and Countess Angelika Bolza purchased the Castello di Reschio estate in the rolling hills of Umbria. At the time, their son was studying at the University of Westminster in London to become an architect. In 1999, he tackled the project of restoring the estate farmhouses — many of them in ruins — and oversaw the design and rebuilding of the structures. By 2013, Count Benedikt Bolza had rebuilt 22 of the 50 homes, transforming them into luxurious villas complete with interiors that he created.
Bolza, his wife, Donna Nencia Corsini, and their five children moved into the estate’s derelict 10th-century-era castle and lived there for years, eventually securing funding from a silent partner to restore it. In 2021, the former castle opened as a 36-bedroom hotel, which afforded guests the opportunity to experience Bolza's luxurious furniture in the spaces for which it was created — everything from the brass vanities made in Florence to the decorative objects mined from local marketplaces.
Bolza collaborated with nearby Italian artisans to create the hotel’s furnishings through his brand, B.B. for Reschio, which had existed in some sense prior to the hospitality property project but was formalized as the company’s founder became tasked with designing furnishings for the vast Reschio estate restoration. B.B. for Reschio now regularly participates in design fairs.
Each of the opulent B.B. for Reschio furnishings that are custom-made for clients as well as those for Hotel Castello di Reschio are born of a meld of Baroque and classical Italian influences and draw on contemporary styles, too. The items are constructed entirely by hand, with local carpenters, stonemasons and other artisans and craftsmen sourcing Italian leathers and woven fabrics from the region as well as other materials like travertine, marble and oak.
Bolza stresses that he doesn't set out to make luxury furniture but rather designs to the proportions of the space, as the ancients did. “Bespoke furniture was never a luxury," he told Forbes. "It was simply the natural order of things."
On 1stDibs, find B.B. for Reschio seating, tables, bedroom furniture and more.
The Etruscan Window Seat-Ebonized Oak and Patinated Bronze Mounted Window Seat
By Benedikt Bolza Design, B.B. for Reschio
Located in Lisciano Niccone, Perugia
An ebonized oak and patinated bronze mounted window seat of neoclassical form, the cushion and bolsters covered in silk taffeta. B.B. - Drawn up in front of a fire, at the end of a ...
Bronze
19th Century Carved Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English oak hand carved window seat. This window seat has a lovely hand-carved and scalloped back, following down to hand turned arms, which are resting upon the seat. ...
Oak
$4,495
H 20.25 in W 11.25 in D 35.75 in
English Hall Bench or Window Seat of Patinated Oak from the 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English hall bench or window seat or stool of handsomely patinated oak from the 19th century, featuring turned bolsters at opposing ends over a long plank seat and set upon fo...
Wood, Oak
Victorian Oak Hall Bench/Window Seat
Located in Sherborne, GB
English Victorian period hall bench with medullary ray figured seat, flanked by raised bold bolster ends resting on turned legs, the bench is a pleasant light honey colour.
Oak
Louis XVI Style Painted Window Seat Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out-scrolled arms carved with acanthus, the stuff-over seat on an apron decorated by s...
Upholstery, Wood
$1,900
H 27.5 in W 34 in D 12 in
Regency Ebonized Faux Bamboo High Arm Window Bench With Upholstered Seat c1810
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency Ebonized Faux Bamboo High Sided Arm Window Bench With Upholstered Seat c1810. The rectangular bow fronted upholstered seat is raised on the faux bamboo frame with 6 t...
Fabric, Wood
$2,895
H 25 in W 43 in D 21.5 in
Antique French Coffee Table Bench Window Seat Marble Top Oak Renaissance Revival
Located in Tyler, TX
UNIQUE Carved Oak French Renaissance Revival Coffee Table, Bench or Window Seat/Settee with Grey Marble Top~~c. 1900-1920s Beautifully carved "scroll" accents on sides and stretche...
Marble
19th Century French Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from France with a carved and beveled edge around the seat and half applied turnings on the top. The apron is hand scallop...
Oak
Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany Window Seat
Located in Miami, FL
An unusual early 20th century Adam style carved mahogany window seat, having serpentine back and seat with scrolled out-swept arms, decorated ...
Fabric, Mahogany
French Patinated Beech and Rush Two-Seat Bench, France, 1950s
Located in Almelo, NL
French Patinated Beech and Rush Two-Seat Bench, France, 1950s A charming and unusually compact French two-seat bench, crafted in patinated beechwood with a handwoven natural rush seat, dating from the 1950s. Measuring only 91 cm (35.83 in) wide, this petite bench offers comfortable seating for two while occupying remarkably little space. Its compact proportions make it particularly suitable for smaller interiors, apartments, hallways, bedrooms, dressing rooms or as an occasional fireside seat. The solid beechwood frame features two individually defined backrests, each detailed with an elegant row of turned spindle supports. Sculptural armrests, turned stretchers and a central supporting leg give the bench a distinctive French rustic character and an attractive architectural quality. The beechwood has developed a beautiful warm patina through decades of use, with subtle variations in tone and surface wear that emphasize the authentic vintage character. The darker aged wood contrasts beautifully with the lighter natural rush seat. Despite its modest dimensions, the bench has a strong decorative presence and works equally well in French Provincial, rustic, Mediterranean, farmhouse and more contemporary interiors. The bench remains in good vintage condition with age-related wear and patina consistent with its age and use. The rush seat is intact and usable, with natural signs of age and wear, particularly visible underneath. Please refer to the detailed photographs. A particularly appealing piece of mid-20th-century French country furniture, combining traditional craftsmanship, sculptural detailing and highly practical compact proportions. Dimensions Width: 91 cm / 35.83 in Height: 78 cm / 30.71 in Depth: 50 cm / 19.69 in Seat Height: 35 cm / 13.78 in Details Origin: France Period: 1950s Materials: Patinated beechwood, natural rush Style: French Provincial, Rustic, Mid-Century Condition: Good vintage condition with attractive patina and age-related wear Quantity: 1 Recommended 1stDibs Title Compact French Patinated Beech and Rush Two-Seat Bench, France, 1950s Search Keywords French bench, compact bench, petite bench, small two-seat bench, French rush bench...
Rush, Beech
Antique “Lifetime” Small Window Seat, Stickley Era
By Lifetime
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique “Lifetime” Small Window Seat, Stickley Era This is an antique Arts and Crafts Lifetime window seat or bench in good condition. Made out of quarter sawn oak and is unmarked. ...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
$1,925
H 28.5 in W 36.5 in D 11 in
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Oak Window or Hall Seat with Large Pierced Hearts
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak window or hall seat with large pierced hearts to each end with moulded edges to the seat and an octagonal shaped stretcher.
Oak
19th Century French Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from France with an exquisitely hand carved back, depicting a central carved face surrounded by acanthus leaves. The arms are hand turned and are attache...
Oak