Italian furniture brand Draga & Aurel was conceived by a dynamic duo: textile and fashion designer Draga Obradovic and graphic artist and wood sculptor Aurel K. Basedow. Their multidisciplinary backgrounds empowered them to create highly original contemporary furniture and lighting. Basedow’s explorations of resin casting — applying colorful epoxy resins and pigments to walls, furniture and design items — has produced extraordinary pieces when upholstered with Draga’s exquisite fabrics.
Obradovic was born in Serbia in 1964 and moved to Italy in 1984 to pursue a degree in painting from the Florence Academy of Fine Arts. She began her career in fashion as a model but quickly became fascinated with creating womenswear, where she discovered an interest in fabric patterns. Her love of textiles allowed her to create fashion concepts by achieving a union between fine art and couture.
Basedow was born in Germany in 1963. After three years as a woodworking apprentice, he decided to change his career trajectory. Moving to Italy in 1986, he enrolled as a student at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, where he met Obradovic. He obtained his degree in graphic arts in 1989 from the Milan Academy of Fine Arts, while pursuing a fervent interest in African drums.
After more than two decades of living together and developing a shared passion for contemporary art and design, they opened their Draga & Aurel atelier in Como, Italy, in 2007. The duo’s unique collaboration with Baxter — cleverly reinventing vintage furniture finds by deconstructing and rebuilding them with new components such as textiles and handles — brought them notoriety in the interior design world. Other successful collaborations with Visionnaire furniture and the wallpaper brand Wall&Deco garnered international recognition.
On 1stDibs, find Draga & Aurel seating, tables, lighting and more.
Vertigo Boiserie by Draga & Aurel Transparent Plexiglass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Conceived as a modular room divider, Vertigo is an undulating multi-compositionof cylindrical lucite bars hooked through brass latches. By rotatin...
Plexiglass
$650
H 27.25 in W 19 in D 2 in
Wally Hatny '20th-21st Century' Signed Acrylic On Canvas, Abstract Animal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right and on verso with date Nov 9 11. In a J. Pocker frame. An abstract animal in white on a yellow background. 23 x 15" black frame 27 1/4 x 19" Good condition. P...
Canvas
$1,031 / item
H 32.29 in W 8.67 in D 1.97 in
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Black
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Old Skull Board Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa, disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della continui...
Plywood
$61,057
H 108.27 in W 68.9 in D 3.15 in
21st Century “Dune i” Wall Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, France 2017
Located in London, GB
“Dune I” Wall by Agnès Debizet, 2017 Monumental wall sculpture comprising twenty elements made of stoneware and porcelain slip with dark cracks surface, unique piece signed and da...
Porcelain, Stoneware
$1,289 / item
H 32.29 in W 8.67 in D 1.97 in
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Light Blue Turquoise
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Life After Life Board Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa, disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della con...
Plywood
Original Monarch Butterfly Shadow Box Art, Paper, 21st Century, USA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original butterfly art depicting different sizes of Monarch butterflies in a lucite shadow box by Nadine Kalachnikoff.
Paper
$809Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 0.91 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Moodboard 100% Handmade Cement in Italy
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
A metaphysical view to show colors, texture and a preview of Fusto collection by Studio Irvine for Forma & Cemento. A framework made in concrete with For...
Concrete
$809Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 0.91 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Moodboard II 100% Handmade Cement in Italy
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
A metaphysical view to show colors, texture and a Preview of Fusto collection by Studio Irvine for Forma&Cemento. A framework made in concrete with Forma&Cemento selected colors. Ava...
Concrete
$13,851Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.66 in W 63 in D 5.91 in
Wall Installation Ceramic 'Stoneware', 24-Carat Gold and Platinum, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Large wall installation by Sotis Filippides stoneware (crank clay), 24-carat gold and platinum (real precious metals not leaf) entirely handmade uniqu...
Gold, Platinum
$809Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 0.91 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Moodboard n.3 100% Handmade Cement in Italy
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
A metaphysical view to show colors, texture and a preview of Fusto collection by Studio Irvine for Forma&Cemento. A framework made in concrete with Forma&Cemento selected colors. Ava...
Concrete
18th Boiserie Panal
Located in New Orleans, LA
Giltwood and painted panal depicting rural scenery
$809Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 0.91 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Moodboard n.4 100% Handmade Cement in Italy
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
A metaphysical view to show colors, texture and a Preview of Fusto collection by Studio Irvine for Forma&Cemento. A framework made in concrete with Forma&Cemento selected colors. Ava...
Concrete
$1,289 / item
H 32.29 in W 8.67 in D 1.97 in
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Black
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Life After Life Board Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa, disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della con...
Wood