Living Room Storage with a splash of rich red

Our private residential client briefed us to design and craft for them a sleek and contemporary storage unit for their lovely Herne Hill family home.  As well as producing a practical storage unit to absorb belongings, they wanted to enhance the room with a splash of colour complementing the existing furnishing in the room.

In answer to their brief we designed and crafted two units for them - one large, long lacquered storage unit,  and one bright little Wenge and Red Lacquer Bookcase to punctuate the area. 

Sette Nero Motorcycles

As well as working on some amazing furniture projects over the last few years in the background Andrea has been working on a little side venture with Artist friend Simon Black  - Sette Nero Motorcycles

Sette Nero combines Andrea's love for Motorcycles (as our clients know he is always to be seen with crash-helmet in hand) and his passion for design.

We are pleased to announce that "Manta" Andrea's first show class custom bike is to be debuted at the Bike Shed BSMC III   24th and 25th May 2014, Tobacco Docks, London E1W 2SF  We would like to invite all our custom culture liking friends down to the event!

If you would like to read more about Sette Nero and see more photography please visit www.settenero.co.uk

Holland Park Refurbishment

We have recently completed large project in Woodsford Square, Holland Park, London.

Working closely with IT Construction Andrea Felice Furniture supplied most of the fitted furniture threw out the whole house.  Works included the Kitchen, Living Room TV Unit, Stair Units, Walk-in wardrobes, and bathroom units.

How To Spend it - The Financial Times

Twice a year How To Spend It focuses on Superior Interiors.

Last Saturday's (19 October 2013) issue was an excellent read.  We are very proud to get a mention in the article "Cabinets of Curiosity" along side some of the very best furniture designers/makers in the world!

 

Our Decorex Debut

 
We have had a fantastic debut at this years Decorex!  And felt very welcome by both visitors and our fellow exhibitors.  We would like to thank all those who visited our stand for the wonderful feedback we received on both Elementi and our new Simul Hallway Collection.



A big highlight for us was being selected by Simon Hamilton (International Director for the BIID) and Design Exchange Magazine as one of their favourites from Decorex! 


Here's what Simon had to say about our Simul Collection in particular:


 "This caught my attention as the artist combines metal and wood to produce unique but highly practical pieces for residential and commercial projects."

 
You can read Simon's full review here.

Our Stand at Decorex 2014

 

Here's a quick snap of our stand at Decorex. That's the Simul Hallway Collection in the foreground, just finished this week!  With our Elementi hiding a little at the other end of the stand. 

The Simul collection offers a clever solution to hallway storage. The bench beautifully nestles underneath the console and they meld together to form visually one unit. Separate them, in your hall and you have a console and a low bench which includes shoe storage and a higher end for putting a book or telephone on.

Contemporary with hints of art-deco and the use of solid copper, the Simul Collection follows on from Andrea’s earlier work such as Elementi and the Sequenza Credenza.
 
The drawer fronts are a solid three dimensionally patterned walnut laminated to a birch ply core, edged with solid copper (not sprayed). The body is Sapele, again applied to birch ply. The pale tones have been achieved through a specialist hand finish which also bring out the grain and gives the wood a almost distressed look. The unit is finished off with copper sheet detailing and brass hardware with the bench topped with high quality calf leather.

The mirror can be purchased with the console and bench duo. The materials linking it in and the antiqued mirror adding to the art-deco feel.
The Simul Collection is offered to our clients on a commission basis and therefore the wood tones and effects can be styled to fit with their existing decors.

DECOREX 2013

Visit us at DECOREX 2013

September 22 - 25  

Register Now Here!

 

We're really looking forward to our debut at Decorex especially in the new venue of Kensington Palace!

 

Our first year at Decorex will see us launching our Simul Hallway Collection. Simul exemplifies Andrea's Italian artisan heritage and contemporary design aesthetic which incorporates hints of art-deco and often metal.
This new collection will be joined on display by our Elementi copper cabinet.

Below are some of the show previews, that we're had the honor of being featured in.  It looks like it is going to be an amazing show and we can't wait to take part.  

 

Please pop into stand G13 in Perks Field and say hi!  We look forward to showing our favourite and new work!

Lonny Magazine

Lonny Magazine

Indesign Magazine Sept 2013

Indesign Magazine Sept 2013

 

Interiors Monthly

Wallpaper Magazine

City Financial Reception Desk and Awards Cabinet

Working closely with Interior Designer Tracy Hain of www.beauxideal.com Andrea Felice was task to design several key pieces of furniture for the City Financial Reception in London - The Reception desk, Awards Display Cabinet and an Umbrella Stand. It was important that the finishes worked in perfectly with the other designer pieces selected.  These pieces were all crafted by AF Designs in their London workshop.

The Reception Desk was crafted from Oak which had a specialist dark stain applied.  The desk was top with a high grade desktop Linoleum which was mitred at at 45% angle to wrap around the front.  The desk was detailed with a brass inlay which also wrapped around the front of the desk.

  

The Awards Cabinet (which was very hard to photograph) was designed to house the numbers awards that City Financial had received for their work.  It feature an integrated LED lighting system and bottom storage drawers.  The cabinet was detailed with brass inlays matching those of the desk, and hand crafted (by AFD) drawer handles.

Wetherby Gardens - Gloucester Road, London

This two story maisonette was completely 'gutted' and a full update and modernisation undertaken.  AF Designs provided all the furniture through out the house, including kitchen, lounge units, office, wardrobes, and stair handrails.

For this project we worked closely with Ann Boyd (Interior) Design and building company Edilco.

 

Beelzebub Cabinet

Over the past years I have been incorporating organic elements into his designs and contrasting them with linear shapes. This cabinet continues on with this theme. Featuring a wide spectrum of traditional and modern woodworking techniques, as well as the incorporation of metal.
 

The extruded marquetry of ‘THE FLY’ that appears on the front of the cabinet is constructed with anatomical accuracy. Giving the feeling that the giant fly could literally fly off the cabinet and circle you!

The construction of THE FLY has been an intimate journey - each piece of wood has been painstakingly selected (Wenge & Sapele) for it’s grain and colour.  Then crafted by hand (wood turned, shaped and carved) individually and with extreme accuracy so that they fit perfectly with each other. The wings of the THE FLY were first carved from wood, then scanned and water jet cut from sheet aluminium. The whole fly sculpture then adorns the front of the cabinet.

The body of the Beelzebub cabinet is clad in copper sheet (utilising techniques we have developed and that were used in Elementi & Sequenza. With a single concealed door opening at the side of the cabinet in a wing like manner (rather than the front). The Beelzebub body then stands on four curvaceous legs formed from solid Sapele and curved ply-veneered in Wenge, with copper intricately veneered on the edges. This Beelzebub is truly a one-off piece due to the nature of the work. The cabinet stands 1.72 meters high and is about 73cm wide (73cm deep). The cabinet is intended to go to a gallery after the show. It would be available for press loan.

Beelzebub was the lord of the flies.

If you would like to download further information or images please click here.

RIBA Journal TENT London Highlights

Great video by RIBA Journal showing some of their highlights from TENT London.

We are proud to have been included!  And was so lovely to chat with them too ;)

Watch the video by clicking here

We're back at TENT London

AF Designs is back at TENT London (part of the London Design Festival) for the 4th consecutive year.

We hope to see you at our Stand G21

20-23 September 2012
Old Truman Brewery London E1

Don't forget to register

Tickets can be brought in advance from the TENT website

If you are trade, don't forget to complete your registration before 
14 September to gain entry for free

Evoluzione Light

The Evoluzione Light gives you the possibility to spend your evenings creating and refining your table light. Using the Evoluzione kit you can challenge your friends to create the best table light design, or vary your light form to suite your mood and changing décor desires.
 

This light is incredibly addictive, allowing you to interact with it at your leisure - sculpting your own light to your hearts content. However even in it’s basic stacked form the light retains its design value of contrasts between geometric and organic.
 

The light very much a game of shape, light and shadows. Where you can play at being ‘Bucky’ in your home. Create small compact lights or large structures simply by joining the wood triangles with rubber links or by slotting the triangles directly into one and another. The structures can be built upon the inner Perspex LED light, or forms can be created independently as stand alone pieces.
 

The Evoluzione Light is a collaboration between Furniture Designer/Maker Andrea Felice, and Architect and friend Angelo Grasso. Initially wanting to create a game for children, Angelo and Andrea started to play with
interlocking geometric shapes. Both Angelo and Andrea are fans of Buckminster Fuller (Bucky), and this lead to the creation of the interlocking triangular shapes. While ‘playing’ around with it one evening they then decided to ‘put a light in it’ – and the Evoluzione Light was born.

Evoluzione Light – constructional details:
• Constructed from plywood triangular pieces, Perspex core, and LED light.
• The internal light ‘core’ 240mm high when ‘stacked’ into a tower with 100mm triangular sides.
• When the light is constructed it can form much larger shapes (size depends on the users creation)
• The triangular wooden shapes can be attached to the Perspex core and each other either by slotting into each other, or by the use of rubber links.

The Evoluzione Light will be launched at TENT London (part of the London Design Festival) Old Truman Brewery London E1 September 20-23, AF Designs Stand G21.

 
At TENT we will be offering visitors to our stand the opportunity to play with the light and create their own structures. We will photograph these and post on our Twitter and Facebook and the favourites on our Blog.

Download a full press release here.

Download images here.

Craftfinder

There's a new way to find craft designer-makers out there, and we're proud to be one of those listed!

Craftfinder's mission is to help contemporary craft lovers satisfy their passion, and to help makers focus on their skills and creativity, by easing the burden of promotion.

Wherever you are in the UK, Craftfinder will connect you with makers and places where you can enjoy the best in contemporary craft. Craftfinder will help you stay in touch with makers' news and activities and enrich your appreciation of their work.


Craftfinder has everything from furniture to stunning jewellery it's definitely worth having a browse.  And we really like the create your own gallery function, where you can save all the things you like to browse at a later date.

See our listing on Craftfinder here.

Belsize Park Refurbishment

We have recently completed a refurbishment in Belsize Park.  Providing all the bespoke furniture for the rooms as well as managing replacement flooring, painting and decorating.

What our client said about the work:

"It's not very often that one can say that they have enjoyed working with a contractor/designer, but we can!  We have been very happy with the service you have provided and we really like the end product.  Thank you to you and your team for all your work on our project.  We would certainly recommend you to others."