Behind the Designers: The Voices We Represent
Behind every piece is a designer whose ideas about proportion, material, and everyday living shape the way we experience interiors within contemporary Italian furniture design and luxury interior design. At GRAYE, the collections we represent are selected not only for their craftsmanship, but for the people behind them. Though their practices span architecture, industrial design, and material research, they share a belief in longevity over trend.
Piero Lissoni
Few contemporary designers have shaped Italian design as consistently as Piero Lissoni within modern italian furniture design.
Known for his restrained aesthetic and architectural approach, Lissoni has spent more than three decades developing furniture, interiors, and buildings defined by clarity and proportion within contemporary furniture systems. His work avoids unnecessary gestures, relying instead on carefully balanced volumes and refined materials.
This philosophy is most clearly expressed through his long-standing role as Art Director at Living Divani. Under his direction, the brand has developed a language of upholstery systems that prioritize modularity, lightness, and spatial adaptability.
Pieces such as Extrasoft, Extrawall, and Neowallreflect this approach—each exploring the sofa as a flexible system rather than a fixed object within modular sofa systems. Across these works, comfort and structure are held in careful equilibrium, resulting in designs that adapt naturally to different interiors.
David Lopez Quincoces
Trained as an architect in Madrid and based in Milan, David Lopez Quincoces brings architectural rigor to furniture and interior design.
His work is characterized by refined geometries, balanced proportions, and a sensitivity to materials that allow objects to integrate quietly into their surroundings WITHIN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN. Rather than competing with space, his pieces are designed to integrate naturally into their surroundings, creating a quiet dialogue between object and space.
This approach is reflected in works such as the Lorentz sofa, the Greene collection, and the Track Bench. Each explores structure and softness through reduction—distilling form to its essential elements while maintaining comfort and clarity.
Whether designing seating, lighting, or interiors, David Lopez Quincoces consistently focuses on permanence over novelty. His work reflects a contemporary European design tradition where objects are not intended to dominate a room, but to become an integral part of how it is experienced over time WITHIN HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS.
Angelo Mangiarotti
Angelo Mangiarotti occupies a distinct position in Italian design history.
Architect, sculptor, and industrial designer, Mangiarotti developed a practice grounded in the direct relationship between form, material, and construction. His work is defined by an interest in gravity, structural logic, and the idea that beauty emerges from how a material naturally behaves rather than being imposed upon it.
Throughout his career, he worked extensively with marble, glass, and metal, relying on precise geometric joints and the natural force of weight to achieve stability. This approach gives his work a sense of clarity and permanence, where structure itself becomes the visual language.
The Agapecasacollection continues this legacy through reissued works such as the Eros tables, where conical stone bases support surfaces through engineered gravity and precision fit.
JOV Studio
JOV Studio approaches design through texture, color, and craftsmanship.
Based in Belgium, the studio is recognized internationally for rugs that sit between functional object and artwork. Each piece is developed through handwoven techniques and layered material studies that bring depth and softness into interior space.
Customization is central to their practice. Shape, scale, pile height, color, and pattern can all be adjusted, allowing each rug to respond directly to its architectural context.
Rather than functioning as accessories, JOVrugs act as foundational elements. Their scale and texture help define zones, soften architectural surfaces, and introduce material contrast at floor level.
The studio's approach aligns closely with GRAYE's philosophy that interiors are built through material relationships, where every element contributes to the overall composition.
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Design with a Point of View
The designers represented at GRAYE work across different disciplines and generations, yet share a consistent focus on proportion, material intelligence, and longevity.
Rather than responding to trends, their work reflects enduring approaches to how objects and interiors are conceived. Understanding the designer behind an object adds another layer to living with it, connecting each piece to a broader lineage of craft, architecture, and material exploration.
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