Olga Zharina | Expert

An interior can reveal more about a person than a handbag, a car, or a watch. An accessory can be worn for an evening. A home reveals habits. It shows…

de Gournay turns the wall from background into the main artwork of the room. Birds settle on branches. Peonies open across silk. A gold ground changes with the light. A…

Baker is an American furniture house with a particular talent for making a home feel inherited, even when the room was furnished yesterday. Its chairs, cabinets, and tables may evoke…

Giorgetti is a house recognized by its wood. Where other furniture makers hide the frame beneath upholstery, Giorgetti often turns structure into decoration. Wood is curved, joined, and finished so…

Flexform is the kind of luxury that first invites you to sit down — and only then reveals where it comes from. Its sofas look calm and natural, almost as…

B&B Italia is for people who want more than a sofa in the living room. They want a piece of design history. Its furniture can be restrained or eccentric, but…

Minotti is the furniture equivalent of an impeccably tailored cashmere suit. There are no gilded flourishes and no obvious attempt to communicate price. The house is recognized instead through low…

Poltrona Frau is one of those rare interior brands recognized less by a logo than by a physical sensation. The leather feels smooth and warm beneath the hand. The stitching…

Ralph Lauren Home does not really sell furniture. It sells a desirable biography. In one room, you are the heiress to an equestrian estate. In another, the owner of a…

Armani/Casa is the interior equivalent of a perfectly cut grey suit. It does not try to impress guests with a gold sofa or a logo on every cushion. Its luxury…