MILAN — Followers of Arthur Arbesser’s upbeat, subtle fashions can now sleep in a haven of his aesthetic.
The Vienna-born designer, a rising participant within the dwelling sphere, designed two rooms for the Altstadt Vienna, marking his foray into the worlds of hospitality and inside design. The boutique lodge, positioned at in Vienna’s Spittelberg neighborhood within the seventh district, has come to the fore as a sizzling spot for artwork and design lovers, specifically for its rooms designed by outstanding trend designers, artists and designers. Amongst them, Italian designer Matteo Thun and Istanbul-born and Vienna-based designer Atil Kutoglu.
Arbesser, who has been primarily based in Milan for 20 years, joined the Alstadt roster of luminaries this month, creating his personal “Viennese-Milanese melange” in two rooms of the family-run lodge, working with furnishings and materials from the Austrian furnishings producer Wittmann.
“I like that it’s a family-run lodge and a spot for artwork and design lovers. I crammed the rooms with loads of Wittmann furnishings and my favourite design classics. I needed to make them actually cozy and candy and you may see clearly that somebody from Vienna designed these rooms, with a robust connection to Italy,” Arbesser instructed WWD on Wednesday.
Arbesser designed two rooms: Room 14 and Room 30. In 14, he integrated his Flower material on the Wittmann Spring mattress and bench. Flower is an homage to bygone Wittmann collaborator Josef Frank and consists of Twentieth-century scenes and components like cell telephones in a cartoonish splash of shapes and flora. Frank was an Austrian architect and artist of Jewish origins who emigrated to Sweden earlier than World Struggle II, the place he grew to become a designer for the Stockholm-based design firm Svenskt Tenn. Elsewhere, he enhanced the area with Milanese influences, each fashionable and retro. Key items embody the Quaderna desk by Superstudio for Zanotta and the Imbuto ground lamp by late architect and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni and which is produced by Azucena. It additionally consists of the 1967 Flos’ Snoopy lamp by Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. The toilet is splashed with Arbesser’s signature daring stripes that think of Arbesser’s trend designs.
Arthur Arbesser’s Room for the Altstadt Vienna.
Nicky Webb
In Room 30, he performed with geometric motifs like chessboards and cubes. It consists of two colourfully lacquered bedside cupboards, the Atrium modular couch by Wittmann and Chess carpet. He injected a Bauhaus vibe with Hungarian American architect Marcel Breuer’s Laccio espresso desk (produced by Knoll) and the Le Grand Bleu lamp by French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand produced by Nemo Group, in addition to Austrian American architect Friedrick Kiesler’s Freischwinger chair, lined in mint-colored leather-based and produced by Wittmann. He additionally included two work by Austrian artist Xenia Hausner. Room 30 begins at 244 euros per evening, whereas Room 14 begins at 235 euros per evening.
Arthur Arbesser’s Room for Altstadt Vienna.
Nicky Webb
The Alstadt lodge is owned by Otto E. Wiesenthal, who opened the boutique lodge in 1991 and is understood for his huge assortment of artwork. The landmark was initially inbuilt 1902.
Whereas his trend line continues to be his focus, Arbesser has been diversifying lately. A roster of collaborations consists of corkscrews for Italian design agency Alessi and one other tie up with Denmark-based agency Gubi for his Oca chair, made in collaboration with Italian artisan Alan Zinchi.
Arbesser accepted the function as artistic counsel for historic Austrian furniture-maker Wittmann Möbelwerkstätten in 2023, after which he expanded his involvement into supporting Wittmann within the areas of presentation, branding and communication.
Admittedly, this primary inside design venture offered just a few challenges. “I mainly began with a white room.…There have been some technical particulars I wasn’t ready for, like working with curtains for instance, however when you begin digging in you work it out,” he stated, including that he’s open to working extra within the area of inside design.
Arbesser joins a roster of designers delving into the world of dwelling and interiors. Lars Nilsson — the Swedish-born designer whose trend profession included prime positions at Invoice Blass, Nina Ricci and Gianfranco Ferré, in addition to behind-the-scenes roles at Christian Dior and Christian Lacroix — made information along with his 2018 textile assortment with Svenskt Tenn, and a Vandra Rugs collaboration earlier than that.
