Farfalle Umbrella Stand

Fornasetti’s Farfalle umbrella stand features a flutter of beautiful, multi-coloured butterflies – a striking housewarming gift or home accessory.

The paper bin depicts the iridescent and dramatically-shaped wings of the world’s most glorious butterflies – embodying the perfect Fornasetti combination of design-led surrealism and classic Italian geniality. Ringed with a gleaming gold-tone rim, it provides the ideal home for parrot-handled canes and traditional umbrellas.

“The sources of inspiration for the Fornasetti visual language are numerous. They come from the past, often from classical and neoclassical art, always with respect for the canons of beauty.” – Barnaba Fornasetti

• Umbrella stand
• Farfalle design
• Made in Italy
• Wipe clean only

COMPOSITION & SIZE

Porcelain
H: 57cm

Fornasetti is a reliably mischievous player in Italy’s vibrant homeware and design scene. The brand grew out of artist Piero Fornasetti’s lifelong obsession with creating variations – about 500 of them – of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri’s face. He used this motif (alongside swords and suns, monkeys and butterflies, ancient architecture and sardine cans) to create his delightful designs, which adorn everything from Fornasetti plates to Fornasetti cushions and trays. Run by Piero’s son Barnaba, the design house is known for making high-quality work with a uniquely playful streak.