Pair of Farfalle Bookends

Farfalle bookends feature a flutter of beautiful, multi-coloured butterflies – a striking housewarming gift or home accessory.

The pair of bookends depict 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. Crafted from premium metal, each one provides the perfect support for textbooks and novels.

• Pair of black bookends
• Farfalle design
• Made in Italy

COMPOSITION & SIZE

Metal
H: 21cm, W: 15cm

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.