DEDON
Dedon President and Managing Director Donald Terell talks to Leila Hawkins about the company ’ s strive to produce luxury furniture from synthetics , backed by renowned designers such as Philippe Starck
Dedon creates outdoor furniture and prides itself on producing everything in-house , while having invented a unique fibre that stands all weathers and has been imitated the world over . Not to mention the small fact that they boast famous designers , among them one Philippe Starck .
This company ’ s collections include everything from stools and parasols to luxury items like hanging loungers : Swingrest and its iconic Nestrest , which President and Managing Director Donald Terell says people call a “ hanging candy kiss , “ because of its resemblance to the United States ’ favourite Hershey ’ s sweet . It ’ s no surprise that their customers include high end restaurants and hotel chains , such as the W South Beach hotel in Miami Beach , Florida .
Synthetic furniture Items are all manufactured in-house , and their materials are produced using technology in its headquarters in Lüneberg , Germany and then crafted by hand in the Philippines .
68 September 2017