archifurniture: The Architectural Approach to Furniture
archifurniture: The Architectural Approach to Furniture
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“A chair is a very difficult object to design. A skyscraper is almost easier" - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright once said that architecture is the mother of all arts. Before academic institutions began dividing creative disciplines into separate fields, the architect was (and in some exceptional cases still is) a complete creator, responsible for shaping nearly every aspect of the designed world. From buildings and interiors to furniture, textiles, accessories, and even cutlery, architects once designed it all.
This holistic vision can be seen in masters such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gio Ponti, Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, Michael Graves, as well as later figures like Achille Castiglioni, Aldo Rossi, Marco Zanuso, and Alessandro Mendini. All of them inspired the work you see on this website, the work of Antonio Larosa. The first group were early references during Larosa’s architectural studies, while the latter were his professors and mentors.
Growing up professionally in Milan, Antonio Larosa was surrounded by a culture where architecture and design were inseparable, and where many architects naturally extended their work into furniture and product design.
In this tradition, Larosa developed a similar approach, one that resists confinement within a single discipline and instead moves fluidly across scales and contexts. Like those who inspired him, he sees architecture not as an isolated practice, but as a way of shaping both spaces and the objects that define everyday life.
At first, in the early ’90s, for Larosa, it was architecture of every scale and form: from tiny market stalls to archaeological parks spanning several miles, as well as unique office buildings, homes, and more.
Architecture was (and still is) exciting work, but the prospect of having his designs influenced by bureaucracy and his creative freedom constrained, led Antonio to shift direction. He began designing something that would give him complete autonomy: Furniture.
Today, Antonio Larosa continues to design furniture in this same spirit: as a designer who moves beyond boundaries, guided not by trends but by proportion, space, material, and function. This is why some of his pieces have remained in production and in use for more than 25 years, because they were conceived not for a moment in time, but for lasting relevance.
ARCHIFURNITURE is dedicated to the furniture designed by Antonio Larosa, an architect by training who has evolved his practice into furniture design.
Explore chairs, tables, and seating solutions shaped by the same principles that guide architectural design. Each piece is conceived with a clear focus on space, structure, and proportion, resulting in furniture that is both practical and visually refined.
Welcome to Archifurniture, Welcome to Design!
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