"We shape our homes and our homes shape us." Winston Churchill
Creativity manifests itself in the clothes you wear, in the car you drive, in the food you put on your plate and in the spaces you live. Crossing the doors and entering an inhabited place is an immersive experience and the sensory system is stimulated by colors, shapes, lights and compositions. Depending on how a home has been furnished, the experience can be more or less pleasant.
To delve into the theme we met Lalo Delcò and his son Simone. Today they are driving Delcò Furniture, a historic Ticino company dedicated to the pleasure of furniture and furnishings, making use of the precious collaboration of fifty people. After all, dressing the interior of a space is telling a very personal story ...
At this point the interior designer comes into play, an increasingly important figure. It is he who accompanies us in the arduous task of giving the right tone to the narration of our nest. «A place that represents a safe refuge in an uncertain world, a space where contemporary man spends more and more time», says Lalo, who has inherited the passion for design, handed down from generation to generation.
The Delcò family's adventure with furniture began in 1890, when the great-grandfather carpenter created the first furnishing objects in his workshop. «Some time later, the war brings my grandfather to German-speaking Switzerland where he knows the first factories that produce furniture on a large scale; upon returning to Ticino, he applies this concept by enlarging the laboratory and production ».
Since then, in the world of design, there have been many evolutions but the passion for furniture continues to flow unchanged in Delcò's blood. It is not just a family business but a real passion for detail, material, quality and above all the desire to see a happy customer in the space of his home. «Thirty years ago we created this showroom, a creative space and a showcase to be experienced. A place conceived to inspire the customer on a visual and tactile level, offering a concrete idea of the possible compositions and the atmospheres that can be created according to individual tastes ”, explains the father. «Those who visit us are invited to move from space to space, being inspired by various interpretations for the furnishing of their kitchen, of a new bathroom and, with the affirmation of smart working, of the room that becomes an office», adds Simone.
From the smallest to the biggest choices, the focus today is on the individual. The nature, personal desires and lifestyle must guide the selection of furniture. The starting point is the raw material. Delcò Mobili has always preferred high quality, selecting from the best brands, both traditional and iconic and innovative, and at the same time is committed to proposing solutions suitable for different economic resources.
"We believe in a piece of furniture capable of satisfying the customer for a long time, both aesthetically and practically and, more than once, we have vouched for the desire to offer a high quality service, taking care of spare parts or repairs at our expense" says Lalo. The desire is to create a harmonious environment that makes the people who live there feel good. Achieving this result is simpler and more pleasant when followed by experts who know how to guide choices by creating, together, a map of tastes. Filling a room with furniture is one thing, furnishing it with care by telling a personal story is another. In fact, it is a question of taking into consideration a set of details ranging from the color of the walls to the light that filters through the windows, from the passions of the person who will inhabit that space to his or her vital rhythms. "Every single individual has his own specific habits, habits for which you have to find furnishing solutions as beautiful as they are functional", continues Simone, "just think of a couple who have different rituals before falling asleep, she reads her novel, he turns off light: then it will be necessary to think of a specific solution for lighting on the bedside table or perhaps add a cocooning armchair in a corner of the bedroom ".
The Delcò Mobili team was created to meet these needs by putting the customer at ease. These are professionals who know how to guide the customer who chooses a single piece of furniture to complete a corner, like those who want to furnish the entire house from scratch. «Here both those who have to make minimal interventions and those who need a real interior architecture project are welcome; in fact, in the heart of the showroom, in addition to a bar for meetings, there are offices where the designers are “creating worlds” with floor plans and simulations », explains Simone. Thanks to the support of the interior designer, which the company has chosen to offer at no additional cost, we are advised in choosing the right chair, the fabric for the custom-made cushion so that it matches the sofa, all those details. that together create their own story. "Today, the individual lives the house at 360 °", concludes Lalo, "even the kitchen and the bathroom, in other more marginal times, have become important spaces where modern man expresses his hedonistic side, dedicating himself so much to the care of body as for the pleasures of the table and sharing. Accompanying the person in the creation of his private spa corner or a kitchen where he can experience both the intimacy of family life and convivial dinners with friends is our pleasure ". Your home is you. It is the place where you live, love, where you often work and then dedicate yourself to the pleasures of life. Nest and refuge, it is a key place in the life of modern man and how you choose to furnish it changes your way of life.
The ABC of design
Showroom Porto Cervo: A living space in constant evolution. Based on current trends. A 360 ° experience where you can immerse yourself in the living spaces, bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom and terrace, finding inspiration and personalized solutions.
Interior designer: A professional figure, today increasingly important, who was born to guide people in the adventure of furnishing a space both in micro choices, as can be the purchase of the right stool, and in macro, designing the interiors of the entire house .
Design brands: A strong brand must know how to combine beauty and style with high quality, durability, functionality and comfort. As happens in composing an outfit with clothes and accessories, the choice of objects that dress the space in which you live makes the difference.
Slow design: Today the desire is to slow down and carefully choose a furniture that represents your lifestyle and that can accompany us for a long time. It means making sustainable choices towards furnishing elements with a soul, compared to the drive for rapid consumption and frequent replacement that characterizes fast design.
