In a preview at the Temporary Museum for New Design 2009, Design Apparat presents its first collection of furniture for the home inspired by a renewed look at Bulgarian design in the second half of the twentieth century. The stylistic traits of Bulgarian interiors of the 20th century provide the starting point for the design approach initiated by a new brand in the furniture sector, Design Apparat. The objective is to elaborate new forms and designated uses, starting from this scenario, in line with the expectations and tastes of the 21^st century

Design Apparat is a brand created by Nido –the leading importer of Italian furniture in Bulgaria- and by Valiyan – a manufacturer of both mass-produced and custom furniture for the local market. The collection is designed by Mirko Tattarini, designer and professor at ISIA Florence. The strategic design activities are handled by the Lagos Design Studios, an Italian design consultant that has followed all the phases of the creation of Design Apparat: from the initial concept to the definition of the brand, all the way to the creation of the coordinated images and the design of prototypes, contributing consolidated design methodologies taken from the tradition of “Made in Italy” design.

The Design Apparat products are born of combining elements of local charm with a working method as close as possible to the tradition of Italian design, in what amounts to a local rationalism crossed with a series of later, updated traits of identity. The combination of factors influencing the design is unique, bringing together the privileged situation of local availability (limitation of costs and consumption of the sector) and a painstaking selection of materials – whose points of origin and manufacture are found in the furniture districts of Bulgaria- with technological execution that meets the highest standards worldwide, so as to satisfy the highest expectations of the best possible duration over time, in such as way as to lengthen the lifecycle of the entire project.

Bansko-Boo Collection

Bansko-Boo – Arm Chair & Ottoman

Plywood, chrome steel legs, and polyurethane foam. Available in natural flax, grey corduroy velvet, grey with eco-leather stripes, orange with eco-leather stripes.

Bansko-Boo – Chair

Plywood and tubular steel.

Secret – A Multifunctional Wall Panel

Plywood panel covered with polished, button-padded eco-leather, with special buttons provided with LED internal lighting. A series of accessories get additional features such as clothes hanger, umbrella stand and wall pocket.
Available in white, cream and grey.

Bansko-Boo – Arm Chair & Ottoman