Donghia
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Donghia, Inc.
Donghia, Inc. produces furniture, textiles, lighting, and accessories. Products are sold in Donghia's twelve showrooms across the United States and in over fifty representative showrooms around the world (sold exclusively to the trade in the U.S.). Italian-American interior designer Angelo Donghia
founded Donghia in 1968.
Donghia collections include textiles, wallcoverings, casepieces, accessories and upholstery. Manufactured in the USA Donghia furniture consist of desks, buffets cabinets, étagères, side/end tables, cocktail tables, dining tables, sofas, chaises, chairs, and beds. Accessories range from lamps and chandeliers to vessels and mirrors all hand-made by Venetian craftsmen on the island of Murano
, Italy
.
formed Donghia Associates which focused in the areas of residential, hospitality and contract interior design. Previously, Mr. Donghia had turned his attention to fabrics and wallcoverings and established &Vice Versa ,a to-the-trade collection and showroom of fabrics and wallcoverings, which later became Donghia Textiles in 1980. After the first Donghia Showroom opened in Los Angeles
, CA
in 1976, its success led to the opening of Donghia Furniture which was established two years later. Producing upholstery and casepieces, Mr. Donghia continued with the growth of his companies expanding his network of showrooms and products across the United States .
Since his passing in 1985 Donghia was owned and operated as a private company. In the spring of 2005, the company was purchased by the Rubelli Group of Venice
, Italy
, a family business and designer and manufacturer of textiles.
Donghia, Inc. produces furniture, textiles, lighting, and accessories. Products are sold in Donghia's twelve showrooms across the United States and in over fifty representative showrooms around the world (sold exclusively to the trade in the U.S.). Italian-American interior designer Angelo Donghia
Angelo Donghia
Angelo Donghia was an American interior designer.-History:Donghia was born in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in 1935. He grew up spending time at his father’s tailoring shop which is where his appreciation for design grew and developed...
founded Donghia in 1968.
Donghia collections include textiles, wallcoverings, casepieces, accessories and upholstery. Manufactured in the USA Donghia furniture consist of desks, buffets cabinets, étagères, side/end tables, cocktail tables, dining tables, sofas, chaises, chairs, and beds. Accessories range from lamps and chandeliers to vessels and mirrors all hand-made by Venetian craftsmen on the island of Murano
Murano
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about 1.5 km north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 . It is famous for its glass making, particularly lampworking...
, Italy
Italy
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History
In 1972, Angelo DonghiaAngelo Donghia
Angelo Donghia was an American interior designer.-History:Donghia was born in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in 1935. He grew up spending time at his father’s tailoring shop which is where his appreciation for design grew and developed...
formed Donghia Associates which focused in the areas of residential, hospitality and contract interior design. Previously, Mr. Donghia had turned his attention to fabrics and wallcoverings and established &Vice Versa ,a to-the-trade collection and showroom of fabrics and wallcoverings, which later became Donghia Textiles in 1980. After the first Donghia Showroom opened in Los Angeles
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, CA
California
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in 1976, its success led to the opening of Donghia Furniture which was established two years later. Producing upholstery and casepieces, Mr. Donghia continued with the growth of his companies expanding his network of showrooms and products across the United States .
Since his passing in 1985 Donghia was owned and operated as a private company. In the spring of 2005, the company was purchased by the Rubelli Group of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, a family business and designer and manufacturer of textiles.
External links
- http://www.donghia.com/
- http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/05/31/style/t/index.html#pageName=31donghia
- http://www.interiordesign.net/article/CA6669988.html
- http://www.thetextileicon.com/