Italy, 2026
Wood, acrylic paint, polyester coating, silver leaf metal
The Nephe bed headboard extends Filippo Carandini’s investigation into painting as structure, where volume becomes a ground for chromatic expression. Entirely hand-painted using layered acrylics, its surface unfolds through deep nocturnal tones, where blacks, violets and muted hues emerge and recede, revealing the stratified nature of the process. Silver leaf is applied by hand along the profile, introducing a luminous threshold that interrupts the density of the painted surface. This subtle metallic presence captures and diffuses light, tracing a quiet boundary between shadow and reflection. Named after Nephe, the ancient Greek word for “cloud,” the piece evokes a suspended atmospheric dimension where color, light and surface dissolve into a continuous shifting presence.
Designed by
Filippo Carandini
W 310 x D 55 x H 131 cm - W 122.05 x D 21.65 x H 51.57 in
