Filed under: Your Home, Design, etc, News & Trends, Furniture
The designer and some of the new looks. Photos: Dimitrios Kambouris, WireImage; Kravet.
Another day, another collaboration: the charming Thom Filicia -- known most widely for his days on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy -- takes one step further into the realm of designer-as-brand. Yes, Filicia's name has already been branded with Queer Eye (and the following shows Dress My Nest and Tacky House), along with his furniture line for Vanguard Furniture, but we're viewing fabric as the final frontier here. Why? Because with this new Kravet line, Filicia is one step closer to total house domination.
Think of the evolution of Filicia's accessibility: when he was first noticed by the public eye, he was a big-time interior designer, working with celebs like Jennifer Lopez and designing the interiors at the W Hotels. His furniture collection makes it a little easier to get Thom in your home. And the fabrics? Another opportunity to get the man's mark on your furniture -- even an old piece you already have. Who thought your great-aunt's dogdy settee could get new life thanks to Thom Filicia?
Of course, there's a catch -- the fabrics are (like all Kravet fabrics) available to the trade only. Which means if you want a piece of this new collection you must go through a designer. But we have a feeling that it won't be long until we see Filicia's name attached to products with even greater accessibility -- we think Thom Filicia for Target would be a no-brainer, and same goes for Thom for HSN (where he'd join Nate Berkus and Carlton Varney.)
But for now, we'll stay delighted with the Kravet collection -- a cool, edited collection with restrained pizazz and top-tier quality. Bravo, Thom!
Want more?
Thom Filicia's website
Kravet's blog (with fantastic pictures -- and a video! -- of the collection in action)
Luxist's take on the news