above, Anne Packard oil painting
above, Tuscan Sofa, width – 90″ depth – 41″ height – 41 1/2″
In 1986, John Saladino created Saladino Furniture Inc. with no less than sixty original designs for chairs, sofas, tables and lighting. Today’s post features my favorite pieces from his collection! I have been in love with the Tuscan Sofa (pictured above) for as long as I can remember. The extreme scale of the high back, asymmetry of the arms and contrasting couture fabrics are perfection. The gold fabrics remind me of the sand dunes in an Anne Packard painting. Even the texture of the wall treatment echos her brush strokes on canvas. For me, the overall composition is a work of art. “Every room is a walk-in still life” ~ John Saladino
The other two pieces that make my heart flutter are the Summer Sofa and the Three-Legged Coffee Table. (both pictured below) The signature quilted bed roll and angled arms of the Summer Sofa are so inviting. I can just imagine how luxurious it would be to lay back and read a wonderful book! Once again, this color brought forth a memory of the Provincetown sky and water on a overcast day. Brilliantly, the two colors bring out the best in each other! The lighter color awakening the rich beauty and sensuous texture of the darker shade. In an interview with 1st dibs, John Saladino spoke eloquently about color, “Really you only see color by juxtaposition; you cannot isolate any color…as a class (the Josef Albers course at Yale) we once gathered the reddest fall leaves we could find and pinned them on the wall so they touched one another…it became a kaleidoscope, some reds turned brown, some turned pink, and each leaf’s color became something else against the others.”
And last but not least is the Three-Legged Coffee Table! It is one of the first Saladino designed pieces I remember seeing in print! I love it for it’s innovative form and timeless grace. To design a rectangular table with three legs is highly unusual and yet the form is effortless and classically elegant. Divine!
This has been an extraordinary week for me. John Saladino’s poetic words and profound designs have had a lasting impact on how I see and understand the visual world. For me, he has blurred the lines between art and interiors, bringing art to life and life to art.
below, Summer Sofa, length – 87 1/2″ depth – 37 1/4″ height – 35 1/2″
below, Anne Packard oil painting
below, Three-Legged Coffee Table Steel Top, width – 36″ depth – 26 3/4″ height – 21″ ~ notice the elegant curve of the leg!
below, John Saladino’s New York home as pictured in the October 2005 issue of Veranda ~ notice the three legged coffee table!
below, Tejas Chair (and Ottoman), width – 35″ depth – 32″ height – 41″
below, The Calla Chair, width – 27 1/2″ depth – 27″ height – 32 1/2″
below, Lotus Chair, width – 32″ depth – 32″ height – 40 1/2″
below, The Cassandra Chair, width – 25″ depth – 23 1/4″ height – 31″
below, Audrey Chair, width – 43″ depth – 38″ height – 34 1/2″
below, High Back Love Seat with Savel fabric, Washed Linen, color -natural
below, The Cromwell Bench, length – 70″ depth – 24 1/2″ height – 32 1/2″
below, The Santa Barbara Sofa, length – 96″ depth – 41″ height – 38″
below, The Cape Sofa, width – 96″ depth – 37 1/2″ height – 29″
below, Curved Bench, width – 87″ depth – 21″ height – 30 1/2″
below, Trunk Sofa, width – 90″ depth – 37 1/4″ height – 44″
below, Studded Shelter Sofa, width – 84″ depth – 35″ height – 32″
below, Audrey Sofa, width – 89″ depth – 40″ height – 34 1/2″
below, Three-Legged Coffee Table Marble Top, width – 36″ depth – 26 3/4″ height – 21″
below, Triangle Lantern, width – 15 3/4″ depth – 7 3/4″ height – 18 1/4″
below, Trilogy Lamp, diameter – 19″ height – 24″
below, The Saladino Lamp, diameter – 24″ height – 28″
below, Wall Sconce, diameter shade – 6″ overall height – 20 1/4″
photos from John Saladino
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