Extraordinary Design

The history of UP Furniture is characterised by remarkable craftsmanship, unique design and premium quality.

Leading architects and furniture designers in Shanghai have shaped our collection with beautifully crafted, functional designs that are both timeless and timely. Harnessing the beauty of each material used, pieces feature carefully considered details, expert craftsmanship and high-end materials. In collaboration with visionary designers such as Claudio Bellini, Robert Admiraal and FAVARETTO & PARTNERS, our extraordinary designs make furniture spaces beautiful by their presence alone.

THE DESIGN COLLECTION​

Beauty, Tradition and Innovation

UP’s collection of furniture and accessories spans designs from Shanghai architects and designers to contemporary pieces by today’s most acclaimed creatives.

Collaboration with Designers

From Claudio Bellini’s CLO, FAVARETTO’s POOPPY and DYNO to Roberto Palomba’s ABAM, each piece of applied art profiles a sculptural expression that unites function and form in unprecedented ways.

Claudio Bellini

Claudio bellini (1963) architect and designer lives and works in milan where he graduated in architecture from the renowned university politecnico di milano. In 1996 he established his design practice shaped by the harmony of beauty and efficiency, focuses on furniture, product and interior design. His global vision and capability of understanding the dynamics of various cultures and markets brought him the recognition as one of the most influential European design practises all around the world.

An international speaker with many years of university teaching experience, bellini also works as the creative director for a number of leading global brands, where his success is evidenced by the multitude of awards he’s won over the years. He has an open-minded attitude, combined with a peculiar sensibility for different culture and historical heritage.

Describing Claudio Bellini with his own words “i am a world citizen with an Italian soul”.

Favaretto&Partners

Located in Padua, north-east of Italy, Favaretto&Partners, founded in 1973 from Arch. Paolo Favaretto, has forty nine year history in industrial design fields, product, furniture, lighting, art direction and consulting.

From the year 2009, with the joining of young Francesco Favaretto, the activities
of studio expend further, from industrial design to interaction design, from object to
virtual.
In 2013 he celebrated forty years of business and the Municipality of Padua, as a
tribute to his work, dedicated a solo exhibit in his honor: – 40X40 Paolo Favaretto:
the years of design.

 

Roberto Palomba

In 1994, When Roberto Palomba and Ludovica Serafini just graduated from Sapienza University of Rome, they won the most important award in Compassod ‘Oro design award, which is widely regarded as the highest recognition for the originality, excellence and achievement in the field of industrial design.
That same year, they founded the Palomba Serafini Associati design Studio in Milan.
Over the years, they have won many international awards, such as red Dot Design Award, Design Plus Award, Good Design Award and German Design Award, gradually establishing their reputation in the world.

Mario Mazzer

He learned a lot working with Italian design experts in the 1970s.
Mario Mazzer started his career in 1980 when he opened his studio in
the Italian Conegliano Veneto.
He is active in a variety of design fields, from architectural design to
industrial design, and has made a great contribution to promoting the
awareness of Italian products by displaying his works.
Many of his products have been selected and published by ADI Design
and International Design Yearbook.
He has even been published at the Design Museum in London.

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