The ONNA Collection by Swell Studio

For New York City Design Week 2023, Swell Studio presents The Onna Collection (pronounced ‘oh-na’), the studio’s second complete collection of works exclusively shared with Love House and showcased until May 25th, 2023. Taking its name from the shortened version of colonna, meaning column in Italian, The Onna Collection’s concept is derived from the simple idea of two intersecting circles or columns. Its origin was inspired by a trip to Italy that Swell Studio’s founder, Mike White, took with his partner, Nikki Pettus. There they observed breccia pernice’s permeation and utilization in Italian art, architecture, and design. Additionally, The Onna Collection’s articulated vernacular was confirmed by a visit to the Carlo Scarpa Gavina property, located in Bologna. Herein, three choice materials are at play: Breccia pernice stone, steel, and white oak. The breccia pernice stone, sourced from quarries in Verona Italy, displays a spectrum of intense reds to soft pinks, yellows and whites, depending on its cut within each piece. The pieces which integrate steel have been hot-applied with a ‘house patina’, a signature method finish developed by Swell Studio that imbues a cool mix of chocolate brown and blue-green metallic hues. The white oak was sourced locally in the Hudson Valley.