The kitchen and adjoining family room are furnished with a mix of antiques and Italian modern furniture.

"I'm thinking of nanotechnology, surveillance tools and, of course, Italian furniture," she said.

"Later on she was one of the first decorators to take Italian 18th-century furniture seriously," he said.

But I also love neo-classical Italian furniture, especially if it's Venetian.

The French encoignure cabinets also proved highly popular in Italian furniture.

At one moment he will rejoice in the purchase of a very grand piece of Italian furniture.

Natuzzi is the largest former Italian furniture company with 2011 turnover of euro 486.4 million, and is a world leader in leather upholstery.

A lot of Italian furniture is regarded as provincial but not Piedmontese.

There's a shop down Knightsbridge way, it's all Italian furniture - it's like walking into an art gallery.

Fourteen Italian furniture and design companies that are usually closed to the public will be open tomorrow through Tuesday.