Italian design refers to all forms of design in Italy, including interior design, urban design, fashion design and architectural design. Italy is recognized as being a worldwide trendsetter and leader in design. Italian furniture design in the 1900s was particularly well-known and grew to the heights of class and sophistication. In the early 1900’s Italian furniture designers struggled to create an equal balance between classical elegance and modern creativity. Moving forward to the 1910s and 1920s Italian furniture design was very similar to that of French art deco styles. Italian furniture is designed with exotic materials thus creating sumptuous furniture.

Italian furniture has been in high demand for many years Italian furniture designers have responded to such changing needs painted Italian furniture furnishes some very attractive accent pieces that are suited to a wide range of traditional and modern decorating solutions. Such painted furniture makes use of designs and painting techniques that were employed for the furniture in the homes and castles of nobles and rich merchants in the medieval period.

Italian furniture produced by contemporary manufacturers using traditional designs and decorations. Such pieces of Italian furniture combine the attractiveness of traditional craftsmanship with the advantages of modern materials and technology. In addition many of these “historical” pieces of Italian furniture employ hand finishing by expert furniture makers and artists.