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Calligaris Toronto provides the contemporary backdrop for this segment. Our tables, chairs and more are featured on the show!

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Calligaris Toronto’s Planet table and Parisienne chairs are featured on the show!

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Cityline design expert Jeffrey Fisher features Calligaris Area 51 chairs on the show!

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I’m not sure how to make this post feel like anything other than an ad for Calligaris‘s new Orbital table but I’m so taken with the demo video that I can’t resist posting it.

Calligaris "Island" coffee tables are featured on the show!

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Gone are the days when living in a small space meant sacrificing style, function or both. In this condo age, efficient living has never been more important. The key to smart design in cramped quarters? Multi-purpose furniture, that doesn't look multi-purpose.

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I might be a little biased (see surname in byline), but it’s hard to beat the contemporary look and sometimes fantastical functionality of Italian furniture. Take, for example, the Odyssey dining table in the King East showroom of Manzano-based Calligaris. Its walnut base supports a glass tabletop that rotates to reveal two leaves that twist into place, turning the six-seater into a set-up large enough for 12.

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Kartell was founded near Milan in 1949 but is predated by Calligaris, established in Manzano in 1923. Only founder Antonio Calligaris crafted his first pieces in wood, whereas Kartell was founded using modern plastics.

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Fine Italian furniture maker Calligaris recently opened its first Toronto store, which showcasing the renowned brand's elegantly modern and imaginative designs for the home.

The opening of Calligaris Toronto Store comes as Italy enjoys a return to the top of the design world, thanks to its user-friendly modernism – beautifully reflected in the Calligaris collection.

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The place: Toronto’s largest selection of Calligaris merchandise is housed in a heritage building, originally built in 1907 for the Sovereign Bank of Canada, on King Street just east of Jarvis. Of course, King East needs more furniture stores like Queens Quay needs more condo buildings, but this Italian import offers a sleek alternative to the more traditional styles of Up Country and the antique stores that dot the strip.

Read the full story at: TorontoLife.com