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Do you have a lot of business? influencers who moved into the Odéon Tower are alchemists: we don’t create, we transform.
There’s a rush on right now. In the world of and who want a Fluffy style: all brands have Garbarino seeks to offer materials that others
decoration, the period from March to July is very these sofas or armchairs in off-white or ivory. do not use. Our speciality is made-to-measure.
intense. Orders are placed in March-April to be There we are getting into “fast” design, with I work with trusted carpenters who execute
delivered before the holidays. People want to tastes becoming more and more stereotyped. the plans I make. They are trusted service
arrive at their villas furnished for the summer. Our ambition is to also show what we do. providers with whom we have been working for
Garbarino has a history, a DNA, a design. 15 years, 90% Italian. We sell ‘made in Italy’.
What is your customer profile? Trained as an architect, my father, Adriano It doesn’t get any better in terms of quality,
It is a 75% foreign clientele living in Monaco or Garbarino, arrived nonchalantly in Monaco 40 price and craftsmanship. If, in haute couture,
the neighbouring municipalities. There are a years ago and created his collection of rugs and France is the best, in design and furniture it is,
lot of Germans, English (specially since Brexit) furniture. My father carpeted the whole world unquestionably, Italy.
and Italians. Since the Covid crisis, I haven’t from 1995 to 2005 through Roche Bobois, which
seen many Russians, apart from the resident had showcased his carpets in its catalogue. How much should one budget for a renovation?
families. On the other hand, I have the impression We have an elegance that the others do not For a complete renovation project (where
of seeing the Americans return, which will be have: a minimalist, natural, Japanese style and everything is redone, including walls, electricity,
confirmed if the euro remains low and the sense of Zen. floors, parquet floors, windows and so on), one
Russians go to Dubai and Turkey. Maybe the should budget between €5,000 and €8,000
Ukrainians will even come and settle. In the end, How do you qualify the Garbarino style? euros per m²; and for a decoration project,
we may find ourselves in a 1990s configuration. We are Italian but our style is very influenced between €1,500 and €3,000 euros per m².
In addition, I also sell b2b to architects and by Japan, by aesthetic affinity and by love Prices can double depending on the materials
interior architects like Humbert & Poyet. of elegance, the purity of forms: the “less is chosen and the finishes. A piece of furniture
more” philosophy. Asians know how to take raw can be covered with leather or wallpaper and
What is trending in 2022? materials and transform them without altering the price will be radically different. For example,
Today, customers are very influenced by social them. However, the work of the designer is to a calf-skin-covered sofa could cost €45,000,
networks. For example, I have a couple of bring two stories to life at the same time. We whilst in fabric it would be €30,000.

Confidentialité
Bientôt une exposition sur l’érotisme 25/4-25/7
Chez Garbarino Interior Design, David Garbarino pro- Totale indépendance
pose le concept store La loggia.« Cet espace ouvert et commerciale
collaboratif accueille de grandes marques, ainsi que
des artistes de renommée internationale, pour tous les Rapidité d’exécution
domaines du design. L ’occasion d’exposer des œuvres
inédites en Principauté comme sur la Côte d’Azur. » Après Analyse et
des expositions consacrées au Reiwa et aux Océans évaluation de biens :
(en partenariat avec la Fondation Prince Albert II), La
Loggia accueillera bientôt des artistes travaillant sur • Appartements

l’Erotisme. • Villas

• Locaux commerciaux

Coming soon: exhibition on eroticism 25/4-25/7 • Bureaux
At Garbarino Interior Design, David Garbarino also • Propriétés
offers the concept store, La Loggia. «This open and
collaborative space welcomes major brands, as well as d’exception © depositphotos/Baloncici
internationally-renowned artists in all areas of design, • Domaines
offering the opportunity to exhibit in the Principality as
well as on the Côte d’Azur.” Following exhibitions devoted
to Reiwa, as well as one on the Oceans (in partnership 11 boulevard du Jardin Exotique | 98000 Monaco | contact@nemesis-expertises.com
with the Prince Albert II Foundation), La Loggia will soon © Garbarino Interior Design www.nemesis-expertises.com | +33 (0)6 08 03 59 81 | +33 (0)7 86 24 20 06
host artists focusing on eroticism.

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