IN ONE of the mid-rise buildings along the Scouts area is a furniture showroom showing off millions of pesos in Italian furniture. Frankly, while there’s no sign (yet), we kind of like the air of mystery that surrounds it, and the fact that you have to know where it is to get there. Enter Moda Interni, a furniture showroom featuring pieces from three Italian brands: Turri, Pedini, and Opera Contemporary.
Turri’s in-store selection shows off chic living room sets, and a glam dressing table, low and sexy — the lines make sense when one learns that the brand was founded smack in the middle of the Roaring Twenties. Curves are the game for Pedini, so far the world’s only manufacturer of curved modular kitchens — but they also make walk-in closets. We do, however, have a soft spot for Opera Contemporary, showing off a luxurious bed, and a glamorous salmon living room, and an opulent study setup with a desk carved with diamond patterns — the business was founded in the 1800s, with some of their pieces still seen in the royal palaces they furnished then.
These brands are distributed under Moda Interni by Goldwin Sison, who has been in the furnishing business for 13 years. While dabbling in locally produced modular cabinetry, he had been visiting Milan’s world-famous furniture shows for inspiration and research. However, Mr.
Sison really began his dive into luxury furniture during the pandemic. He had anticipated terrible sales during those years, but, he was wrong. “W.