The actress's lifestyle brand Goop has launched its first collection of furniture and homewares, featuring items influenced by Italian and modernist design.
Submitted at Dec 25, 2018, 10:00 AM
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand, Goop, has launched its first collection of furniture and homewares, with items influenced by Italian and modernist design. The line, produced in partnership with the brand CB2, includes pieces designed by the actress. Paltrow created items that reflect the design of her own home in California, as well as her travels and time living in London. "Each room is as chic as it is inviting." , she told reporters. "There's a layered quality to it — pieces from different places and times, accented by nostalgic objects accumulated over the years." 
One of the actress’s favorite designs is a curvy velvet sofa called Curvo , which is in the style of mid-century Italian design. The figure-eight-shaped upholstery and curved backrest comes in light gray or soft pink, with stainless steel legs. polished with a gold finish. The sofa can be paired with a white coffee table, made of cement, sand and fiberglass with a lacquer finish. The second sofa in the collection is the Quattro , which includes a series of box-shaped upholsteries made from soy-based foam and fiber. Other pieces with modernist influences include a sideboard and a bench with bolstered pillows. 
The Mod sideboard features a wood frame with a high-gloss white lacquer and is designed for music lovers: circular fabric cutouts hide the speakers without muffling the sound. The bench is shaped like those used during psychiatric consultations in the mid-1960s. of the 20th century. (CB2)
Gwyneth Paltrow has starred in numerous Hollywood blockbusters and won an Oscar for her performance in the 1998 romantic drama Shakespeare in Love. She launched Goop in September 2008 in Santa Monica, California, with a focus on wellness and health-related issues. women's clothing, as well as fashion, travel and design. The brand is now estimated to be worth around $250 million. 
CB2 was created as an offshoot of Crate & Barrel in 2000 and has since worked on a number of collaborations across the creative industries. In 2015, the brand launched a line of furniture pieces by musician Lenny Kravitz that drew influences from the 1970s. 1970. Other celebrities have experimented with furniture design, including Brad Pitt, Pharrell Williams, Vanilla Ice and Buzz Aldrin.
