How to Choose the right Luxury Furniture Brands

Having served interior solutions for decades, we have noticed a distinct pattern across luxury residences: what truly makes one stand out as truly refined and luxurious, is the selection of quality furnishings. 

Where some homes select furniture for mere brand recognition, others select them according to their intrinsic values and dedication to craftsmanship. The difference between both is what helps distinguish living true luxury from merely displaying it.

Luxury furniture brands help define your personal style at a deeper level than marketing imagery. They have markers of being worth your investment such as heritage, genuine materials, sustainability measures and a distinct design philosophy. Such brands make it a habit to push creative and technical boundaries without foregoing their traditional crafts and heritage values.

This guide examines nine furniture brands that have been making waves globally for decades – and in some cases, centuries. Each furniture house has a unique history that leads to a distinct design approach and furniture collection. Exploring these values will help you realise which brand your personal tastes and interior requirements are perfectly aligned with.

Founded in 1979, the family-run furniture house has redefined the identity of Italian furniture. Their collection of highly contemporary pieces maintain a versatile approach, seamlessly adapting in both formal and casual settings.

Despite having a vast collection of furniture solutions such as beds, sideboards, coffee tables, TV stands, barstools and much more – their sculptural dining tables continue to reign as one of their most highly sought pieces. 

Cattelan Italia excels at combining quality materials with precise and thoughtful execution so that each truly shines with authenticity – lending a luxurious aura without bordering on ostentation. This brand suits clients who seek to create a space filled with subtle sophistication, enhanced functionality, and impeccable aesthetics.

The rich heritage of the German brand dates back over three centuries, starting out with a hammer mill. Gaggenau developed its focus towards creating unmatched luxury kitchen appliances and have never looked back. Today, the brand is recognised worldwide as providers of quality kitchen solutions. 

Gaggenau’s appliances hold a truly refined finish, but their primary claim to fame lies in their highly precise engineering that reflects aerospace-level standards in culinary spaces. Sleek wine cabinets with cushioned doors, dishwashers with smart controls, extractors that work in discretion, Gaggenau’s collection stands out for its subtle attention to details that other brands often tend to forego. These details greatly enhance your quality of life, imbuing it with the luxury that comes with ease.

Founded in the 1970s, Ditre Italia established its identity as manufacturers of exceptional upholstered solutions that serve contemporary settings without forgetting their roots in traditional Italian craftsmanship.

Clients in Dubai and Abu Dhabi often seek out Ditre Italia products for their refined seating solutions. The plush seats, finely tailored upholsteries, quality finishing, and subtly rounded edges have become iconic representatives for the brand. Their seats don’t just call for admiration, but simply invite you to sink in and relax.

Leather sourced from exclusive tanneries, fabric woven with a purpose – the secret to their highly polished upholstery appearance lies in their material selection – making them truly stand out from a plethora of upholstered solutions.

Despite being most renowned for their upholstered solutions, the brand has an extensive collections of furniture items such as coffee tables, dining tables, sideboards and more that offer a structural contrast to their soft, elegant seatings and beds.

Founded in 1934, Leolux serves as a masterclass in serving functional furniture pieces as artistic statements. Their distinct style seems to have retro inspirations, but with a refreshingly eclectic spin on it.

For nine decades, Leolux has constantly reinvented its design values, enhancing them further with organic curves and geometric edges alike. The result is a collection of statement pieces that surprise with bold, vibrant colours and sculptural bases alike. Several of their products enhance functionality by adopting a modular approach which can serve across various social requirements.

The Dutch brand is favored by clients who seek to add something contemporary and full of character at the same time. Their distinct style has adds a playful, lighthearted appeal that can brighten up the most stagnant of spaces.

Since its establishment in 1964, Rolf Benz has cemented its status as a manufacturer of premium seating solutions. Their clever designs make use of ergonomic forms and dimensions to ensure the main purpose of seating: comfort.

Beyond the outer form, it’s what lies inside that truly makes a Rolf Benz seater stand out. They utilise precise engineering and construction methods, proprietary suspension systems, and quality foam and upholstery that combine to provide an unmatched experience. Their sofas, lounge chairs and armchairs are iconic for their generous seating, minimalist forms, subtle stitch line detailing and a simplified approach that works equally well in classic and modern settings.

The brand has expanded in producing coffee tables, consoles, dining table and side tables, and accessories that perfectly complement their signature seating solutions.

Porada has a diverse range of modern, minimalist furniture that has a distinctively luxurious and refined aura. Since 1948, Porada has worked with only the most premium hardwood to create pieces that redefine wooden furniture.

The use of natural wood with deep, ingrained patterns not only enhances its value, but also brings a natural warmth to your interiors. Although the brand is primarily famous for their wooden masterpieces, the brand has since expanded to incorporate other materials such as metal and glass that provide a wonderful, cooling contrast to the timber.

Porada’s most winning products feature sculpturally twisted forms of hardwood. The use of natural, classic materials in creating modern, innovative forms has an unmatchable impact. The brand uses their design values as the protagonist, and waves off the use of glimmering, ostentatious materials and detailing.

The Florentine atelier serves Italian furniture in perhaps its most expressive form by using classic inspirations to serve as the basis for highly contemporary pieces.

They do not chase perfection in design, but seek to offer their clients something truly unique and extraordinary that can only be achieved with an eye for design, a priority for creativity, and a keen focus on maintaining quality. Their often dramatic furniture often builds its character through proportions, juxtaposing materials, sculptural forms and luxurious finishing.  

We recommend Arketipo for clients who seek to add a striking focal point within their interiors – making it a conversational point without overwhelming a space. Arketipo furniture has the unique quality of being able to serve both as active and passive members of your space, as its features often blend themselves by being concealed within classic details.

Nearing nine decades of serving quality furniture, Bonaldo epitomises the luxury of Italian furniture. Originating with a unique understanding of metalwork, the brand continued to push the boundaries of innovation while honoring traditional Italian artisanal values. 

They are popular for challenging conventional design, creating unique furniture collections that are highly contemporary in their almost whimsical approach to form. They freely experiment with both form and material in a manner that still continues to win over clients for its balanced aesthetic and commitment to retaining complete functionality. For example, their Duck Floor Lamp multi functions as an accent table, and an eclectic sculptural artwork.

Bonaldo is the perfect choice for clients who like to add character in their spaces while maintaining a hold on refined elegance.

Starting out as a family-run luxury jewellery brand in 2010, Frato soon evolved into a distinguished furniture house by utilizing the same eye for detail and commitment to craftsmanship.Their background is echoed in the subtle uses of gold-toned metal accents that bestow luxury in muted doses. 

The Portuguese brand has an aesthetic that is timeless and yet contemporary at the same time. The wide range of Frato furniture features clean, minimalist forms with subtle details in the finishing that speak of elegance. This quality is no doubt attributed to their penchant for only using the finest materials.

Their mastery extends across classical and contemporary styles with flexibility interpreting various aesthetics whilst maintaining signature quality. In UAE’s diverse architectural landscape, Frato’s ability creating pieces complementing specific visions proves invaluable. This brand serves clients understanding ultimate luxury lies in pieces crafted to exact specifications and lifestyle needs.

From Gaggenau’s technical precision to Arketipo’s penchant for drama, from Ditre Italia’s upholstered seatings to Porada’s wooden expertise: each brand brings something truly unique to the table.

Despite having different backgrounds, locations, expertise and design approaches, these nine brands have a few things in common:

• Unwavering commitment to sourcing high quality materials
• Exceptional craftsmanship that combines traditional and technological methods.
• Excellent customer service that goes beyond making the sale
• A timeless approach to design instead of passing trends and fads
• Careful amalgamation of form and function that reflects in each piece

At FCI UAE, we have been sourcing luxury furniture solutions for our discerning clients from across the globe. With an experience nearing four decades, we can safely claim an in-depth knowledge when it comes to luxury furniture. We welcome you to schedule a design consultation with our team and let us help you find the luxury furniture that best resonates with your personal tastes.