Reviewed by
Caroline
The latest delivery from the beautifully arranged Designer Box was from the designer Philippe Nigro and the beauty of his design lies in the simplicity and natural element to the piece. If you are new to the Designer Box subscription it is a monthly box which you can sign up to 3, 6 or 12 months in advance and prices begin at €29 per month. Expect to find unique and totally exclusive items within each monthly box to beautify your home space and each monthly box will showcase an individual designers work all protected in the very collectable wooden box. Not only will each month see a unique designer piece to display in the home and the wooden box with the corresponding number printed on it’s lid, this denotes which star designer’s work is inside the box. You also receive The Iconic News which is very informative and full of news about the designer and their work as well as the the MPA magazine.
This month’s Designer Box was Number 36 and the star designer Philippe Nigro, the decorative piece has a multitude of uses which makes it so versatile as well as looking beautiful in a very natural way. Made of natural composite linen the box can be used to store pens, pencils, makeup brushes or just about anything you want to tidy away. The beauty of this versatile unique piece is it’s natural simple lines and the linen box has been carefully crafted by Philippe Nigro with natural fibres. The organic linen for the box was woven in the north of France and the process to craft and transform the box was careful and very accurate to ensure both the quality and the finish of the piece. You can see the quality upon opening the wooden box and the appeal is as much in it’s versatility as in it’s stylish look.
Not only does this edition of the Designer Box have an exclusive Philippe Nigro piece for the home but you also receive a certificate of authenticity with the piece on thick quality card. A wealth of information can be found in the MPA magazine, a lifestyle magazine which is a first of it’s kind as the content comes from the amazingly creative Instagram community. So expect to see plenty of inspiring, colourful, creative beautiful images as well as a host of informative pages.
What makes this subscription different is that each element of the delivery feels special and very carefully put together. From the wooden box which holds all the contents, which in itself is a thing of beauty and can be used as a display case, bookshelf or storage box, to the unique piece of art from Philippe Nigro and also the two readable magazines included. This would make a very thoughtful gift for someone special or what a wonderful way to introduce beautiful, unique pieces of designer home decoration into your own home. The surprise of the contents each month is also a draw as you don’t know what you will be getting month to month but you can be reassured that it will be very usable and aesthetically beautiful. Every month will be different so don’t expect any duplicates and once you have subscribed you can sit back and wait for your delivery to arrive and begin your journey into design and decor.
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