Girelli Designs Bubble Collection for Dantone Home
Swiss designer David Girelli has released the Bubble capsule collection of an armchair and sofa made with Dantone Home artisans.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Interior Decorating
Swiss designer David Girelli created the Bubble capsule collection for Dantone Home, consisting of an armchair and a sofa. The pieces are offered in three tones: Amber, Moss, and Maroon.
Why it matters
The collection is presented as an example of handcrafted furniture made with artisans rather than standard production methods. Girelli has said authentic physical objects crafted by human hands will play an indispensable role in homes over the coming decades.
The prototyping phase had to balance the volume of raised segments against the natural drape of the fabric, and a two-millimeter deviation was enough to compromise the piece's visual integrity. Pricing, retail availability, and production quantities were not disclosed.
The players
David Girelli
A Swiss designer who created the Bubble collection and worked with the artisans of Dantone Home on the project.
Dantone Home
A furniture company that produced the Bubble collection with Girelli and its artisans.
The details
The project began with a standard geometric cube as its base volume. The armchair has a voluminous seat and backrest on a geometric base with a subtle recline and a detachable trapezoidal cushion, while the sofa features a sculptural armrest with asymmetrical lines and asymmetric quilting with irregular stitch intervals.
Culture Shift
The Bubble collection reflects a renewed interest in handmade furniture over mass-produced pieces, with Girelli arguing that human-crafted objects will remain central to homes. It positions sculptural upholstery built through artisan prototyping against industrial furniture production.
For anyone furnishing a room, the Bubble pieces show how sculptural seating is built around fabric and form rather than standard frames. Readers considering custom or artisan-made upholstery can weigh the time and precision involved in such prototyping against mass-produced options.
The takeaway
Handcrafted furniture depends on iterative prototyping, where small measurement changes can alter both appearance and comfort. Buyers evaluating artisan pieces should ask how a design was refined before production.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Global Design News.
