Nina Takesh’s Latest Foray Is Furniture — A Sculptural, French-Inspired Debut That’s All About the Edit

Nina Takesh Furniture distills the eponymous designer's famous philosophy into fourteen sculptural pieces designed to actually live with

Nina Takesh Furniture debut
In her first standalone collection, Nina Takesh translates a life of layered influence into sculptural forms made for real life.
(Image credit: Nina Takesh Furniture)

Nina Takesh has always treated design as a dialogue — between eras, influences, and disciplines. Between form and function. Between Rive Droite refinement and California cool. Her newly launched line, Nina Takesh Furniture, is the latest chapter in that conversation: a tightly edited collection of fourteen pieces, each one a prompt for a more beautiful life.

“Furniture,” she says, “is where beauty meets function in the most intimate way.” This wasn’t about a single chair or one-off accent. “I wanted to introduce a point of view.”

That point of view is quintessentially hers. The daughter of an architect, educated at the Lycée Français in LA, Nina Takesh worked in fashion before founding beloved luxury baby brand Petit Trésor (where clients included Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Lopez), before eventually pivoting to interiors. Her Instagram audience — 700k and counting — might know her for her curated eye and globe-spanning taste, but her true superpower is editing. Distilling.

Living room featuring Nina Takesh Furniture, including a chair, stool, sofa, and sculptural coffee table

French curves, California cool, each piece carries a sense of ease — both within and between forms.

(Image credit: Nina Takesh Furniture)

And here, she’s done exactly that. No filler, no excess. Just essential pieces, speaking to one another: stacked, curvaceous silhouettes that nod to mid-century French design while remaining rooted in comfort. “I’m drawn to soft, enveloping forms visually, but they also serve a purpose,” she explains.

Take the Époque Chair, designed to “hug the body in the most supportive, elegant way.” The Rêverie Sofa is modular, plush, generous. The Mélange Credenza is both living room storage and sculpture — a curved pedestal and marble accents — nothing extraneous.

Materials were chosen for contrast. Though upholstered in accessible fabrics by default, the standout upholsteries — plush velvets and refined tweeds from Misia Paris, a favorite textile house of Nina’s — play beautifully against marble and polished brass.

“When you have a rounded silhouette, the fabric becomes even more important,” she says. “It enhances the tactile experience.”

A living room featutring Nina Takesh Furniture, including an armchair, stool, coffee table, and sofa.

Velvet, marble, and a certain je ne sais quoi — this is furniture with fluency.

(Image credit: Nina Takesh Furniture)

The palette may skew neutral, but the impression is anything but. Everything here is layered, lived-in, and considered. “It’s refined, but never precious,” Nina says: “Pieces you can live with, not just look at.”

The collection feels like a natural progression for someone who’s genuinely seen and done what other designers only gesture toward. The French influence is clear, but so is the sense of grounded-ness — of pieces made for real homes and real rituals.

At a time when much of the market favors statement pieces and scrollable novelty, Nina’s approach is something else entirely: holistic. Cohesive. Enduring. A new kind of heirloom.

As with everything she touches, it’s world-building. Thoughtful. Fully imagined from the ground up. Paris, circa 1952 — reframed for now.

“This collection really is the culmination of everything that’s shaped me as a designer,” Nina says.“Growing up with a father who was an architect, I developed an early fascination with proportion, structure, and the idea that design can truly shape the way we live. My Parisian education gave me a deep respect for elegance, formality, and timelessness — but also for whimsy and romance.”

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Julia Demer
Style Editor

Formerly covering fashion at L’Officiel USA, style maven Julia Demer brings her love of design to Livingetc’s world of interiors. As the title’s New York-based Style Editor, Julia's work reflects a sharp eye for detail and an innate passion for aesthetics. Her journey began with a strong foundation in design, honing her craft at renowned establishments like The Row and even establishing her own eponymous fashion brand. Julia’s design background is evident in the way she thoughtfully curates shopping edits, always maintaining a focus on emerging trends while preserving timeless sensibilities. For Julia, fashion and interiors go hand in hand, reflecting her lifelong commitment to perfecting the art of style.