New york city City designer Annabelle Selldorf comes from a long line of designers.
In the 1950s, Selldorf’s grandma, Ludovica von Issendorf, started a retail emporium based in Perfume, Germany, that made furniture, and other interior design products. The name “Vica” was emblazoned onto the products in a captivating typeface.
Selldorf’s mother, auntie, and uncle all developed pieces for fabrication in Vica’s family workshop. Her daddy Herbert, an architect, dabbled in furniture design too; he is behind works such as the Sunball, a chair and outside lounger produced porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal; and the Brubeck Couch, a seat inspired by the “syncopations of the Brubeck Quartet.”
In 2005, Selldorf established her own independent furniture organization, Vica by Annabelle Selldorf, inspired by her grandma. This March, a brand-new Vica by Annabelle Selldorf showroom opened at the New york city Design Center, ignoring Lexington Opportunity.