Studio Lavish

Studio Lavish is a vintage design furniture and accessories studio founded by Vlaďa Ilavská, operating from studios in Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic. The business is built around the sourcing, restoration and resale of original twentieth-century design pieces rather than the manufacture of new furniture. Its founder regularly travels to antique fairs, vintage furniture warehouses and workshops abroad, selecting original pieces in a range of styles that the studio describes as spanning Bauhaus, Art Deco, 1950s mid-century modern, 1970s space age and playful postmodern. The stock is predominantly imported from Italy, France and Denmark, with additional pieces drawn from other European countries, while the studio also selects pieces from Slovak and Czech design. Imported items are inspected, cleaned and, where necessary, renovated so that they can remain in use for decades; the studio works with named craftsmen including a restorer, an upholsterer and an electrician. The catalogue mixes furniture — seating, tables, lamps, mirrors and storage — with decorative objects such as vases and wall pieces, and prices range from modest decorative items to several-hundred-euro and four-figure statement pieces. Studio Lavish sells both through its online store and through its physical studios, where two colleagues advise clients on choosing vintage pieces for their homes. Delivery is offered within Bratislava and Prague by the Lavish team, with shipping via parcel services for smaller items and external transport companies for larger furniture across Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The studio also runs a pop-up programme and collaborations with other brands, and maintains an active social media presence in which the founder documents her sourcing trips. Positioned at the intersection of collectible design, interior styling and sustainability-through-reuse, Studio Lavish targets collectors and design-conscious homeowners rather than the mass furniture market. Its identity rests on the provenance and originality of the pieces it carries, on restoration quality, and on the personal curation of its founder.

Studio Lavish grew out of its founder Vlaďa Ilavská's practice of hunting for original vintage design pieces across Europe. According to the studio's own account, Ilavská regularly visits antique fairs, vintage furniture warehouses and workshops abroad, where she selects original pieces in a variety of styles. This sourcing activity — documented by the founder on Instagram, where she shows the furniture she imports and the atmosphere of her trips — forms the supply base of the business. The studio's physical presence is split between two Central European capitals: Bratislava, Slovakia, and Prague, Czech Republic. Both locations function as showrooms and points of personal collection, and both are staffed by colleagues — Natália in Bratislava and Bojana in Prague — who advise clients on selecting vintage pieces for their homes. The Prague location has also hosted collection presentations and pop-up activity, including a pop-up with the brand YNAKÍ. The merchandise is drawn mainly from Italy, France and Denmark, with pieces also sourced from other European countries; the studio additionally selects pieces from Slovak and Czech design. Stylistically the range is deliberately broad, spanning Bauhaus, Art Deco, 1950s mid-century modern, 1970s space age and postmodern design. Imported pieces are inspected, cleaned and, where necessary, renovated by a team of craftsmen — a restorer, an upholsterer and an electrician — so that they can remain in service for decades. The founder has framed this work in terms of passing values on to future generations. Commercially, Studio Lavish operates an online store alongside its studios. The catalogue is organised by product type — seating, accessories, tables, lamps and so on — and includes both furniture and decorative objects, from vases and mirrors to statement lighting. Prices observed on the site range from around €150 for smaller objects to €1,650 for a three-piece set of the collectible Gronda mirror designed by Luciano Bertoncini in the 1970s. The studio offers parcel shipping for smaller items, personal collection at either studio, delivery by the Lavish team within Bratislava and Prague for a fee, and external transport for larger furniture across Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It also maintains a newsletter and an exclusive online catalogue of pieces abroad that it can import on request. As a small, founder-led studio rather than a manufacturer, Studio Lavish's history is less a record of corporate milestones than of an evolving, personally curated inventory and a gradually extended physical and online retail footprint in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

• Founder Vlaďa Ilavská establishes Studio Lavish as a vintage design furniture and accessories studio.

• Studio operates from two locations, Bratislava and Prague, each staffed by a colleague advising clients.

• Pop-up collaboration with the brand YNAKÍ announced.

• Holiday closure announced for 4–11 September 2026 across Bratislava and Prague.

Curated vintage and collectible design for interiors with soul — original twentieth-century European furniture and objects, sourced, restored and sold through studios in Bratislava and Prague.

• Gronda Mirror, Luciano Bertoncini, 1970s (set of 3)

  Iconic Italian wall mirror with integrated coat hook, designed by Luciano Bertoncini in 1972 during the period when Joe Colombo led the artistic direction of Elco. The sprung upper section tilts back to become a functional hook. Price listed at €1,650 for the set of three.

• Gronda Mirror, Luciano Bertoncini, 1970s (set of 2)

  Two-piece set of the same collectible Italian space-age mirror, listed at €780.

• Mid-century Italian stools (2 pcs), 1950s

  Pair of 1950s Italian stools imported and reupholstered in a soft pink fabric, with new foam in the seat, on three conical legs. Listed at €280.

• Mid-century table with onyx, 1950s

  Mid-century table featuring onyx, listed at €340.

• Lamp with root and hand-painted shade, 1970s

  1970s lamp with a root base and hand-painted shade, listed at €380.

• Tall green vase, 1970s

  Tall green vase from the 1970s, listed at €230.

• Carlo Moretti vase, 1970s

  1970s vase by Carlo Moretti, listed at €280.

• Antique mirror, 1920s

  Antique mirror from the 1920s, listed at €280.

• Large wall object, 1980s

  Large 1980s wall object, listed at €950.

• Metal floor lamp, 1990s

  1990s metal floor lamp, listed at €530.

• Space-age Italian chandelier, 1970s

  1970s Italian space-age chandelier, listed at €550.

• Fornasetti Egocentrismo ceramics by Bardelli, 2000s

  Ceramic piece from the 2000s, listed at €150.

1. 1Studio Lavish | Vintage Collectiblesstudiolavish.com
2. 2About us - Studio Lavishstudiolavish.com
3. 3Mid-century talianska taburetka (2ks), 1950s – Studio Lavishstudiolavish.com
4. 4Zrkadlo Gronda Mirror, Luciano Bertoncini, 1970s (set 3 ks) – Studio Lavishstudiolavish.com
5. 5Studio Lavishwikidata.org