A beguiling sense of depth and nuanced textural contrasts are trademark flourishes for Clarisa Llaneza. The Toronto-based designer – who was named on House & Home’s Top 100 Designers List in 2024 – grew up in the Dominican Republic, has a Master’s degree in Architectural Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design, and cites travel as one of her top inspirations. And as her eyes take in what the world has to offer, Llaneza’s sense of perception continues to refine; she’s catalogued an array of silhouettes, surfaces, sensibilities that convene and coexist within the details she bestows on each of her projects.
Now, Llaneza and her multidisciplinary studio has conceived of a trio of furniture styles under the collection name PERSONA. Crafted by Nick Day Design, the fine woodworking studio that Llaneza regularly teams with, the four made-to-order wooden pieces are stately, dynamic and according to the designer, emblematic at once of intimate traits and the universal, natural progression of personal evolution
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