✤ Artist Highlight: Wheaton Mahoney ✤
September 20 2022
Nature has always been an abundant source of inspiration in design, and our experience of the outdoors makes its way into our homes in myriad ways. We discovered Wheaton Mahoney’s thought-provoking photographs while developing our second collection - Into the Woods. An award winning photographer based in Los Angeles and Western Massachusetts, Mahoney studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design.
✤ Think Pink! ✤
September 9 2022
We were tickled pink when New York-based designer Kim Tomasino asked us to partner with her for the Hampton’s Designer Showhouse!
✤ Nantucket Dinner ✤
August 26 2022
One of the delights of working in the design field is meeting all the creatives involved in the process. Nantucket by Design gave us the opportunity to sit down for a lovely outdoor meal with much laughter and conversation. Alessandra set a beautiful table and let the guests do the rest.
✤ Summer Reading ✤
August 19 2022
Books are an essential element of any Alessandra interior, and we are pleased to offer a selection of texts that are sure to educate and inspire.
✤ Negroni Sbagliato ✤
July 15 2022
Cool down this summer with Alessandra’s favorite cocktail, the Negroni Sbagliato — a cocktail invented by Mirko Stocchetto in 1972 Milan at the historic (and still open) Bar Basso. The story goes that Mirko accidentally grabbed a bottle of prosecco instead of gin while making the classic Negroni, and so the Negroni Sbagliato was born. "Sbagliato" means "bungled" or "mistaken," in Italian.
✤ Scale Play ✤
June 28 2022
Scale—is that object too big or too small for the space? It’s a question that a designer answers almost instinctively. There are no rules.
✤ Gift Guide: Father's Day ✤
June 13 2022
Father's Day is less than a week away! Are you still looking for a great gift for Dad? Here are some picks to suit his home office, bar, or sitting room. Place your order today to receive items in time for Sunday's celebrations.
✤ Setting the Table ✤
June 9 2022
Accessorize your July 4th celebration this year with pops of color from Casa Branca. Our selection of red, white and blue fabrics and accessories offers inspiring options for dressing your table and setting a festive and fun celebratory scene.
✤ Mix & Match ✤
June 3 2022
Known for her unabashed mixing of color, pattern and texture, Alessandra enjoys letting antiques rub shoulders with contemporary pieces. In fact, she thinks you should give it a try!
✤ The Perfect Wedding Gift ✤
May 26 2022
Weddings are back! After years of delayed in-person events, you’re likely to find yourself on a dance-floor (and shopping a registry or two) this summer.
Looking to help those lovebirds decorate their new home or light the spark for a budding collection? We've got a few suggestions.
✤ La Vita Giardino ✤
May 12 2022
Live your life outdoors—or bring that spirit of living inside—with performance fabrics from our new launch, La Vita Giardino. Featuring three new patterns and introducing three additional colorways, the collection expands the palette of possibilities for outdoor and performance design.
✤ Mother's Day ✤
April 22 2022
Alessandra believes that every day should be lived as a special one, but she’ll never turn down a little something extra on Mother’s Day! Whether it’s breakfast in bed, a fresh stack of books to explore, or an enriching outing followed by a big bowl of pasta, it’s a time to celebrate and indulge those special mothers in your life. Mothers leave a lasting influence on design, comfort, and home, so who better to give something back than you?!
✤ Custom Furniture ✤
April 12 2022
Embodying the finest American craftsmanship, each piece is made to order in Casa Branca fabrics or as COM. Our Collection Furniture continues to please with classical lines, luxurious upholstery, the finest craftsmanship and a lead time close to six weeks!
✤ Made in France ✤
March 31 2022
Alessandra Branca has classicism running through her veins. Like Henri Samuel, the renowned French interior designer of the twentieth century, her signature spaces rely on classical bones with unexpected dressing. At Casa Branca we continue to mix the new with the old and especially love reupholstering vintage and antique furniture with our historically inspired contemporary fabrics.
✤ Yacht Week ✤
March 14 2022
With the 40th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show approaching, we take a look at how Alessandra used our iconic Branca Stripe on a recent yacht project.
✤ Spotlight: Cortina Tartan ✤
February 23 2022
Woven for us in Scotland—the enchanted home of lochs, castles, clans, and kilts—Cortina Tartan is a reinterpretation of our signature Branca Stripe. This sumptuous wool is warm, soft, and perfect for a library or study with a subtle masculine air.
✤ The Branca Stripe ✤
February 17 2022
Stripes are a great way to play with scale and texture in an interior. Inspired by a room at Potsdam, the Branca Stripe has been a staple of Alessandra's for over 25 years. Try it as accent banding on drapery, or create coordinating, but distinctive, pillows with zigzags or concentric squares.
✤ Why We Love Velvets & Mohairs ✤
February 10 2022
Alessandra’s penchant for mixing high and low, patterned and plain, comes through in the palette she developed for our velvet and mohair collections. She took an often-staid textile and colored it contemporary.
✤ Valentine's Day Edit ✤
February 1 2022
For the love of color...pop some red into your loved ones’ lives! Alessandra wouldn’t dream of creating an interior without it. While most people find red exciting, she finds it calming.
✤ Artisan Highlight: Jean Roger ✤
January 25 2022
After establishing his first studio in 1947, Roger set out to create pieces belying the heaviness associated with works of clay. It is this idea of making the heavy seem light that led to his cabbage tableware, tulip and flame candle holders, lamps, vases, and decorative objects in the shape of palm trees and pineapples.
✤ A Clean Slate ✤
January 19 2022
A new year brings an opportunity to start fresh with a clean slate, a new outlook, and a full list of things to accomplish over the next twelve months. Our Casa Branca team wrote down their intentions, hopes, and dreams for the coming year and, of course, some of those included their own home improvement projects. Painting, upholstery, and lighting were on everyone’s list as well as adding a few decorative items. Here are a few of our favorites!
✤ Looking Back: 2021 ✤
January 10 2022
2021 was an incredible year for Casa Branca, and we couldn’t have done it without you (or airplanes!). We traveled throughout the country and beyond to bring pop-up shops, talks and book signings to NYC, Chicago, Dallas, Charleston; and we opened our own showroom and retail store on Worth Ave in Palm Beach.
✤ Hostess with the Mostest ✤
December 6 2021
Tradition offers us a foundation for building our own holiday rituals. It takes work to establish them, but once in place, you can mix the different elements into your tables for years to come. A little from here with a little from there—a recipe from one side of the family, a favorite tablecloth from another, but all uniquely yours!
✤ Good Vibrations ✤
November 15 2021
There is a vibration to everything in nature. Trees, grass, animals and humans co-exist and vibrate at different levels and frequencies. Color is no different.
✤ Black & White ✤
October 29 2021
Every room needs a touch of black to give it depth. It's all about balancing dark with light, the colorful with the neutral.
✤ Rwanda Hand-Embroidery ✤
October 21 2021
Casa Branca proudly partners with an all-female atelier formed nearly 20 years ago to support handicapped women and victims of Genocide by providing dignity and companionship through work.
✤ Dallas Nights ✤
October 6 2021
On a delightfully balmy evening during Dallas Design Week, we threw an intimate soirée featuring products from some of our upcoming launches. Read on to preview new art, glassware, accessories, and pillows.
✤ Fall Neutrals ✤
September 17 2021
As the seasons change and events move from outdoors to in, consider using neutral colors to create a calm and relaxing environment. With a range of subtle tone-on-tone, to more layered variations, our collection of fabrics and wallpapers includes all the neutrals you need to achieve a harmonious space.
✤ Working from Home ✤
September 9 2021
Now that working from home is the new normal, office space has become an important residential design element. We want a space that's designed to tap into our creativity, keep our productivity high, inspire and motivate us all while working seamlessly with the rest of our home decor.
✤ Casa Branca Collection Furniture ✤
September 1 2021
Embodying the finest American craftsmanship, each piece is made to order in Casa Branca fabrics or with COM. Alessandra’s designs are influenced and inspired by her favorite historical periods. We update the classics with our proportions, our take, our signature design.
✤ Holding onto Color ✤
August 25 2021
It's about that time of the year when we begin to notice nature's bountiful colors changing. But as the days inevitably become shorter, our love for color deepens. No matter where you live — the city, the mountains, or an ocean resort town— you can keep color with you all year round.
✤ Artist Highlight ✤
August 17 2021
Inspired by our collection, UK-based artist Claire Cole’s Vessels series incorporates actual pieces of Casa Branca fabric and wallpaper.
✤ Casa Branca: How To Guide ✤
August 11 2021
To get started: set up your account and email your trade credentials to welcomehome@casabranca.com.
✤ Yellow! ✤
July 30 2021
A symbol of life, positivity, and sunshine, yellow has been used since classical times to adorn both interiors and exterior walls. Many buildings in Alessandra’s hometown, Rome, are painted shades of yellow that age beautifully and contribute to the city’s eternal charm.
✤ Mix and ... MATCH! ✤
July 21 2021
At Casa Branca, we are ALL about mixing and matching. Our line is designing to easily combine bold (or soft!) patterns and colors throughout the collections. Try using one of our patterns in both fabric and wallpaper for an allover look!
✤ Red, White, & Blue ✤
July 16 2021
One of Alessandra's favorite color combinations is the always fresh and festive red, white and blue. Timeless, classic and inspiring; this color scheme is impeccably chic!