Draga & Aurel

Draga & Aurel was founded in Como in 2007 by Draga Obradovic, born in Čačak, Serbia, who studied painting and worked as a textile designer, and Aurel K. Basedow, born in Munich, who trained in woodworking before studying painting at Brera. They began as pioneers of upcycling, reinventing vintage furniture and objects.

A showing at the 2009 Salone del Mobile introduced them internationally, and they have worked with Gallotti&Radice, Visionnaire, Poltrona Frau and Giorgetti. For Baxter they designed the Brigitte sofa, the Dune bookcase inspired by 1970s pop art and the Tile collection.