British luxury automaker Bentley is turning its attention away from the road and toward the home with the announcement of Bentley Home furniture.
The Bentley Home collection is a new line of furniture inspired by the company's cars that will be produced by Italian furniture maker Club House Italia. Club House Italia is used to helping outside parties break into the home furniture scene as it has also worked with fashion brands Fendi and Kenzo.
The new Bentley Home furniture consists of just about everything you would need to furnish a house and includes a bed, tables and an armchair. There are Bentley logos on the chair and headboard but aside from that there isn't much in the way of branding. The collection is set to make its official debut at the Paris trade fair Maison & Objet in January 2014.
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