AMIGHINI ARCHITECTURAL MERGES BEAUTY, ART AND HISTORY
By Deborah Kanter
The partners at Amighini Architectural Inc. have traveled worldwide to acquire their current inventory on display on their newly opened Beacon Avenue, jersey city location. Their showroom features over 500 distinct pieces including wooden doors, vitraux, iron entry gates, balconies, fireplaces, titles, armoires and more-each with its own history.
The collection includes architectural pieces from multiple styles such as - Classical French, Victorian, Provencal, Gothic, Tudor, Art-Noveau, and Art Deco. All items are original and have been meticulously restored to maintain original appearance.
Magnificent handcrafted, hand forged doors highlight the spectacular inventory. "Every door has its own history," Patricia Molteni, Marketing Director, said. "I get attached to the doors, she added, and it is easy to see why by looking at the intricate details, including iron inserts, hand painted moldings, stained glass arches, carved hand knobs, knockers, and learning the background of each piece.
We will help clients put together their home if they want to use our doors. If they are custom building their home they can include interior and exterior door measurements in their plans, "Patricia explained, adding that home décor can include period pieces and accessories found at Amighini.
Furniture, mirrors, windows, and accessories abound. Find a 120-year-old hand made birdcage resembling wooden tree branches constructed of cement with stained glass windows and multiple doors or a stunning ceiling vitraux with an array of colors projecting from behind intricate designs. Discover a quadruple panel Iron Gate with oval shaped marble inserts and hand forged wrought iron geometric shapes and small flower motifs, balconies, religious, pieces, majolica, mosaics and marble tiles, fireplaces and more.
If the client has an idea or a specific item in mind, Amighini will try to locate it. "We will look, we will research, "Patricia said. Clients include homeowners, antiques dealers, and homebuilders. They will also work with move and television set designers. "Originally we wanted to sell only wholesale, but our customer base has grown so," she added. Amighini Will work within a variety of price ranges.
For over 40 years, the Amighini family, three generations of experience professional decorators, architects and engineers have worked together as project advisors. They will supervise salvage efforts worldwide and subsequent renovation and cleaning moldings, doors, furniture, windows, mirrors, accessories and more. With growing and continuing recognition, Amighini Architectural continues to receive artifacts from all over the world. Recent accomplishments include participation in the select 2003 Architectural Digest Exhibit.
"The Jersey City showroom is significant milestone for our growing company. Our goal is to provide beautiful and unique pieces to our customers, and we are pleased to showcase our exclusive collections to the local community," commented Sebastian Amighini, one of the founders of Amighini Architectural.
"We give everything a second chance," Patricia Molteni noted. A visit to Amighini Architectural will give you the chance to acquire rare structural and decorative pieces called from historic residences, palaces, parks, hotels and buildings worldwide.
Showroom hours are 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Tuesday through Friday and 10 A.M.-6 P.M., Saturday and Sunday. For more information visit Amighini Architectural Inc., 246 Beacon Ave., Jersey City, 201.222.6367 or visit their web site, www.amighini.net
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