Baxter

Baxter was founded in 1990 in Lurago d'Erba, near Como, by the Bestetti family, with a singular mission: to turn leather from a material of craft tradition into a contemporary language of domestic luxury. Three decades later it is one of the most distinctive names in Italian upholstery, respected equally by private collectors, interior designers and set designers.

At the core of the Baxter identity is an almost artisanal approach to leather. Hides are selected for their natural character and finished by hand — polished, oiled, aged — to create the soft, lived-in patina that has become the brand's signature. A Baxter sofa is designed to gain character over time rather than to stay pristine.

A long collaboration with Paola Navone has produced collections that read like stage sets: bohemian, richly layered and unafraid of colour, texture and historical reference — from the Chester Moon sofa, a modern reinterpretation of the Chesterfield, to the Budapest sofa. Dialogues with designers such as Draga & Aurel, Roberto Lazzeroni and Antonino Sciortino give the brand an almost couture-like variety of voices within one coherent material universe.

Beyond upholstery, the collection includes tables, beds, storage, rugs, lighting and outdoor pieces, supported by an interior design service for residences, hotels, yachts and restaurants. Baxter's installations during Milan Design Week have become events in their own right, somewhere between a furniture presentation and art direction.

With flagship showrooms in major design capitals and authorised dealers worldwide, Baxter offers a very Italian proposition: leather as memory, craftsmanship as narrative, interiors as personal storytelling. Discover Baxter collections at Moda Bagno – Interni.