Elle Decoration - December 2024
Chez Dede - Vacances Romaines
“Leur éclectisme, mariant les créations de Gio Ponti aux classiques américains, le baroque sicilien aux natures mortes à la flamande, a trouvé sous les tuiles de Rome un univers à sa mesure, tout en démesure. Réservé à des événements de marque ou loué à des créatifs triés sur le volet, cet appartement a tout d'un must-hove, inspiré d'une nouvelle Dolce Vita.”
Financial Times - February 2023
Hotelier Valentina De Santis’s personal Rome
“These days it’s famous, but Chez Dede, located inside Palazzo Antonelli Capponi, in the posh neighbourhood of Rione Regola, is still a must-visit because it’s so unique. It’s arranged almost as though it’s someone’s chic home, and offers a mix of art, furniture, home goods, books and jewellery, as well as the stylish clothing and bags that owners Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla design themselves.”
Roma The Eternal City Magazine - April 2022
Divine Beauty
"French music, soft lights, velvet sofas, chinaware, lifestyle magazines and rare and antique books, accessories such as the Grands Sacs, large canvas bags for the city or the beach. Chez Dede lives by one rule only: make customers feel at home. In short, it is more of an unforgettable experience than a boutique or concept store. “We are located in a Renaissance building of Rione Regola (Rome’s smallest neighborhood), downtown, on what is considered to be by now, with our contribution as well, Rome’s most elegant street: Via di Monserrato” Andrea says.
B-ALL Magazine - April 2022
Roman Icons
"The story of "Chez Dede" began with two lovers, two enthusiasts, Andrea Ferolla, illustrator and teacher, and Daria Reina, designer and photographer.
Married for almost twenty years, they made their debut by creating a communication consulting agency for luxury brands before launching their own place and their own label “Chez Dede” in 2011.
They start their business by imagining original gifts for their friends and clients.
Their scarves, shopping bags and unique pieces decorated with Andrea's wonderful designs quickly become collections in their own right.
He is Italian, she Franco-Italian and between them they imagine a universe in their image with a real personality, an original signature."
Amica - Novembre 2021
Italian Chic
Come definire quel “je ne sais quoi” che rende la Penisola unica e meta del jet set internazionale? Prova a rispondere, con un mixate di foto, illustrazioni e parole, una coppia speciale: Daria Reina e Andrea Ferolla, fondatori del brand indipendente Chez Dede e innamorati persi delle bellezze nostrane."
L’Italia in 50 vetrine - How To Spend it Italia, 2021
"Uno store che invita a viaggiare senza mai allontanarsi dalla capitale.”
Le Point Grand Tour Rome - June 2021
Le chic de Daria Reina et Andrea Ferolla
“ Chez Dede, leur boutique aux allures de cabinet de curiosités à deux pas du palais Farnese et de la via Giulia, est devenu en quelques années l’épicentre de la vie créative de la ville. ”
Allure Magazine - April 2021
What’s in store?
“ Daria Reina grew up going to flea markets with her father and designed her Rome boutique to be reminiscent of their travels together. (She sells beauty products and antiques alongside her own line of fashion items and original artwork by cofounder Andrea Ferolla.) You’ll find a vintage pendant a few steps from a stack of Reina’s silk scarves and French fragrances. “Layering different pieces from different eras is very Roman. We have things from the 19th century and from modern [day],” she says.”
Financial Times - December 2020
Small is Bellissima. Rome’s best independent boutique for fashion and accessories.
It’s safe to say that when Andrea Ferolla and Daria Reina (authors of Assouline’s runaway-success tome Italian Chic) opened Chez Dede in 2015, they altered the retail landscape of the city. The large boutique — a double shopfront on the Via di Monserrato — is a singular hybrid of Italian, French and international references and influences, but with an unmistakably Roman core.
Departures magazine - April 2020
How to take a virtual Trip to Italy Right Now
"Shop Italian
Now is the time to support your favorite Italian brands and independent boutiques. Chez Dédé, a cult favorite concept shop in Rome, is currently donating 10% of the proceeds from their namesake line to the Lazzaro Spallanzani hospital. You could order one of their stylish travel bags or a set of plates illustrated by co-owner Andrea Ferolla. Benheart, which sells artisanal leather jackets, bags, shoes, and belts handmade in Tuscany, ships internationally too.”
AD magazine - April 2020
How to Make Quarantined Meals Feel Like Fabulous Dinner Parties
“Often, houses are too illuminated,” says Daria Reina, who runs Chez Dede with Ferolla, her husband. “Illumination is something that hotels and restaurants curate. Now that we’re always at home, it’s important to study the lighting as if you were an architect.” According to Reina, you don’t need to add anything, but rather take it away. Dim the lights or use candles. You could even cover lamps with scarves or other pieces of fabric to soften their harsh glow.
Nuvo magazine - February 2020
Chez Dédé Concept Shop in Rome Started as a Joke and Became a Cult Favourite.
By Laura Itzkowitz
“The product was the last thing,” Andrea Ferolla says, referring to the signature tote bags Chez Dédé is known for. “Instead of starting with the product and creating the branding, we started with the branding, which was fake—a joke, really—and then we decided to add a product.”
That joke, as Ferolla and Daria Reina—his wife and business partner—tell it, stems from the playful way they used to send Christmas gifts to their friends and clients. Long before Chez Dédé was an actual store, they made mugs and other gift items using it as their logo, inspired by the ubiquitous bars called Chez Dédé or Chez Toto in the South of France, where some of Reina’s family lives. When a friend told them they ought to trademark Chez Dédé, they did.
Conde Nast Traveller The Gold List - January 2020
Gallery and Lifestyle store Chez Dede, the brainchild of creative directors Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla, opened in 2015 on via di Monserrato, the city’s unofficial bohemian quarter. Within this fantastical lair of mustard velvet curtains and curiosities in bell jars, there is a wide range of smart gifts, including tableware by Astier de Villatte, French candles, paperbacks and limited-edition drawings.
Wish Magazine, The Australian - September 2019
When in Rome…
A two-room boutique that arose out of a love of beautiful things has won itself a cult following among visitors to the Italian capital
Lampoon magazine - August 2019
"Rome, Chez Dédé. Italian attitude and French allure.
Daria Reina has made Diana Vreeland’s diktat her own: the eye has to travel. Chez Dédé is an emporium in Rome that lays out different worlds, and stylistic and geographical contexts. When the door closes behind you, you feel like you have entered a different dimension: slightly shabby sofas, vintage furniture and decorations, velvet cushions, poufs embroidered with gold thread, Kuba textiles, shabby ceramics by Astier de Villatte, posters, rush mats, candles, wood, incense and trompe l’oeil linoleum. Along with Daria Reina, the demiurge of Chez Dédé is called Andrea Ferolla – his illustrations bring the graphic universe of Marcel Vertès and Christian Bérard to life based on an imprinting which refuses to bow to any chronological order. Reina and Ferolla have worked together for the last twenty years as Creative Directors, Designers and Communication Consultants. Together, they have invented, designed and produced – ironically referring to themselves as dédéists.
Condé Nast Traveler - Online - June 2019
"Chez Dédé is an incredible, one-of-a-kind, independent boutique that's also a gallery and atelier. The vibe is funky, rebellious, and retro all at once. Here, designer Daria Reina and artist Andrea Ferolla create luxurious silk scarves, bags, homewares, and limited-edition drawings. There's also a curated selection of chic finds from other brands, including Assouline books, decoupage by John Derian, vintage fragrances by Astier de Villatte, and clothing from an assortment of emerging designers.”
Suitcase Magazine - The Nostalgia issue, April 2019
"A perfectly curated lifestyle store that sells Le Grand Sac tote bags inspired by glamorous destinations, a selection of vintage glassware, Astier de Villatte ceramics and Assouline tomes, including the owners Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla’s own book, Italian Chic, which was published last year.”
Harper’s Bazaar Turkey - December 2018
Vogue Turkey - December 2018
Robb Report Turkey - December 2018
Alem Turkey - November 2018
Alem Turkey - November 2018
Vogue USA - October 2018
«We are small, but very focused in our vision,” says Daria Reina, who, with her husband Andrea Ferolla, owns Chez Dédé, a jewel box boutique in Rome. Their shop, and label, have developed a cult following that will only grow larger as they continue to expand their consultancies with luxury hotels and new product offerings. Multitasking is clearly one of the couple’s strengths: While in New York promoting their new book, Italian Chic (Assouline) at Bergdorf Goodman, they launched their latest venture, a ready-to-wear collection, online with no fanfare.»
Veranda Magazine USA - September/October 2018
«Alessandra Branca’s Hot Spots in Rome. Stop into Chez Dede for fun new homes accessories.»
Robb Report Singapore - September 2018
«Rome is a city of ancient beauty, but beyond its monuments and masterpieces, hotels, restaurants and artisans are infusing new life into long- held traditions.»
Galerie Magazine - September 2018
«Bergdorf Goodman mastermind Linda Fargo shares what she’s loving now.»
«My favorite store outside Bergdorf Goodman is Chez Dédé in Rome. There’s nothing like the artwork there.»
Condé Nast Traveler - Online - August 2018
«'Italian Chic': The Pair Behind Chez Dédé, Rome's Hippest Shop, Share Their Italy.»
Condé Nast Traveler - Online - August 2018
«The vibe here—between the cozy couches, house plants, and instant warmth from the owners—will have you feeling like you’re catching up with old friends...in their wildly stylish home.»
AD - Online - August 2018
«The founders of stylish brand Chez Dédé—Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla—share their favorite images and drawings of Italy in a seductive new book.»
The Telegraph - Online - August 2018
«Italian Chic: inside Assouline's latest publication celebrating Italy's elegant charm.»
«From the waters Capri and the Amalfi Coast, to the Renaissance art of Florence and graceful canals of Venice, Italy is synonymous with style and steeped in culture and traditions. Assouline’s latest volume, Italian Chic, explores some of the country’s historic locations with photography from Daria Reina and illustrations by Andrea Ferolla.»
T - The New York Times Style Magazine - May 2018
«Rome is a city of pockets and alcoves. Strolling its streets, you catch glimpses of intimate spaces that exist just beyond the public facades: Wisteria-draped courtyards, ivy-shrouded archways, begonias spilling from terraces. These hints of private realms beckon most alluringly from the Tiber River-adjacent Regola neighborhood, known since the Renaissance as the center for mercantile activities from plate-making to leather-stitching. It’s here, in a space in the historic Palazzo Capponi Antonelli, a 16th-century building with a pebbled cortile and a stone fountain, that the boutique Chez Dede sells the best of contemporary Italian artisanry. In the ground-floor boutique, whose walls are hung with posters drawn by co-owner Andrea Ferolla, a 56-year-old fashion illustrator and creative director, items are arranged in inviting tableaus —- a retail version of the ideal Roman home. The brand’s own patterned canvas carryalls sit atop velvet-upholstered couches, and the living room’s lampshades are sewn from vintage Arjumand’s World wallpaper; the vanity’s shelves are lined with Linda Rodin’s perfume; and beyond that, there is a closet dedicated to robes, dresses and coats by the Italian line Giuliva Heritage Collection. “I wanted to show how objects could inform each other,” says co-owner Daria Reina, a 48-year-old photographer and creative director who, with Ferolla, opened the shop three years ago. (Like many respectable creative duos, the two had a scandalous affair before becoming a couple 16 years ago, back when Reina was freelancing at an agency where Ferolla was a creative director.)
But as seductive as the shop itself is, it’s the private back-room workspace where the couple runs their business and designs new products that best reflects their intimate partnership. The secret atelier is the pezzo forte of the place, a beautifully cluttered warren of objects, art pieces and ephemera. Reina and Ferolla’s desks face each other; both are stacked with sheafs of sketches, paper samples and swatches of fabric. Overseeing the chaos is a pair of ’50s-era
marble parrot sculptures, a gift from Reina for their ninth wedding anniversary. On the other side of the room are two couches — one a squishy 1940s mustard velvet sofa, the other a white linen divan covered with Cap Ferret-themed striped blankets. The walls above them are hung with art collected on trips throughout France, including a 1950s poster for an Arles bull-fight and a coastal arazzo from Villefranche-sur-mer.
Behind the furniture, a towering wooden bookcase is stuffed with artists’ catalogs, a first edition of “Dumbo” and a collection of antique Puccini operas. The room is 18 moodily llt by abat-jours and midcentury Italian brass desk lamps that keep the atmosphere cozy and cool even in summer.
This atelier overlooks a garden where the couple hosts events: Here, ivy grows on the surrounding buildings, creeping over the windows and wrapping itself around clotheslines pinned with a rainbow of bright undergarments. In the spring, the space turns lilac and white when the Wisteria and jasmine bushes bloom. The courtyard, like all of Rome’s best spaces, isn’t visible from the street; you have to comprehend the neo-Classical style of the architect Virginio Vespignani, who restructured the building in 1840, in order to find it.
“We are inspired by artists who have worked in a similar fashion, mixing the private with the public, the intimate with the performative, the mundane with the precious,” says Reina, who was raised in Brussels as the daughter of an Italian diplomat. For the couple’s workshop, they took cues from figures like Cecil Beaton and Elsa Schiaparelli, who, she says, had “a taste for mixing life and art.” They were also motivated by the turreted Villa Santo Sospir on the French Riviera - the so-called “tattooed villa” that the director Jean Cocteau adorned with his own paintings in the 1950s - that has become a model for inhabitable design.
Although the two have long appreciated the impractical and whimsical, they’ve also been equally attuned to the appeal of everyday objects that make city life more pleasant. Soon after meeting in 1996, they began traveling the world, gathering inspiration for what would eventually become their work. In 2004, back in Rome, they were working together as brand consultants and art directors for clients including Bulgari and Chopard when they began the tradition of sending their clients custom-made holiday gifts: a printed apron, perhaps, or a personalized chocolate praline. They signed these pieces “Chez Dede,” a pseudonym that borrowed the shared French nickname for both their first names. After producing dozens of small objects, they decided to open a boutique to sell them alongside items from other makers they admired.
Ferolla, a native Italian, became Chez Dédé’s in-house illustrator, applying his cheeky-sexy designs to silk and cashmere scarves and T-shirts. And they’ve just completed a series of plates to be released this spring, that will include witty images of human archetypes such as the Playboy, the Little Soldier and the Snob. These figures are as much an homage to Ferolla’s influences - the French fashion illustrator Christian Bérard, the British portrait artist David Downton, the French costume designer Marcel Vertes - as they are a tribute to the joys of discovering the handmade and the irreverent. And that’s the way it should be, they agree: “In the design world, everyone takes themselves very seriously,” Ferolla says. “But we don’t care for that.”»
BOOK - May 2018
«Who says they are only for keeping your hands warm?
A symbol of prestige and nobility as early as ancient Egyptian times, gloves are without doubt
the chicest of accessories. Making them even more irresistible today is the unmistakable touch of Andrea Ferolla, the co-founder with Daria Reina of Chez Dede, located in Via Monserrato in Rome's most baroque and artistic district; a kind of cabinet de curiosités full of charm, research and craftsmanship. Its new collection of gloves are unique, hand painted pieces of extreme elegance, designed in collaboration with Paris brand Agnelle, which has been synonymous with superior quality since 1937 and sought-after supplier of Dior, Lanvin, Givenchy, Alaia. F.I.»
Elle - May 2018
«… Da visitare, poco distante, è la boutique di Daria Reina e Andrea Ferolla, alias Chez Dédé (in via di Monserrato 35), che sposa made in Italy e lusso nomade: oltre alle famose shopper in canvas (iconica la St. Barth) e alle collezioni di ricerca (come i pigiami di Praline Le Moult o i cuscini di Maison de Vacances), un’ottima selezione di mobili e oggetti vintage. …»
The Monocle Travel Guides Series Rome - ongoing edition
«Andrea Ferolla and Daria Reina longtime creative directors and consultants for a wide roster of luxury brands, had always created gifts for their clients - but their savy friends soon convinced them to launch a brand of their own. All of Chez Dede’s totes are inspired by the memory of a place the pair have visited, from Tangiers to St Barts, Singapore to Salina."»
Departures Magazine - March/April 2018
«“We believe in handicraft and people who make something magical with their work,” said Reina, who with her partner will launch a Chez Dede women’s collection this year. “Something is happening in Rome, although slowly.” »
Robb Report - September 2017
«In the words of Carlos Souza, Worldwide brand Ambassador, Valentino « I love the particular taste of Chez Dede. They have myriad special items, and I love their pajamas and incense ».
In the words of Fabio Salini, jewelry designer « Chez Dede is a very special place where you can indulge your senses : the scent of candles and perfumed paper, the beauty of a new and creative handbag. Drawings, refined books, and poetic objects are all in one place here »
Roma Maxima, La Repubblica - ongoing edition 2018
« Il suo nome potrebbe fare pensare ad un brand d’oltralpe, ma Chez Dede è un marchio che sostiene il Made in Italy e la sua eccellenza artigiana. In via di Monserrato nasce il loro primo flagship store, qui i direttori creativi Daria Reina e Andrea Ferolla hanno dato vita a un luogo che celebra la ricerca e l’eccellenza. »
Wish Magazine - September 2017
About the decor of Hotel de Ricci « Ferolla and Reina have seen brilliantly to the nostalgia factor, via a design narrative that nods to the 1960s heyday of Roman style: suites boast whimsical wall murals painted by Ferolla (who’s also a fashion illustrator known for his naughty Gallic-influenced sketches of long-limbed, déshabillé young ladies), and collections of prime mid-20th-century furniture are artfully grouped in every space, meticulously refurbished with artisanal textiles from producers Reina features at Chez Dédé.»
Goop - Ongoing Rome City Guide
« The owners love to support craftsmanship and artisanal products, after a browse it's impossible to leave empty-handed. »
Louis Vuitton City Guide Rome - Ongoing edition 2018
« Andrea Ferolla and Daria Reina run one of the most fascinating enterprises in Rome. Franco-italian, they baptized their curiosity cabinet with a name befitting a French Café. The swanky-yet-charming Chez Dede displays its own limited-edition creations and collections that mix Parisian insolence and Roman nonchalance. »
T Magazine of the New York Times - August 2017
« For the guest rooms, Lisi enlisted the help of his neighbors Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla of Chez Dédé — the Old World concept shop known for those lettered canvas totes found on fashionable beaches the world over. »
The Escapist Monocle - Issue 06, 2017
Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla opened Chez Dede in 2015, as both physical presence for their branding agency and a way to explore their other passions. Printed and hand-drawn illustrations by Ferolla line the walls, alongside Chez Dede’s trademark accessories ; leather totes and clutches are particularly sought after. Despite insisting they « aren’t really shopkeepers », Reina has a knack for retail : she has brought several labels to Rome, such as Parisian ceramicist Astier de Villatte. »
How To Spend it UK - November 2016
« The brainchild of Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla – two of Italy’s top creative directors who have worked with such names as Bulgari – Chez Dédé is a bricks-and-mortar homage to an arguably endangered concept of truly handmade luxury. “For us – and I know this will sound high‑minded, but it’s true – this store is sort of a gift,” says Reina. “One through which we can work with real craftspeople, who are creating things that are poetic and beautiful, and absolutely not what the market dictates they should be making.” »
Marie-Claire 2 – Spring/Summer 2013
« Souvenirs de chics vacances. Unis dans le privé comme dans le travail au sein de leur agence romaine de communication institutionnelle, Daria Reina et Andrea Ferolla ont imaginé, en parallèle, la nouvelle marque Chez Dede. Pour l’heure, celle-ci se focalise sur des cabas de ville et de plage, tous imprimés de références à des destinations mythiques où il fait toujours bon se reposer. »
Novum, World of Graphic Design - January 2012
« With an acute eye Ferolla Reina draw upon past art, advertising and magazine graphics, and with a reverential nod towards Bodoni, Rodschenko and Brodovich, they combine historic decorative typefaces in their layouts ».
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Vanity fair France - June 2017
« Sur le terrain, fixer sa base via Monserrato, à deux pas du Campo de' Fiori en imitant David Downton, Andrea Ferolla et Richard Haines, invités en juin dernier par le concept-store Chez Dédé à accomplir en trois jours un mini-Grand Tour en ville pour y peindre, croquer, dessiner les meilleurs instants romains du moment. Ferolla ne venait pas de loin puisqu'il est le co-fondateur avec Daria Reina de Chez Dédé, adresse romaine nec plus ultra s'il en est.»
Vogue Us - September 2017
« As they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That’s especially true if those locals are as stylish, sophisticated, and in-the-know as Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla, the husband-and-wife team behind Chez Dédé, a one-of-a-kind line of accessories and a very special and singular gallery/boutique in Rome.”»