Q & A: David Netto
Nursery Know-How with the Designer of NettoCollection
by The Cradle Staff
o need to compromise when decorating the nursery - Netto Collection offers stylish, modern furniture that’ll compliment any contemporary home. Not only that, it’s eco-friendly, too!
Here David Netto, founding partner and creative director, shares his nursery know-how with The Cradle.
The Cradle:
Where, or how, do you find inspiration for your designs?
David: Anywhere there’s something good in the adult world that would translate well for children. I was amazed at how few stylish options there were for baby furniture when we started Netto in 2003, when the grownup world of design was exploding (magazines, Design Within Reach, etc.). I look at the qualities people love in their own furniture and I want them to have that for their kids, too. I particularly love French modernism of the 1930s, which is sleek but always playful.
The Cradle: Tell us about your new collection, Cabine.
David: Speaking of [the 1930s], the name of our first two-piece collection is inspired by ocean liner interiors, which were compact but luxurious. For a long time people asked us to do a crib that is open on four sides, so here it is. But even though that was the main idea, I think this is one of our very prettiest designs. And the changer/dresser has great presence, too. I wanted you to get the impact of three pieces even if you had room for only two.
The Cradle:
Do you have any personal faves in your collection?
David: I have to say the
Moderne crib because it was the first thing I designed, but I’m really in love with that
Cabine changer right now, yes I am.
The Cradle:
Okay, say I’m an expectant parent about to decorate my baby’s nursery. Right now I have a blank palette. Where do you suggest I start? 
David: Call us and get some beautiful furniture! That’s what we’re here for, to give you the background that makes your child’s room serene and bright as things change, and it gets messier... and messier. Aside from this, which really is important, as with any decoration, go WITH the architecture. If you have a big window, frame it with dramatic tall curtains to make it look even bigger. If it’s a small room, paint one wall a color, the rest white, and hang a group of different pictures with beautiful frames on the color wall.
