Onnie: A Designer’s Eye, Collected
Andrea Goldman translates two decades of interiors experience into a 115-piece debut where original designs, discovered objects and global craftsmanship share a singular point of view.
Drawing on her years as an interior designer and her appreciation of craftsmanship, Andrea Goldman launched her first luxury furniture and home decor line this week.
With a moniker drawn from Goldman’s childhood nickname, she says the inaugural 115-piece Onnie collection isn’t built around a particular design aesthetic or trend.
Instead, she has assembled pieces she would want in her home — pieces that stand on their own individually to personalize and ground a space.
“Some pieces are things I discovered along the way, some come from trusted artisans and makers I admire, and others grew from ideas I wanted to develop myself. … I wanted to build a collection where each piece feels considered and has its own character, while still feeling connected through a shared point of view,” says Goldman, founder of her Chicago-based residential interior design firm Andrea Goldman, which works from Chicago’s North Shore on projects across the nation.
Onnie encompasses accessories (baskets, trays, vases and vessels, candle holders), textiles (throws, pillows), mirrors, lighting, glassware, seating (benches, ottomans, accent chairs) and side tables. Throughout, the line blends one-of-a-kind items from makers and artisans around the world with made-to-order original designs produced with longtime manufacturing partners. For instance: handcrafted furniture produced with Fernweh Woodworking in Bend, Oregon, and hand-stitched leather baskets sources from Otzi in Norfolk, England.
“Onnie is all about celebrating the artisan and their talents,” Goldman says. “Part of what makes the collection feel true to the way I design is that a found object can sit alongside something made by an artisan or a piece we developed from scratch. That mix of discovery, sourcing and original design is very much how I approach interiors, so creating Onnie felt like the most natural way to translate that perspective beyond individual projects.”
In many ways, Onnie has been in the works for 20 years, growing out of frustrations Goldman has had trying to find specific pieces for projects and building on relationships she has developed over the course of her career.
“After nearly two decades of working in residential interiors, I’ve developed a clear perspective on the pieces, materials and objects that continue to resonate with me and my clients,” she says. “I often found myself searching for certain pieces to bring an idea to life and realizing they simply didn’t exist. As my relationships with makers and artisans grew, so did the opportunity to develop some of those ideas myself and bring them together in a collection.”
The line is available at onnie.com and @onnieathome. Pricing ranges from $25 for a Venezia iced tea glass to $7,500 for the Lily leather and ash wood bench.
Goldman says the trade community “is especially important to Onnie” because of her own work as a designer. The brand’s trade program will offer interior designers a 15% discount on all Onnie-designed furniture, early access to new arrivals and a direct line to the brand’s team.
“For designers, I hope (Onnie) offers a place to discover objects with craftsmanship, character and a point of view that adds another layer into their projects,” Goldman says.
Given the mix of in-stock accessories and made-to-order furniture, shipping and delivery timelines vary by piece. “Specific lead times will be available by product so customers and designers can understand what to expect when they’re ordering,” she says.
Goldman plans subsequent spring/summer and fall/winter product introductions, “expanding the collection over time as I discover new pieces, develop ideas and connect with makers whose work feels aligned with Onnie.”
