--- title: Balenciaga Office Furniture Makes Its 2018 Art Basel Debut description: You can now invest in Balenciaga logo-adorned furniture for the fashion-forward fantasy office of your dreams. canonical: https://time.com/5475448/balenciaga-office-furniture/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-10T17:14:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:20.842Z og:title: There's a 'Balenciaga' Air Conditioner Now og:description: For the office of your dreams og:url: https://time.com/5475448/balenciaga-office-furniture/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf6d7b65d126ccd4/69894125bc6cfc9d273e7ac1/balenciaga-office-furniture.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Balenciaga, Mount Street, London. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: There's a 'Balenciaga' Air Conditioner Now twitter:description: For the office of your dreams twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf6d7b65d126ccd4/69894125bc6cfc9d273e7ac1/balenciaga-office-furniture.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stuff Like This 'Balenciaga' Air Conditioner Now Exists for the Luxury Office of Your Dreams > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by: Newscast/UIG via Getty Images) Newscast—UIG via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 10, 2018 5:14 PM UTC If you’re looking to give your office the fashion-forward treatment, look no further than the (unofficial) [Balenciaga logo](http://time.com/5193050/big-jacket-fashion-trend-balenciaga-memes/)\-covered furniture that debuted at Design Miami during this year’s Art Basel. The buzzy fashion label’s near-ubiquitous label appeared on a lace-covered swivel chair, a wooden air conditioner, and an armoire disguised as a behemoth copy machine. Although the subversive pieces tout the high fashion logo of one of the most sough-after French fashion houses, this furniture set is actually the brainchild Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev. In an interview with [_Garage_](https://garage.vice.com/en%5Fus/article/9k4zjd/balenciaga-office-furniture), Nuriev explained his inspiration: “I used to work in government, in parks and recreation, as an architect. And I had this super miserable office life,” he said. “And I hated it, so I was always dreaming to create something beautiful out of the printer or chair.” Given Balenciaga’s penchant for elevating seemingly commonplace items like [the Ikea ‘Frakta’ shopping tote](http://fortune.com/2017/04/18/ikea-frakta-bag-balenciaga/) or the [humble T-shirt](http://time.com/5239126/balenciaga-plastic-bin-shirt/), this office design is a more than fitting homage. 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