Donghia Associates

As a company, Donghia Inc. has maintained the exceptional design philosophy of its founder, Angelo Donghia. Though Mr. Donghia was first and always an interior designer, he developed a diverse set of product offerings from licensing to textile and furniture design throughout his lifetime. Upon graduating from Parsons School of Design in 1959, Angelo Donghia joined the firm of Yale Burge Interiors where he quickly made a name for himself and within a few years became partner. By 1972 Donghia Associates was formed and focused in the areas of residential, contract and hospitality design. Mr. Donghia continued to grow his clientele, which included some of the most famous names of the era such as Barbara Walters, Ralph Lauren, Halston, Diana Ross and Donald Trump amongst others. However, Angelo Donghia was not content with interior design work alone, by 1968 he had turned his attention to fabric and wallcoverings with the establishment of &Vice Versa, a to the trade collection and showroom of fabrics and wallcoverings later to become Donghia Textiles in 1980. This trend-setting company was quickly recognized as one of the most imaginative, energetic and contemporary textile and wallcovering collections in the market. The success of & Vice Versa led to the opening in 1976 of the first Donghia Showroom in Los Angeles. By 1978 Donghia Furniture was established to produce fine upholstery and casepieces and Mr. Donghia continued the growth of his companies, expanding his network of showrooms and products across the United States. Since his passing in 1985 Donghia was owned and operated as a private company. In 2005, the company was purchased by the Rubelli Group, an established family business and leading designer and manufacturer of textiles from Venice, Italy – allowing the Donghia brand to continue to grow both in the United States and internationally.