PHILIPPI : Celeste

Picture Frame 20x25 cm

Big memories are allowed to take up a little space

This is not the photograph that belongs somewhere between a hundred others on your camera roll. The PHILIPPI CELESTE picture frame in the generous 20 x 25 cm photo size gives special images room to be noticed while remaining pleasantly restrained itself. Its clean, broad surround features a mirror-polished nickel-plated surface that catches the light and colours around it, giving the silver-toned frame a lively sense of depth. The photograph sits protected behind glass and remains the real focus. Measuring 27 x 32 cm overall, with a depth of 2 cm and a weight of 1.1 kg, this PHILIPPI picture frame has a confident presence without feeling visually heavy. CELESTE can stand on a sideboard, console or shelf or be hung on the wall. Portrait for faces, landscape for travel photographs, weddings or that rare group shot in which absolutely everyone looks good: the frame leaves the arrangement up to you.

A format that gives photographs room to speak

At 20 x 25 cm, the photo size is made for images you genuinely want to see. Family photographs, portraits, architecture, art photography and favourite travel memories have enough space to make an impression even from across the room. That is precisely why CELESTE's restrained design works so well. Rather than competing with the image, the polished nickel surface creates a clear surround and subtly responds to the light, wall colour and materials around it. Used alone on a sideboard, the photo frame becomes a calm focal point; combined with smaller frames, it helps create a more personal collection. And because CELESTE can be displayed either standing or hanging, it is easy to rearrange whenever furniture moves, photographs change or another favourite memory earns its place.

A little shine, drawn with a northern hand

PHILIPPI is an owner-managed design company based in Henstedt-Ulzburg near Hamburg. What began with Jan Philippi has developed into an internationally distributed brand creating home accessories alongside gifts and objects for travel and the office. A clear relationship between form, function and materials such as metal, glass, ceramics, wood and leather runs throughout the collection. Reflective metal surfaces have also become an unmistakable part of the PHILIPPI design language. CELESTE captures that approach beautifully: minimal decoration, considered proportions and a surface with enough character to be noticed without stealing attention from the photograph. This model is manufactured in China. At LIVOSY, CELESTE sits alongside a considered selection of PHILIPPI picture frames, vases, bowls, bar accessories and seasonal objects – pieces that settle naturally into a home without becoming anonymous within it.

A gallery that grows with the stories

CELESTE works beautifully as a single frame, but becomes equally interesting as part of a collection. Different photo sizes from the series add rhythm to a chest of drawers or gallery wall without making the arrangement feel overly planned. For a more individual mix, combine CELESTE with other PHILIPPI picture frames such as PABLO, PARIS or ZAK and let contrasting frame shapes create the interest. Its polished surface works particularly well alongside glass, dark timber, ceramics and softer textures, while a vase, bowl or understated candle offers a warm counterpoint to the reflective metal. The result is more than somewhere to put a 20 x 25 cm photograph. It becomes part of a home that collects its stories gradually. Which picture gets the first spot is entirely up to you – although your camera roll probably has a few opinions on the matter.