Mondo Collection has been featured in leading publications across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America since its founding in New York's Flatiron District in 2011. Coverage includes the New York Times, Financial Times, Robb Report, Interior Design Magazine, Elle Decor, Lonny, Wallpaper, New York Spaces, Boutique Design, Interiors & Sources, Luxe Interiors + Design, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, Texas Home & Living, Homes & Gardens Germany, Fuera de Serie, Jalouse China, Singles Korea, Vanilla Magazine Italy, Aishti Magazine, and more. Mondo Collection founders Mario Elcid and Hany Boutros have been profiled and quoted in editorial coverage spanning furniture design, international design culture, and the New York luxury interiors market.
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New York Times The New York Times features the opening of Mondo Collection in New York's Flatiron District, describing it as a showroom spanning the globe with designers from Bosnia, Syria, and Lebanon, and quoting founder Mario Elcid on the showroom's mission to present contemporary, high-end work from unexpected design cultures. September 2011
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Interior Design Magazine Interior Design Magazine featured the Zone armchair, available at Mondo Collection, a Spanish-made upholstered chair with a distinctive double-inclined chrome base designed for both residential and hospitality environments. February 2015 |
The Art Salad The Art Salad profiled Mario Elcid, founder of Mondo Collection, in a feature on art collecting, describing him as a world traveler and art collector who made a successful transition from architecture to interior design through one of New York City's most innovative design showrooms in the Flatiron District. October 2014 |
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Robb Report Robb Report featured Mondo Collection at its Flatiron District opening, profiling founders Mario Elcid and Hany Boutros and highlighting seven exclusive designers from 12 countries, describing the showroom as a refreshing source of contemporary global design with pieces unavailable anywhere else in the United States. November 2011 |
New York Spaces New York Spaces New York Spaces profiled Mondo Collection founders and quoted Mario Elcid at the 2,000-square-foot Flatiron District showroom, featuring work from 25 designers across 12 countries and describing their mission as bringing the world's best contemporary design to New York regardless of nationality. December 2011 |
Elle Decor Es Elle Decor featured the outdoor collection by Spanish brand Dvelas, available at Mondo Collection, highlighting the Trimmer chair made from recovered sail cloth and boat rope, and the Génois armchair pouf constructed from recycled sail fabric. June 2013 |
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New York Times The New York Times featured Nada Debs furniture available at Mondo Collection, highlighting the designer's blend of Eastern craft traditions with contemporary Western form. October 2016 |
Elle Decor Es Elle Decor Spain featured an interior design project in which Marset reading lights, available at Mondo Collection, were selected for a custom-designed living room alongside bespoke furniture and vintage bronze objects by Carl Auböck. September 2015 |
Interior Design Magazine Interior Design Magazine features the Stay Chair by Slovanian designer Nika Zunpac, after Milan Design Week. The chair is available at Mondo Collection. June 2016 |
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Boutique Design Boutique Design Magazine featured the Lava bench by Karim Rashid, available at Mondo Collection, highlighting its cloud-like sculptural form in 100% recyclable resin with an optional LED lighting system designed for both indoor and outdoor use. May 2015 |
Glocal Design Magazine Glocal Design Magazine featured the Le Buffet console by Nada Debs, available at Mondo Collection, as part of a design showcase on contemporary kitchen and living spaces. February 2023 |
HI Consumption Hi Consumption featured the Génois bean bag by Spanish brand Dvelas, available at Mondo Collection, highlighting its construction from recycled sailboat cloth that firms up under weight to create a more supportive outdoor lounge seat. November 2019 |
 Luxxu Design Luxxu Design named Mondo Collection one of the top 20 furniture shops and showrooms in New York, describing the Flatiron District showroom as a space where clients access the greatest in contemporary, upscale, and exclusive furniture and design from global designers not previously represented in the United States. February 2021 |
Modern Magazine Modern Magazine profiled Beirut-based designer Nada Debs, whose furniture collection is available at Mondo Collection, tracing how she pioneered contemporary Lebanese design by fusing ancient Middle Eastern craft techniques, including mother-of-pearl marquetry, with the minimalist geometric sensibility of Japanese design. December 2023 |
Jalouse Magazine China Jalouse China featured the Confetti Glass Sconce by Romanian-born designer Avram Rusu, available exclusively through Mondo Collection, describing it as a best product selection at New York Design Week 2013, handcrafted from hand-blown glass discs, brass, and Swarovski crystals. December 2013 |
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Interior Design Interior Design Magazine featured the Wing bed at Mondo Collection, a pine frame with Plexiglas base and leather headboard, selected alongside pieces from Poltrona Frau and Luxury Living Group in the publication's furniture roundup. Fall Market 2014 |
New York Spaces New York Spaces featured the Wing bed, available at Mondo Collection, highlighting its wall-mounted leather headboard with integrated side tables and Plexiglas base that creates the illusion of a floating mattress. Fall 2014 |
Wallpaper* Magazine Wallpaper* featured Mondo Collection's bed collection in August 2014, highlighting the Wing by Presotto, the Brera by Claudio Lovadina, and the Bam Bam by Terry Dwan, describing the Manhattan showroom as a source of well-made contemporary pieces from around the world crafted in Italian leathers and cashmere yarns. August 2014 |
 El Mundo Spain Fuera de Serie, the luxury magazine of El Mundo Spain, featured a cedar humidor available at Mondo Collection, describing it as an essential accessory for cigar preservation, equipped with a humidifier and hygrometer and priced between 1,250 and 1,500 euros February 2014 |
 Home & Gardens Germany Homes & Gardens Germany featured Mondo Collection in its New York shopping guide for trendsetters, recommending the Flatiron District as a guaranteed destination for exquisite furniture and lighting, noting its extensive lighting department as a standout. January 2014 |
Design Milk Design Milk featured the Afrika Sofa Collection by Jorge Pensi for Carmenes, available at Mondo Collection, describing it as a sleek tailored seating series in neutral gray fabrics with colorful lacquered metal bars customizable in any RAL color, available as a sofa, armchair, and swivel chair. August 2013 |
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Interiors & Sources Interiors & Sources, the commercial design trade publication, featured the Afrika sofa series from Mondo Collection in its seating roundup, highlighting its minimal forms, bold color options, and distinctive side bars that can be specified in any color and specified across sofa, armchair, and swivel chair configurations. November 2013 |
Interior Design Interior Design Magazine featured the Nano lounge chair, available at Mondo Collection, a polyurethane lounge chair with steel legs selected alongside pieces from Moooi and Marcel Wanders in the publication's seating roundup of 750+ products. May 2014 |
New York Spaces New York Spaces featured Mondo Collection in its special design issue alongside 175 curated designs, selecting the Wing bed by Presotto as a standout statement piece, highlighting its wall-mounted leather headboard, Plexiglas floating base, and integrated side tables. Special Issue, Fall 2014 |
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Interior Design Interior Design Magazine's market tabloid featured the Lingot sideboard in lacquered Frake, MDF, steel, and gold leaf by Mondo Collection in its sleek and chic furniture roundup, selected alongside pieces from Holly Hunt and Fendi Casa. October 2013 |
Home Design Australia Home Design Australia featured Scottish textile and wallpaper designer Morag Macpherson, whose work is showcased at Mondo Collection, noting that the showroom is where designers, architects, and locals can discover the best in design from around the world, alongside Macpherson's commission for the Hyatt Union Square Hotel in New York. August 2013 |
 Homefront Canada Homefront Magazine featured the Afrika sofa collection by Carmenes, available at Mondo Collection, describing it as sleek and minimal like a well-tailored suit, with lacquered metal bars adding a signature pop of color. Fall 2013 |
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Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Colorado Homes & Lifestyles featured the Furore Suspension light by German design group Supergrau, available through Mondo Collection, describing it as both retro and futuristic with industrial-like glass tubes in matte black and copper finishes, available as a suspension, table, and wall lamp. August 2013 |
Celebrated Living Celebrated Living featured the Nada Debs Resin Coaster Set, exclusively designed for Mondo Collection, in its artful home gift guide ofr winter 2014. December 2014 |
CJ Dellatore CJ Dellatore featured Mondo Collection founder Mario Elcid and the Duette Sleeper Sofa in a marketplace review, describing the Italian-made sofa bed as a stylish solution for apartment dwellers, available in custom fabrics and leathers with a polished aluminum base and 12-week lead time. November 2013 |
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Modern Sybarite The Modern Sybarite featured a New York pied-à-terre renovation by interior designer Richard Rabel of Richard Rabel Interiors + Art, in which Mondo Collection was among the selected suppliers, alongside Kravet, Lee Jofa, and Maison Gerard. September 2015 |
Dezignlicious Dezignlicious featured the full Dvelas Living Sails outdoor furniture collection, available exclusively at Mondo Collection New York, profiling the Pamplona-based brand's award-winning design team and their process of reconditioning donated sailcloth into outdoor furniture including the Génois bean bag and Vaurein chair.. August 2013 |
IN New York IN New York Magazine featured the Surf Sun Chaise by Karim Rashid, available at Mondo Collection, in its Shops & Services buyer's guide, highlighting the sculptural lounge chair's fluid form and range of bright colors as a standout summer outdoor piece. August 2013 |
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New York Spaces New York Spaces featured the Freedom bookshelf by Riva 1920, available at Mondo Collection New York, a modular free-standing solid walnut shelving system that can be stacked and configured to any dimension. November 2013 |
New York Times The New York Times featured designer Fiyel Levent shopping at Mondo Collection's Flatiron District showroom in a July 2013 profile, highlighting the Arabian Nights wall mirror and Arabesque Modern armchair by Nada Debs, with the armchair priced at $6,250 and described as bohemian, supercomfortable, and versatile enough to sleep in. July 2013 |
Texas Home & Living Texas Home & Living featured the Supergrau lighting collection, available exclusively through Mondo Collection, describing the German design group's environmentally conscious approach using recoverable stainless steel, marble, and wood, and characterizing Mondo Collection as a furniture and design house dedicated to the greatest contemporary, upscale, and exclusive design. July/August 2013 |
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Architizer Architizer featured Lebanese architect and designer Karina Sukar and her Lingot Sideboard, created for Mondo Collection as her US debut, describing the gold-leaf sideboard with concealed push-pull drawers as a chic multifunctional piece achieving elegant simplicity, priced at $12,935. July 2013 |
 Modern Luxury Interiors Modern Luxury Interiors Texas featured the Adan planter, available at Mondo Collection priced between $250 and $1,890, describing the sculptural face-shaped vessel as a piece that merges human and technological imagery to create a distinctive home for plants. July 2013 |
Design Milk Design Milk featured the Supergrau lighting collection, carried exclusively by Mondo Collection New York, describing the German design studio's handcrafted retro-futuristic lights as built on a philosophy of sustainability and creating design that people will love, buy, and preserve. July 2013 |
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New York Spaces New York Spaces featured two collections from Mondo Collection: the Vertex indoor/outdoor furniture collection by Karim Rashid for Vondom, a sculptural 100% recyclable series available in multiple colorways, and the Adan Collection by Teresa Sapey for Vondom, a striking face-shaped series of planters, side tables, and high tables.. July/August 2013 |
Homefront Canada Homefront Magazine featured the Faz Daybed by Ramon Esteve, available at Mondo Collection, describing it as a fusion of technology and elegance with a built-in sound system and LED lighting designed for outdoor use. July 2013 |
Interior Design Interior Design Magazine's market tabloid featured Mondo Collection twice: the Time Piece ceramic side tables in pink gold, copper, dark platinum, and bronze in a tables roundup alongside Cassina and Ligne Roset, and the Freedom shelves in a shelf life roundup of chic pieces with staying power alongside Poliform and Cassina. May 2013 |
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Vanilla Magazine Italy Vanilla Magazine Italy named Mondo Collection one of the top 5 design stores in New York during ICFF 2013, describing the Flatiron District showroom as distinguished by its exclusive representation of world-renowned designers, many previously unavailable in the United States, giving clients access to the latest design trends from every corner of the globe. March 2013 |
Voice Voice Magazine featured the Afrika Sofa Collection by Jorge Pensi for Carmenes, available at Mondo Collection, highlighting its tailored suit-inspired silhouette with clean lines, neutral gray fabrics, and customizable lacquered metal bars available as a sofa, armchair, and swivel chair. August 2013 |
New York Spaces New York Spaces featured two pieces from Mondo Collection in its furniture and accessories roundup: the Afrika Sofa in gray flannel with a signature pop of color along its red steel sides, and the Lingot Sideboard by Karina Sukar, a push-pull cabinet with steel legs available in gold or silver-leaf finish. October 2013 |
 Luxe Interiors + Design Luxe Interiors + Design featured the Tambor table by Jaime Hayon, available at Mondo Collection, in its Must-Haves New York roundup of sleek and sculptural modern furnishings, describing the convivial round table's monumental lacquered steel base topped with Carrara or Marquina marble, available in two sizes. Spring 2013 |
Singles Magazine Korea Singles Korea featured a New York home tour of Mondo Collection founder Mario Elcid in its March 2013 issue, showcasing his Manhattan apartment furnished with pieces from the collection and quoting him on his philosophy that a home is a space where you discover your own tastes and grow as a person. March 2013 |
Aishti Magazine Lebanon Aishti Magazine featured Mondo Collection in its Beirut to Manhattan spotlight, describing the Flatiron District gallery owned by Lebanese entrepreneurs Mario Elcid and Hany Boutros as a destination for exquisite furnishings by Lebanese designers including Nada Debs and international designers including Jaime Hayon. September 2012 |
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Elle Decor Es Elle Decor featured featured the Arabian Nights Mirror by Nada Debs, available at Mondo Collection, describing its modern Moorish arch silhouette with a clear resin frame inlaid with brushed metal and recommending it as a bold statement piece for a foyer or bathroom vanity. July/August 2012 |
 Lonny Magazine Lonny Magazine dedicated a full market feature to Mondo Collection in its March/April 2012 issue, describing the showroom as specializing in introducing master artisans from around the globe to the New York design community and representing the cutting edge of international design, featuring six pieces including the Maui Chair, Web Dining Table, the Canovas Coffee Table, and the Art Deco-inspired Brubeck Wall Lamp. March/April 2012 |
Interior Design Magazine Interior Design Magazine interviewed designer Jaime Hayon at ICFF about his furniture collection for Sé, noting that the series including the Tambor table, Cristal Bala table, Beetley sofa, and Arpa chair was available in the United States exclusively through Mondo Collection New York. July 2013 |
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Design Milk Design Milk founder Jaime Derringer visited Mondo Collection's New York showroom for an exclusive tour, meeting designer Jaime Hayon and emerging designer Jack Craig, describing the showroom as dedicated to bringing modern global design to the United States and showcasing exceptional work from up-and-coming designers. May 2012 |
 Designers Today Designers Today featured San Francisco interior designer Tineke Triggs and her California dream home project, which incorporated furniture from Mondo Collection as part of her approach to sourcing unique pieces that give a residential project its soul. October 2025 |
Werd Werd featured the Génois Recycled Sail Outdoor Beanbag by Spanish brand Dvelas, available at Mondo Collection, describing it as outdoor lounge seating made from recycled sail fabric in Spain, available in plain white or with original sail markings. February 2021 |
Archello Archello features Mondo Collection, the international architecture and design platform, with a brand profile highlighting its position as a contemporary furniture and lighting showroom in Manhattan's Flatiron District, exclusively representing globally renowned designers many of whom are not available elsewhere in the United States. |
