ARREDO
Furniture and Art Installation Services
Precision installation and lifecycle care for high-value furniture, art, and architectural systems.
Most damage to high-value interiors happens during installation, transition, or maintenance. Arredo is brought in before that damage occurs.
Arredo serves designers, family offices, private clients, galleries, and institutions for whom the quality of installation is as important as the quality of the work itself. For projects requiring furniture installation in Minneapolis, Arredo provides precision execution with full finish protection and documentation. We install, place, protect, relocate, and maintain high-value furniture, art, and architectural systems, with the level of care these objects require. Documentation is built into every engagement.
The material knowledge behind every installation decision is documented in full on our Materials Knowledge page.
Our work spans white-glove installation, corporate relocation and asset transition, ongoing maintenance, and project coordination across trades. Every engagement is discreet. Every outcome is documented.
High-value interiors are rarely damaged by one large mistake. They are damaged by ordinary decisions made without enough material knowledge, incorrect tools, metric-to-imperial conversion errors, poor sequencing, or field adjustments made under pressure. Arredo is brought in before those decisions become damage.
Most of this work is performed in occupied environments. Residences in use. Offices operating. Hotels receiving guests. Galleries open to the public. Installation must happen without disrupting operations, without exposing clients to risk, and without compromising the surrounding environment.
Experience spanning New York City, The Hamptons, Las Vegas, Malibu, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, and Honolulu, among others.
What We Do
We specialize in the installation, placement, protection, relocation, and ongoing care of high-value furniture, art, cabinetry, doors, partitions, demountable walls, and architectural systems, indoors and outdoors. Every engagement begins with a single commitment: finishes are protected, condition is documented, and every decision made on site is recorded.
Services
White-Glove Installation
Precision installation of furniture, art, fixtures, and architectural systems. Factory-trained. Finish-aware. Trade-coordinated.
Corporate Relocation and Asset Transition
Planning, deinstallation, documentation, mover advisement, and full destination installation after delivery by the client’s selected mover.
Lifecycle Care and Maintenance
Scheduled maintenance, hardware recalibration, condition assessments, and preventive care that protect performance beyond installation day.
Documentation
Condition records, photographic documentation, assembly sequence records, and client-ready handover packages.
Project Coordination
Coordination across architects, designers, general contractors, AV integrators, IT teams, and specialty trades.
Our Clients
Arredo works with interior designers, architects, private clients, family offices, art galleries, cultural institutions, general contractors, construction managers, luxury brands, showrooms, landscape architects, hospitality operators, and institutional clients. Methods, staffing, and protocols scale to the sensitivity and operational context of each engagement.
Most engagements take place in occupied spaces — residences in use, offices operating, hotels receiving guests — where access, timing, and discretion are as critical as installation quality.
How We Work
Every installation follows a strict protection and execution protocol. Floors, walls, and adjacent finishes are protected before work begins. Tools never rest on client surfaces. Staging is controlled, work zones are kept clean, and the site is reset daily. Final walkthroughs focus on detail, function, finish quality, and longevity. Coordination with electricians, plumbers, AV integrators, IT teams, and security and access-control contractors is built into the process.
Founder
Robert C. Ilas, Founder and Principal
Over 25 years of international experience across high-value residential, hospitality, retail, and institutional environments. 7,000+ hours of factory training in Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands, working alongside engineers, architects, product designers, master cabinetmakers, veneer and lacquer specialists, upholstery and leather craftsmen, maestri vetrai from the Murano tradition, hardware engineers, and sawmill artisans.
That depth of factory-level knowledge is paired with 10+ years of construction project management on luxury retail flagships for brands including Asprey, Bottega Veneta, Diesel, Dior, Max Mara, Roberto Cavalli, Roger Vivier, and others across the U.S. Since 2015, Robert has operated an independent practice as an owner’s representative and capital projects leader, managing high-value residential, hospitality, and institutional engagements on behalf of owners and private clients.
Material questions are answered correctly. Finish risks are identified early. Installation decisions are made with full knowledge of how the work is built.