This rainy tuesday makes me think back to the smell of wet earth that I heard coming at installation “Raw Nature” presented in Milan gallery Dilmos…it was like stepping into the jungle! During Milan Design Week to present 15 artists, Casa Vogue Brasil created a special sensorial installation for Dilmos based on the photographic project “Coexistência” by Brazilian artist Ilana Bessler, with the collaboration of a prestigious group of professionals. Here are the artists that I liked more!
This table was designed by Alessandro Ciffo to meet the need to increase a table’s usable surface area by adapting over-sized legs as shelves. The silicone takes the edges off sharp corners and the new UVA-resistant pigmentation means it can be kept outside, an innovation that proves necessary when using wooden materials outdoors.
- “COMOD-One” Table by Alessandro Ciffo (pure acetic acid cure silicone and wood layered and rollered fusion)
Roberto Mora’s burnt paper is the natural evolution of a creative process that began in 2008. Today, this designer doesn’t stop at twisting iron plate in order to create effects that imitate crumpled paper; he observes and imitates what happens next – i.e. the colour changes caused by burning – whilst attempting to focus on what is lost in the process.
- “Burned Paper” cabinet by Roberto Mora (hand-embossed, blowtorch-cut and powder-coated iron plate)
The artist Andrea Salvetti has stolen my heart! His creations stem from a feeling that Nature will take its revenge on Man, inspired by the conviction that the Earth will soon re-establish a balance. These are simple, useful, solid and durable objects that last beyond the temporary state of our passing existence here on Earth.
- “Nido” (anodised aluminium chair)
- “Canneto 2″ (sideboard in black cast aluminium) and “Palma” (round table in black cast aluminium)
- “Cactus” Pole/hall stand/hat rack in natural and burnished cast aluminium, onyx.
- “Melo AT” Speckled anodised aluminium poufs or side tables
- “Microcosmo” (gold/chrome-plated aluminium piece with glycerine-preserved roses)
- “Melo AT” Speckled anodised aluminium poufs or side tables
All photos bt The Lightline