Fornace Brioni ‘Grounded’
With an exhibition designed by Cristina Celestino Studio, Fornace Brioni unveiled new wall and floor coverings by Snøhetta and Cristina Celestino. The museum-like arrangement displayed solid geometries and wall volumes embracing unusual juxtapositions.
Snøhetta’s collection Void celebrates hand-pressed terracotta that pushes the boundaries of material reduction and soft forms. This indoor/outdoor collection highlights unique imperfections from manual artisanal craftsmanship by emphasising light, shadow, and texture.
Cristina Celestino’s Araldica collection follows symmetry and congruence with repeated tessellations and three-dimensional joints through material and chromatic play. In her Fluviale collection, brushstroke patterns celebrate colour and movement that animate the plant world beneath the water surface.
Photos © Mattia Balsamini.
Marion Mailaender for Élitis ‘SUR-MESURE’
SUR-MESURE, a project by Marion Mailaender for Élitis, curated by Federica Sala, brought a delightful touch of humour to the week. Translating to ‘made-to-measure’, the SUR-MESURE installation at Assab One featured giant garments and functional pieces like lamps and street furniture. This playful exploration of custom-made design invited visitors to see interior textiles in a new light. Inspired by the film ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’, Mailaender created a space where oversized hanging clothes like trousers and t-shirts highlighted the texture and detail of the textiles.
Photos © DePasquale+Maffini.
Dedar ‘Tigers wondering around’
‘If you only knew how strange it is to see a tiger in Milan’, was a statement that preceded the intriguing project dedicated to the story of the tigers of Dedar’s new collection. Interpreted through itinerant urban dance performances in the streets of Milan, models were cloaked in textile covered armour and masks captured in these somewhat bizarre and thrilling images.
Photos courtesy of Dedar
Kvadrat ‘Colour Effects’
Inside Kvadrat’s showroom, ‘Colour Effects’ by Margrethe Odgaard, a Danish textile designer’s own colour-setting method, aimed to deepen our understanding of the sensory and emotional effects of colour. The installation showcased Kvadrat’s newest textiles, including Re-wool 2 and Azure Outdoor by Odgaard, alongside Serpentine by Giulio Ridolfo and rugs by Ronan Bouroullec and Jos Klarenbeek.
The installation consisted of a series of colour monuments placed around the showroom. Each presented a colour element standing on a pedestal with embroidered text describing sensory and emotional effects such as ‘I feel optimistic’ or ‘I feel curious’.
Photos © Matteo Girola.
Photos © Jannick Pihl Rasmussen.
