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Cesare Correnti 14
Via Cesare Correnti, 14
“The city and the Tower” is a metaphorical construction composed of multiple levels of stackable tables in diverse sizes and heights creating a scaffolding altogether building a monumental monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises imitating edifices from ancient history precisely the tower of Babel. In our case translating a symbol of communication, solidarity, union and harmony between human beings and nations, the ropes represents help and hope, showing the importance of the social structure yet the interactive force of the individual as a main solidification to embrace an edifice conversely how fragile and delicate can be if not associated together.
“WOVEN Whispers” is a praise to craftsmanship furthermore a proclamation to preserve our vanishing cultural heritage while exploring the relationship between the east and the west, a message converted physically into a dramatically enchanted furniture collection, while maintaining the connection to the past yet considering the evolution of our contemporary days.
It’s a collection of poetic yet nomadic furniture pieces inspired by bold modernism architecture, basic geometric volumes and “Arts and Crafts” movement moreover influenced from the oldest furniture making methods known to history wicker and rattan, dating to 5000 years, the popularity of wicker passed from ancient Egypt in the Middle East to Persia towards ancient Rome till its worldwide expansion.
“WOVEN Whispers” is a result of a collaboration with several craftsmen promoting their faithful techniques and graceful skills however showing the dynamic potency yet subtle movements of the craftsmanship by weaving and braiding contemporary mystical lines and rows evoking harmonious poetry in each created craft while using natural fibers and resources such as organically dyed ropes, rattan, wicker and wood to accentuate the warm earthy contact with the objects with less ornamentation towards a more brutal sobriety.
The concept emphasizes on various skills on the verge of extinction however reviving the journey of each artisan behind these crafts while travelling through time, cultures and civilizations aiming to create a significant contribution to our sense of community besides to commemorate the history and the memory in a graphical story.
