5 January 2015
Kartell è riuscita a mutare la natura della plastica, da materia povera destinata a umili accessori quotidiani, a materiale prezioso per scintillanti complementi d’arredo. Finiture dorate e ramate hanno trasformato alcuni dei pezzi icona del catalogo, sia storici, sia contemporanei, in complementi d’arredo degni della reggia di Versailles. L’esperimento, vero e proprio colpo di genio, rivela come le finiture possano definire il carattere degli oggetti, mutandone il valore percettivo. L’incisività dell’operazione deriva dall’aver applicato le finiture metallizzate, indistintamente, a vari prodotti del catalogo, inaugurando una inedita immagine della plastica.
30 January 2015
26 November 2015
14 May 2015
The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.