Fabrica Features

BELVEDERE — Fai heritage and Fabrica design

fabricafeatures — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:41:17 +0000

Belvedere is a collection of unique objects that showcase landscapes of Italian heritage as places of creative inspiration. Ten international designers were invited to visit ten of the most stunning locations in Italy, as a distinctive collaboration between FAI and Fabrica. Each designer endeavored to experience their own cultural journey with fresh eyes, and translate it into a symbolic object, awakening old narratives in new and personal ways. The richness of the inspiration is in the depth of FAI’s historical properties, from the ancient Kolmybetra Gardens of Sicily to the prolific Art collection of Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza. The project interprets local perspectives, through photography, conversations, materials and the skilled artisans who crafted the objects with their particular insights. The Belvedere exhibition documents these creative voyages, mapping the process that connects the nobility of the FAI mission regarding Italian heritage with new cultural visions.

2013 — Salone del Mobile

10 April – 5 May 2013
Villa Necchi Campiglio, Via Mozart 14

The project is in collaboration with Alterstudio Partners, curated by Francesca Serrazanetti and Matteo Schubert, under the artistic direction of Sam Baron.

Designed by: Sam Baron, Dean Brown, Catarina Carreiras, Valentina Carretta, Marta Celso, Mariana Fernandes, Charlotte Juillard, Daniela Mesina, David Raffoul and Giorgia Zanellato.

A special thanks to the artisans who made the work of the designers possible:
Luigi e Mario Bertolin/ “Ceramiche artistiche 3B”/ Nove (VI);
Federico Cioffi/ cesti—scope da forno/ Massa Lubrense (NA);
Pierino De Gregorio/ cesti—”Getti novelli”/ Massa Lubrense (NA);
Nicoletta Demartini/ “Greazioni artistiche di Macreamé”/ Chiavari (GE);
Salvatore Francolino/ “G.F. Marmi”, tufo/ Favara (AG);
Donato Gargiulio/ cesti—nasse/ Massa Lubrense (NA);
Roberto Rigato/ “Arte e Legno Falegnameria”/ Varese;
Famiglie Rigone/ “Ceramiche Rigoni s.a.s.”/ Nove (VI);
Ugo Rossi/ pescatore, intessitura reti/ Camogli (GE);
Luigi Slomp/ ferro battuto/ Avio (TN);
Marcello Ciucchicchi/ “Emme-enne”, falegnameria/ Bastia Umbra (PG);
Salvatore Di Oriente/ scultore/ Agrigento;
Ermenegildo Sartori/ “Sartori Marmi”/ Brendola (VI);
Marcello Silvestri/ rame/ Tivoli (Roma);
Pierluigi Trevisan/ “Fucina”, ferro battuto/ Torreglia (PD);

Photos by: Marco Zanin/Fabrica

Salone del Mobile 2013 — BELVEDERE

fabricafeatures — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:29:14 +0000

2013 — Salone del Mobile

10 April – 5 May 2013
Villa Necchi Campiglio, Via Mozart 14

The project is in collaboration with Alterstudio Partners, curated by Francesca Serrazanetti and Matteo Schubert, under the artistic direction of Sam Baron.

Designed by: Sam Baron, Dean Brown, Catarina Carreiras, Valentina Carretta, Marta Celso, Mariana Fernandes, Charlotte Juillard, Daniela Mesina, David Raffoul and Giorgia Zanellato.

Photos by: Marco Zanin/Fabrica

The Dancers — l’Opéra de Paris

fabricafeatures — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:52:39 +0000

A line of merchandising designed by Fabrica for the Galerie de l’Opéra de Paris, including notebooks, pencils, rubbers and a ballet shoe bag.

Conceived by Portuguese designer Catarina Carreiras, the collection pays homage to some of the first dancers in the history of ballet, but it is also a tribute to the modernity of this prestigious French institution.

Modern graphic patterns that call to mind the ornamental opulence of the theatre’s interior, are blended with historic details, celebrating its past and its great tradition. The portraits of dancers seen on the items are reminiscent of the frescoes painted by French artist Gustave Boulanger for the Foyer de la dance, one of the rooms inside the theatre. The ballerinas include Marie-Thérèse de Subligny, one of the first professional dancers at the Opéra (1690); Marie-Madeleine Guimard, star of the Opéra for 25 years (1792) and Fanny Elssler, a famous Austrian dancer from the Romantic period (1834).

The skilful use of colours – silver-grey in contrast with a bright pink – and motifs such as polka dots and stripes spreads from one item to the next, but each with its own distinctive details. In this way, each product is unique, but still part of a group, just like the corps de ballet of the Opéra national de Paris.

On sale at the Galerie de l’Opéra de Paris from February 2013

Comissioned by: Galerie de l’Opéra de Paris

Photos by: Marco Zannin/Fabrica

FABRICA GOES LEBANESE

fabricafeatures — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:40:11 +0000

FABRICA with its international designers has been invited by the Carwan Gallery and ALBA (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts) in Beirut to create a series of new, limited-edition objects in partnership with local artisans in the Middle East. With a concept that seeks to expand the vocabulary of traditional crafts, this collaboration is part of Carwan’s project ”Contemporary Perspectives in Middle Eastern Craft” exploring new avenues in design. Each designer’s work encapsulates the re-imagining of a distinct, time-honored craft, where the specialized technique of the artisan has formed the basis for the designer’s creations. For the occasion, a workshop with ALBA will launch the project.

January 2013

www.alba.edu.lb
www.carwangallery.com

Table in Wonderland — Benetton South Beach

fabricafeatures — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:51:03 +0000

Table in Wonderland is a system of store display fittings created to showcase apparel and accessories. Table in Wonderland was especially created for the remodeled United Colors of Benetton Miami flagship store which debuted in December 2012 during Design Miami / Art Basel.

The custom furniture system, designed from modular shapes that fit together in various combinations, recalls the beachside cityscape and its Art Deco pastel-colored landmark buildings. Modular and flexible, the system offers a variety of personalized solutions, mixing forms, surfaces, and multicolored geometries, in line with the distinctive elements of the Benetton brand.

Design by: Charlotte Juillard and David Raffoul.

Presented by: United Colors of Benetton

First Rape

fabricafeatures — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:41:37 +0000

A collection of portraits of Fabrica Design Team,
September 2012

Photos by: Marco Zanin/Fabrica

Tutti Frutti — Design Miami

fabricafeatures — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:00:03 +0000

The collection is concerned with glass objects to display and support fruit, as an essential symbol of the vitality, colour and open sunshine of Miami. The pieces are proposed as original ways of showcasing and serving fruit – as subjects in balancing structures or suspended from the sky. The clean transparency of the glass, complemented by the natural charm of fresh fruits is an intriguing combination —presented as 3 dimensional images and imaginative still life compositions—delicate and lively, ripe with colour and fragility. Each piece is a way to showcase the young Fabrica design talents, expressing their individual attitudes and cultures that are mixed and celebrated in the Fabrica spirit.

From Dec 5th — 9th 2012
Benetton South Beach
670 Collins Avenue + 7th Avenue, Miami

The Liquid Book

fabricafeatures — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:53:10 +0000

The Liquid Book is a non-conventional container where liquids vanish each time one turns a page. It is a secret capsule inside an ordinary object, a box disguised as a book. Made from waterproof paper, The Liquid Book is a graphic interpretation of an ancient object full of stories left to tell. A homage to all amphoras found in time with unnamed fluids and stories left to tell.

1 December 2012 – 5 January 2013
Opening: 1 December 2012, 14h to 20h

Granville Gallery
23 rue du Depart
75014 Paris
www.granvillegallery.com

Designer: Catarina Carreiras/Fabrica
Photos by: Marco Zanin/Fabrica

MOBILE MUSEUM — Beijing Design Week

fabricafeatures — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:40:41 +0000

Fabrica will be part of the 2012 Beijing Design Week with the projects MOBILE MUSEUM and COLORS Notebook, which will be staged at the 01100001 Art Gallery in CaoChangdi Village.

28 September — 6 October 2012

0110 0001 Gallery
C3, Red No.1, Caochangdi,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015
China

http://www.01100001.com

The Art of Knit — Benetton Pop Up Experience

fabricafeatures — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:05:03 +0000

The Art of Knit, by United Colors of Benetton, is a new type of pop-up experience in the heart of Soho, New York City.
Here you will find a world of knit, color and creativity—the definitive story of the Benetton brand. The converted garage space is a vivid mix of retail, gallery and craft workshop knitted together by the creative minds of You Nguyen, the Creative Director and FABRICA, Benetton Group’s Communication Research Center.

A vibrant color spectrum of apparel & accessories is framed by an explosion of wool-covered curiosities, artworks and illustrations. Such an environment challenges conventional ideas of a clothing store, where dolphins, cactus, neons and sex positions are all welcome. In true Benetton style it is a celebration of diversity—needless to say you are also welcome.

135 Crosby Street
SoHo – New York NY 10012