Fabrica Features

Salone del Mobile 2012

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:00:59 +0000

From 15th to 22th April 2012, Fabrica Design Team presented four different projects in Milan.

Villa Necchi, dettagli di vita & nuove visione
13th April – 8th May
Villa Necchi Campiglio
Via Mozart 14

Object Préféré / Objet Coloré
17th – 22nd April
Triennale de Milano
Viale Alemagna 6

Searching for Cassiopeia
17th – 22nd April
MOST, instigated by Tom Dixon
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia
Via Olona 6B

La Dame Aux Oiseaux
17th – 22nd April
Sisley Store
Piazza San Babila

Salone 2012: Villa Necchi, dettagli di vita & nuove visioni

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:50:40 +0000

The creativity of Fabrica’s young designers joins forces with history to generate a collection of designer objects which reinterpret certain details of Villa Necchi Campiglio. Designed by Piero Portaluppi, the villa was built in the 1930s in the heart of Milan for the Necchi Campiglios, a prominent family of Lombardy’s industrial upper-middle class, which always showed sensitivity towards and interest in good works. Since becoming a FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) property in 2001, Villa Necchi has been a major hub in Milan as it opened its doors to a vibrant social scene. Through a collection of new designer objects inspired by some of the villa’s architectural details and by the style of life and hospitality of Angelo Campiglio, his wife Gigina Necchi and Gigina’s sister Nedda, Fabrica recreates the tone of an era with a contemporary twist by imagining the daily routine of the family and their guests. From the entrance hall to the library, from the veranda to the dressing room, room after room visitors are invited to embark on a singular “treasure hunt” that evokes a family story from the past brought alive through new visions.

13 April – 6 May 2012

Villa Necchi Campiglio
Via Mozart, 14 – Milan

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto / Fabrica

www.fondoambiente.it

Salone 2012: Searching for Cassiopeia

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:45:58 +0000

How do people sit? There are those who flop down on a staircase or on a sawn-off tree trunk, those who prefer a stool with turned legs or a classic straw-bottomed chair. Then there are those who use a chair as a tool, to get hold of something that otherwise would be out of reach, for example. These reflections formed the foundations for Searching for Cassiopeia, a limited edition collection of 12 concept chairs combining different techniques and materials, designed by Fabrica and manufactured by the Italian Chair District. Located in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia, this manufacturing cluster includes small, sub-contracting artisan firms and big industrial companies highly specialised in the wood/furniture sector and in each individual stage in the manufacturing process.
Its collaboration with Fabrica, which falls within the District’s internationalisation plan, is aimed at bringing innovation and freshness to a sector that wants to develop with an eye on new things while treasuring the District’s production capacities and specific expertise.
A meeting that was born during a workshop hosted by the Italian Chair District in Autumn 2011, between the creativity of an international group of young artists-researchers looking at the future and the savoir-faire of who produces the world’s most beautiful chairs.
Searching for Cassiopeia is one of the exhibitions hosted by MOST, an epicenter for the freshest ideas in communication, food, culture, design and the digital industrial revolution.

17 – 22 April 2012

MOST
Instigated by Tom Dixon for Milan Design Week 2012

National Museum of Science and Technology
Via Olona 6B
Milan

Opening hours:
Tuesday 17 April: 10:00-21:00
Thursday 19 April – Saturday 21 April: 10:00-21:00
Wednesday 18 April and Sunday 22 April: 10:00-18:00

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto / Fabrica

www.Italian-chair-district.it

Salone 2012: La Dame Aux Oiseaux at Sisley

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:40:14 +0000

The live performance “La Dame aux Oiseaux” by Sam Baron / Fabrica will liven up the windows of the Sisley store in Piazza San Babila during the Milan Design Week. An expert craftsman will hand paint a collection of fine porcelain feathers made by Vista Alegre, the historic Portuguese porcelain manufacturer. The backdrop to this exhibition sits outside of the usual rules, finally paying homage to the concept of Independence, is a series of metal furniture designed by Sam Baron for the Milan Design Week. A contrast between the delicacy of the handmade decorations and the dominating scale of the exhibition.

17 – 22 April 2012

Sisley Store
Piazza San Babila
Milan

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto / Fabrica

www.sisley.com

Trienalle 2012: Objet Préféré / Objet Coloré

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:55:52 +0000

Presented by United Colors of Benetton, Objet Préféré/Objet Coloré is an exhibition, composed of two collections, created by Fabrica:
Objet Préféré, a series of furniture pieces arising from a workshop involving Fabrica and the cultural centre Grand-Hornu Images in Boussu, Belgium; and Objet Coloré, a system of store display fittings designed to showcase United Colors of Benetton apparel and accessories.
The exhibition continues at the Benetton Icon Stores in Milan, London, Barcelona and Paris with the presentation of a selection of pieces from the Objet Coloré series and with the concurrent projection of elements from the exhibition at the Triennale di Milano on the Live Windows of the stores. Meanwhile, with the launch of the portal icon.benetton.com, internauts can enjoy and take an active part in this and future events in an advanced multimedia experiment, which creates a close link between the United Colors of Benetton world and the talent and expressive abilities of young people.

17 – 22 April 2012

Triennale di Milano
Viale Alemagna, 6
Opening hours: 10:30 – 22:00

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto / Fabrica

www.benetton.com
icon.benetton.com

Villa Necchi, dettagli di vita & nuove visione

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:10:15 +0000

2012 — Salone del Mobile

Designed by: Sam Baron, Amaury Poudray, Catarina Carreiras, Dean Brown, Filipe Ferreira, Giorgia Zanellato, Gustavo Millon, Kirty Minns, Marta Celso, Mariana Fernandes and Valentina Carretta

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto and Emanuele Tortora / Fabrica

Invited by: FAI

Searching for Cassiopeia

fabricafeatures — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:10:02 +0000

How do people sit? There are those who flop down on a staircase or on a sawn-off tree trunk, those who prefer a stool with turned legs or a classic straw-bottomed chair. Then there are those who use a chair as a tool, to get hold of something that otherwise would be out of reach, for example. These reflections formed the foundations for Searching for Cassiopeia, a limited edition collection of 12 concept chairs combining different techniques and materials, designed by Fabrica and manufactured by the Italian Chair District. Located in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia, this manufacturing cluster includes small, sub-contracting artisan firms and big industrial companies highly specialised in the wood/furniture sector and in each individual stage in the manufacturing process.
Its collaboration with Fabrica, which falls within the District’s internationalisation plan, is aimed at bringing innovation and freshness to a sector that wants to develop with an eye on new things while treasuring the District’s production capacities and specific expertise.
A meeting that was born during a workshop hosted by the Italian Chair District in Autumn 2011, between the creativity of an international group of young artists-researchers looking at the future and the savoir-faire of who produces the world’s most beautiful chairs.
Searching for Cassiopeia was one of the exhibitions hosted by MOST, an epicenter for the freshest ideas in communication, food, culture, design and the digital industrial revolution.

2012 — Salone del Mobile

Designed by: Sam Baron, Amaury Poudray, Catarina Carreiras, Dean Brown, Filipe Ferreira, Giorgia Zanellato, Gustavo Millon, Kirty Minns, Marta Celso, Mariana Fernandes and Valentina Carretta

Produced by: Italian Chair District

Photos by: Alberto Ferretto / Fabrica

Objet Coloré

fabricafeatures — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:42:39 +0000

A system of store display fittings designed to showcase United Colors of Benetton apparel and accessories.
The exhibition continues at the Benetton Icon Stores in Milan, London, Barcelona and Paris. Meanwhile, with the launch of the portal icon.benetton.com, internauts can enjoy and take an active part in this and future events in an advanced multimedia experiment, which creates a close link between the United Colors of Benetton world and the talent and expressive abilities of young people.

Presented by: United Colors of Benetton

A Family Portrait

fabricafeatures — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:20:33 +0000

Inspired by the top secret projects we have been developing in the last few months, Fabrica’s design department team took some new portraits for Salone del Mobile 2012. With two unexpected team members, the images were shot in the incredible brand new Benetton photo studio, by the talented team of Emanuele Tortora/Fabrica.

Photos by Emanuele Tortora/Fabrica

TAKE A SEAT MAGAZINE

fabricafeatures — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:59:10 +0000

Fabrica has been invited to contribute to TAKE A SEAT, the new online magazine about the world of sitting promoted by the Italian Chair District.

Sam Baron, the head of Fabrica Design Department, together with his international team of young designers will write articles about design and trends related to the chair concept on a monthly basis.

Italian-chair-district.it

Photo by Alberto Ferretto/Fabrica
Illustrations by Mariana Fernandes/Fabrica