EVNI in Istanbul
Dario Chest of Drawers is now part of the Sanayi 313 collection in Istanbul. This atelier-gallery, well renowned in Turkey, from a very modern point of view, is able to melt in its space contemporary art, interior design, furniture design, architecture, Clothing, food, combining different disciplines in a very unique way. Sanayi 313 located in Maslak, 10. Sk. No:313, 34398 Şişli/İstanbul, offers a refined range of made-to-measure furniture and exclusive and bespoke design environments from İstanbul, New York, London, Riyadh, Doha etc… Curator of the collection is Enis Karavil, who...
Read MoreInvisible Cities presented at Mint London
My new project Invisible cities will be presented at Mint Gallery in London on the occasion of the London design Festival. Lina Kanafani from Mint Gallery in London, curates ‘White Canvas,’ focusing on innovative designers whose approach is highly individualistic. Designers have been chosen for their unique handcrafted skills working in a broad range of mediums. Such creative processes invariably result in compelling and collectable pieces. The exhibition opens from 10.30am Saturday 17th, and runs until Friday 30th September 2016. Vernissage party on September the 22th. Invisible Cities...
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Cabinet composed by small houses with natural branches. It is hand gilded with gold leaf. The ultimate versione has pulls made of red corall. . . . … “To distinguish the other cities’ qualities, I must speak of a first city that remains implicit. For me it is Venice”…I strongly loved “Invisibile Cities” by Italo Calvino. In this book an idea that leads my work is expressed: there is an inner space in our souls, where jealously is preserved a spatial and aestethic ideal model, an invisibile city that is the yardstick to our taste about spaces,places or simply...
Read MoreDissolutionS
A collection of items of furniture from the past, reconceived starting with their destruction: after being taken apart, sideboards become chairs, dressers support bookshelves; through an handcraft work old things turn into different. Dissolutions is a collection created by Umberto Dattola that investigates the existential breakdown, the horizons and perspectives that we are experiencing at this particular time in history and some still insist on calling a crisis. The collapse of a system of values and reading of reality that is dissolving extraordinarily fast, querying the solidity...
Read MoreEVNI: feelings of things
“An Unidentified Life-Giving Event (EVNI is the acronym of Evento Vivificante Non Identificato) allows things to take life assuming other forms. Objects move in harmony with the passions of the owners of these objects. The event appears inexplicable. The investigation begin studying people, their experiences and the bonds between people and objects. The result is a passionate research on the sentiments of things.From this concept born furnitures that can change shapes, growing to the sky, with long legs, becoming art sculptures. Every piece is accompanied with an intimate story...
Read More(>) Uffici e spazi commerciali
E’ vero che l’arredamento di ogni attività lavorativa e commerciale deve essere funzionale, ma questo non basta. La capacità di comunicare passa anche dal contesto del nostro ambiente lavorativo, sia che si tratti di motivare il personale, sia che si tratti di attrarre il cliente. Il nostro spazio di lavoro rappresenta le nostre aspirazioni e le specificità ed è un elemento importante di riuscita del nostro business. La progettazione e la realizzazione di arredi per uffici e spazi commerciali, deve rispondere a numerose istanze con un budget dato. Trovare risposta a ciò...
Read More(>) Arredamento d’Interni
Nel mondo contemporaneo la casa oltre a continuare a svolgere la funzione di rifugio, diventa sempre più il mezzo di espressione di sé stessi, delle proprie preferenze e gusti. Inoltre le diverse esigenze del vivere contemporaneo, richiedono agli ambienti più versatilità ed una migliore organizzazione degli spazi. L’arredamento della propria casa necessita quindi di personalizzazioni sempre più attente al rispetto delle esigenze di chi vivrà lo spazio ed una attenzione particolare a che questa organizzazione rispetti l’espressione della individualità del...
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Silent Lamp
Silent lamps are completely made of wood. Every lamp is hand made by Umberto Dattola simply rolling and carving sheets of popolar wood. Every piece is unique, signed and numbered. Designer: Umberto Dattola Measure: H 190 cm light: spherical energy saving lamp 40W/120W. Materials: Sheets of poplar plywood, and solid lemon tree. Finishing: natural oil. Thanks to the inside lamp that light the wood grain, the carved wood that plays with lights and shadows, the Silent Lamp is able to create a warm and dreaming atmosphere. Switched of the Silent lamp is also a sculpture during...
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