ZUCCHETTI AND FRIENDS
DESIGN
A CUSTOM-BUILT SHOWROOM IN MILAN EXHIBITS NEW DESIGN-DRIVEN ZUCCHETTI COLLECTIONS LIKE WORKS OF ART.
Italian faucet specialist Zucchetti has long tapped into collaboration to propel its bathroom products and, as it approaches its centenary anniversary, the company created a museum-like showroom for Milan Design Week to unveil its latest partnerships. A series of subtly lit vitrines displayed new collections by Canadian architecture and design duo Studio Yabu Pushelberg, father and son Francesco and Alberto Meda, and Studio Lys founder Matteo Fiorini.
For its Veloce faucet collection, Yabu Pushelberg summoned the innovative spirit of the 1930s, the era of sleek automobiles and the elegant geometry of art deco architecture, to embody both functionality and beauty. The collection has both single-lever and two-handled mixers and the refined sculptural forms evoke images of vintage cars with finely detailed handles and controls, distinctive steering wheels and shapes that suggest movement even when stationary. Made of brass with a wide range of finishes, Veloce’s fluid forms, sophisticated details and craftsmanship refer both to the enduring shapes that were built to last and contemporary innovation. “We want to make objects that have a clear point of view. Something that you cherish, that you emotionally connect to and want to keep forever,” say Yabu Pushelberg.
The fluid shape of Ellissea, the collection of showerheads by Milan-based Alberto and Francesco Meda, is an interpretation of the flow of water inspired by the lenticular drop, characteristic of dew. “The idea was to create a form as fluid as the water it holds. That led us to the elliptical shape – elegant in motion, and, as we discovered during the design process, perfectly suited to its function,” say Alberto and Francesco Meda. The dynamic shape of the two showerheads (250mm and 80mm) interacts with the movement of water towards the nozzles, and high-precision moulding in stainless steel provides regenerating rain jet even with limited flow. “There are technological complexities that, ironically, make it possible to create simple objects,” say the Medas. With a simple circular base, Ellissea’s tapered and sleek silhouette is typical of the Meda design language.
The flexibility of the Bar 59 shower system by Matteo Fiorini, founder of Studio Lys, permits combinations suitable for both expansive and compact spaces. Modular components allow bathing areas to be customised, whether they are luxury spas or smaller domestic bathrooms. Cylindrical and flat elements can be combined in multiple ways, allowing different jets and variable sizes to meet diverse functional and aesthetic needs.
WORDS WILLIAM FRASER
PHOTOGRAPHY NATHALIE KRAG
MARAZZI, SHAPING INNOVATION THROUGH CERAMIC CRAFT
In the language of surfaces, few materials carry both memory and modernity as effortlessly as ceramic. For Marazzi, this duality has long defined its approach, an enduring dialogue between industrial precision and the human hand, between innovation and heritage.
THE MECHANICS OF SCENT
Previously presented in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York, FRAMA’s exhibition The Mechanics of Scent arrived in Copenhagen, inviting visitors to reconsider one of the most overlooked dimensions of design.
CLOUDLIGHT, PARIS
Bathed in shifting daylight, Amélie du Chalard’s Paris home exists as a deeply personal landscape where art and daily life merge with quiet fluidity.
ZUCCHETTI AND FRIENDS
DESIGN
A CUSTOM-BUILT SHOWROOM IN MILAN EXHIBITS NEW DESIGN-DRIVEN ZUCCHETTI COLLECTIONS LIKE WORKS OF ART.
Italian faucet specialist Zucchetti has long tapped into collaboration to propel its bathroom products and, as it approaches its centenary anniversary, the company created a museum-like showroom for Milan Design Week to unveil its latest partnerships. A series of subtly lit vitrines displayed new collections by Canadian architecture and design duo Studio Yabu Pushelberg, father and son Francesco and Alberto Meda, and Studio Lys founder Matteo Fiorini.
For its Veloce faucet collection, Yabu Pushelberg summoned the innovative spirit of the 1930s, the era of sleek automobiles and the elegant geometry of art deco architecture, to embody both functionality and beauty. The collection has both single-lever and two-handled mixers and the refined sculptural forms evoke images of vintage cars with finely detailed handles and controls, distinctive steering wheels and shapes that suggest movement even when stationary. Made of brass with a wide range of finishes, Veloce’s fluid forms, sophisticated details and craftsmanship refer both to the enduring shapes that were built to last and contemporary innovation. “We want to make objects that have a clear point of view. Something that you cherish, that you emotionally connect to and want to keep forever,” say Yabu Pushelberg.
The fluid shape of Ellissea, the collection of showerheads by Milan-based Alberto and Francesco Meda, is an interpretation of the flow of water inspired by the lenticular drop, characteristic of dew. “The idea was to create a form as fluid as the water it holds. That led us to the elliptical shape – elegant in motion, and, as we discovered during the design process, perfectly suited to its function,” say Alberto and Francesco Meda. The dynamic shape of the two showerheads (250mm and 80mm) interacts with the movement of water towards the nozzles, and high-precision moulding in stainless steel provides regenerating rain jet even with limited flow. “There are technological complexities that, ironically, make it possible to create simple objects,” say the Medas. With a simple circular base, Ellissea’s tapered and sleek silhouette is typical of the Meda design language.
The flexibility of the Bar 59 shower system by Matteo Fiorini, founder of Studio Lys, permits combinations suitable for both expansive and compact spaces. Modular components allow bathing areas to be customised, whether they are luxury spas or smaller domestic bathrooms. Cylindrical and flat elements can be combined in multiple ways, allowing different jets and variable sizes to meet diverse functional and aesthetic needs.
WORDS WILLIAM FRASER
PHOTOGRAPHY NATHALIE KRAG