via della Spiga 17
5-10.4.2006, h. 11-20
Opening 4.4.2006, h. 19
http://www.ecal.ch
Made entirely from silver, a series of luxurious and elegant objects designed by students from ECAL, the Ecole Cantonale d’Art in Lausanne, the results of a workshop with French designer Pierre Charpin.
Objects that are also endowed with a sense of humour and a touch of poetry, such as the condom holder – completely in silver – proposed by Erik de Laurens: immaculate forms and materials for an unconventional function. Or the ‘highly precious’ travel sewing kit designed by Barbara Bona or the elegant handbag mirror by Maria Jeglinska.
After the Furniture Fair, some of the objects will go to make up part of a special industrial edition on sale at the Christofle shops. The aim of the French maison is to distance the brand from its traditional image, setting to one side the art of the table. E.S.
