Through the practice of taxidermy it is possible to preserve animals that are no longer alive and which would otherwise be destined to decompose or get lost. To put them in the archives in a certain sense is a way of controlling things and the more they have eluded man the more he attempts to grasp them. Humankind has looked to dominate Nature – wilder and freer than us – in all its forms.
We can delude ourselves that we can direct things, altering the natural flow, fixing them and immobilising them, mixing life and death in this way but, in this case, the result would be to render death paradoxically more alive than desired. The taxidermist is complicit in the process of negation in which death, as a moment of transformation, completes the natural course of the ruin of life, thereby altering the normal course of things.
It is painful to see Nature stripped of breath but the fascination it emanates also entrances. Inside the museum, this enormous archive, the animals 'live' a condition of stasis and after their light is spent they remain suspended in time waiting to be restored to life.
Serie "UNO"
ONE, is the search for the right sign;
unique and replicable, copied and original. between paper and matrix and the same sign repeated and declines itself thirty times.
the repetition of the image was achieved thanks to the recording of a plastic support, serving to accommodate the slope, rolled out with every print. The pressure exerted without torchio makes each print very different each others, depending on the amount of ink and the pressure exerted on the sheet difformemente kissing matrix.
1. L'inizio
2. Il principio
3. il primo
4. Il solo
5. l'unico
6. Il singolo
7. L'originale
8. La copia
9. l'io
10. L'io?
11. Solo io?
12. il prossimo
13. il più
14. Il migliore
15. il principale
16. l'eccellente
17. il superiore
18. il supremo
19. Il fato
20. il destino
21. il soprannaturale
22. il cielo
23. il sù
24. l' alto
25. l'altro
26. la scusa
27. la domanda
28. la risposta
29. l'indice
30. la mano
Re-used Bicicles,
unic and Style-break
The Ri.Ciclo Bikes the mixed together classic and modern style, with a simple and essential line.
So, chassis, front wheels, handlebars and other components are left intact in their appearance, but always meticulously cleaned and and perfected from the mechanical point of view.
...And the brake pedal adds a touch of lightness and style!
Ri.iclo is new life. Behind each piece is there recovery, cleaning and treatment of everything you can recycle from forgotten bikes. Ri.Ciclo is unic. Each one is unique, assembled according to the availability of materials and creativity of the moment. At each Ri.Ciclo is then assigned a unique serial number;
Ri.Ciclo is brake pedal. Ri.Ciclo combine safety and durability to the simplicity and lightness of style brake. Behind each piece is there recovery, cleaning and treatment of everything from bikes that you can recycle forgotten or destined for scrap heap.
Each specimen is unique in that it assembled according to the availability of materials and creativity of the moment.
At each Ri.Ciclo is then assigned its own serial number. In Ri.Ciclo combine safety and durability to the simplicity and lightness of style brake.
Sculptures, watercolors, etchings
From Italo Calvino to The Frenzy of Orlando, from fairy tales to the mythology, each work is the result of a revision and reinterpretation ironic and surreal. The Fabbricatore's mission is to retrieve the most authentic and virgin part of ourself, the child part, unconditioned and unschematize, which looks at the world with amazement and wonder. Relive the gift of enchantment that governs the beauty.
Gioielli in fusione
A line inspired by pirates
gold plated bronze or silver and natural gemstones
The project "tiesbowties" was born in a winter afternoon a little 'by chance while I was trying out the new yarns. I had already made some very classic ties from which I was inspired to create a new one, that could be more interesting and particular playing with stitches. So I started with the bow tie, a gadget that is becoming more and more that made me keep out of my creativity.
Colors derived from insects in their various stages of development and from various plants in bright colors.
The bow ties and ties are handcrafted knitted in a small private laboratory housed in a chapel of the fourteenth century villa in Fiesole. My great-grandfather made the Villa Bencistà hotel, becoming the crossroads of artists and writers from around the world. Growing up in this place so special, breathing the air so full of creativity, has enabled me to develop a strong interest in color and for working with yarns of different compositions and types.
In this case, the yarns are all natural (100% wool), come from companies and IGEA Campolmi.
The ties is made by hand with a Brother machine to finesse 7-5.
I experimented with the jersey of the accessories that are normally made from fine silks. The wool makes these creations more youthful and modern, And the game of classic jacquard patterns back to a more refined effect emphasized by the choice of more or less smooth yarns
balcanic inspiration Crafts
Each piece is unique and irreproducible as an expression of the instant mood.
The shapes are geometric and often polisimmetriche even if they're not studied or prepared but occur step by step with the creation of the piece.
In agreement with the naive approach to the workpiece, the materials he prefere are wood and iron.
"Neritagli" composable sculptures
NERITAGLI is the sculptural project of ruGGGero asnagho, a young artist grew up in the desolate tundra of Brianza (North of Italy). Initially the project was born by chance or gambling as small modular paper sculptures, inspired by the concept of "Sculptures by Journey" by Bruno Munari, Neritagli evolve into the materiality of sculpture and installation environment, then passed to an artistic dimension more close to a design object.
Simple geometries that are intertwined, give life to curvy figures, fantastical animals that inhabit the space, silent as shadows, light as a sigh.
Sculptures for sale:
Laser cutting on CNC machine.
installation sculptures :
mdf, jig saw, drill bits cup, opposable thumbs, sandpaper, black enamel.
Unique fabrics, creative craft,
research and a touch of love,
The design, the patterns and the fabrics of her creations are the main feature of Marakita’s collections.
Unique items that recall the most classical and vintage styles and that carry at the same time, a strong inspiration from all over the world with a special focus on the harmony between shapes and colours. The brand is dedicated to all accessory lovers, who enjoy playing with their outfits creating a unique and eclectic style. Combining Innovation and tradition, the original and modern products of Marakita, are created with hand-woven materials typical of the Tuscan textile tradition, vintage fabrics and unique patterns exclusively designed for Marakita by different designers. The Marakita bags are entirely “Made in Italy” and eco-friendly. Benedetta Maracchi relies exclusively on the competence of talented Tuscan craftsmen for her creations and choses ecological material to encourage the development of an environmentally sustainable business.
Artistic Ceramic
Argentine artis, Beatriz perfected his profession in ceramic glazes among workers of the company Colorobbia (Cav. Guido Bitossi and children). In 1982 he moved to Italy where he continues his career as a teacher of ceramics technology at the professional training courses of Montelupo Fiorentino realizing - at the same time - course of restoration of archaeological ceramics and majolica from the Superintendent of Archaeology of Florence, Palazzo Spinelli and Opificio delle Pietre Dure. He has worked as a restorer of the Archaeological Group at the Museum of Ceramics of Montelupo Fiorentino. Participate in Contests and holds conferences in Italy and abroad.
Since 2001 he is an active member of Potters Council oh the American Ceramic Society. Since 2002 he has a project with the municipality of Florence - District No. 5 to teach pottery to preschoolers. Since 1993 has been teaching ceramics for retail stores Hobby Colorobbia in Italy and abroad. Since 1994 he has been coordinator and teacher of pottery class for children "Ceramicando" at the International Festival of Ceramics of Montelupo Fiorentino. Since 2001 he has been teaching Raku pottery in Italy and abroad.
