“CUSTOMIZED FURNITURE”
Objects for the home interpreted and decorated by Dsquared, Alessandro De Benedetti
and Saverio Palatella.
Edited by Dilmos, with Cristina Morozzi and Enzo Catellani.Napoleon, having
removed the magnificent vestments of the emperor, is once again a common man.
In the eyes of the simple folk, the clothes make the ruler. This is the parable
told by the A. Taylor’s recent film “ The Emperor’s New Clothes”,
and by garments in general, which, “after all, do make the man, or at least
the man’s appearance”.
In a society centred around appearance, clothes are a distinctive sign of identity,
with garments being used to express the first tale - and that closest to the
skin - of the individual’s self.
By covering up, clothes reveal the secrets of the body and the soul. At times,
a dressed body can be more shamelessly bold than a naked one. Dressing things
amounts to covering them with another story line. Their identity is altered,
revealing a new aesthetic manifestation and possibly an unsuspected function.
Dressing things means providing them with a new and different life. The interior,
as Jean Baudrillard writes in his “System of Objects” (1979), is a
question of covers and cases. Placing linings on objects means redesigning domestic
interiors.The designers who have undertaken this process of “reanimating”
objects which have been lived with have not limited themselves to building houses
or to overlaying films, but they have actually carried out reinterpretations.
Daring to apply the eccentric, hard-hitting language of their fashion creations,
they have created the covers for an interior wich brazenly produces a contamination
of languages. Framed in a perimeter of light designed by Enzo Catellani, the
objects interpreted become works that symbolise the emerging need for the customisation
of people and objects, making each of us an I and each and every thing unique
unto itself.Cristina Morozzi
“ SALONE DEL MOBILE 2002”“CUSTOMIZED FURNITURE”
-Objects for the home interpreted and decorated by Dsquared, Alessandro De Benedetti
and Saverio Palatella.
Edited by Dilmos, with Cristina Morozzi and Enzo Catellani.
“A TAVOLA”
-Tables designed by Andrea Bertolini and Marco Prodi, Alessandro Ciffo,
Francesca Fabbri-Akomena, Kata Matoga , Davide Medri, Gianni Osgnach and
Andrea Salvetti.
OFFICIAL OPENING:
10 APRIL 2002 FROM 6 PM TO 10:30 PMOPEN HOURS:
APRIL 10 TO 15, 2002, FROM 10:30 AM TO 10 PM
“A TAVOLA”
“SHANGHAI”
ANDREA BERTOLINI, MARCO PRODI
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PENTAGONAL TABLE WITH STRUCTURE IN BRUSH OR CHROMED IRON AND SQUARE BRASS INSERTS
.
THE TOP IS PLATE GLASS, PATENTED WITH OPTICAL PRISMS BY GIULIA BATTISTI.
“TOVAGLIO”
ALESSANDRO CIFFO
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TABLE WITH LEGS MADE OF FUSION BETWEEN ALUMINIUM AND WOOD PAINTED WITH BLACK
SILICON “DRESSED” WITH TABLE CLOTHS IN DIFFERENT COLOUR AND DRAWING
SOLUTIONS OF SILICON.
“DU-DU”
STUDIO AKOMENA
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STACKING TABLES WITH STRUCTURES IN BRASS AND MOSAIC SURFACES.
“BORDER”
KATA MATOGA
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METAL STRUCTURE PAINTED WITH EPOXY POWDERS IN SHADES OF GREY AND WOODEN SURFACES
COATED IN RUBBER,SILVER SHEET OR COATED LEAD.
“SAMAMANTE”
DAVIDE MEDRI
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PLATE TABLE WITH MIRROR MOSAICS.
“FLUENS”
GIANNI OSGNACH
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GROUND STEEL TABLE WITH “FLUENS” EFFECT,TREATED WITH TRANSPARENT ACRYLIC
RESINS.
“APPUNTATE”
ANDREA SALVETTI
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TABLE WITH EXTRA CLEAR GLASS SURFACE WITH BLUE KLEIN WOODEN STRUCTURE, TACK
WELDED ONTO BRASS FUSION LEGS.
“CARTE IN TAVOLA”
“FLEUR”
DANIELE PAPULI
SMALL PAPER BOWL WITH SUNBURST MOTIF.
“NEWS 2002”
“FORMOPERA”
ANNIBALE OSTE
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NATURAL BIRCH CONTAINER PAINTED BLACK WITH 96 IVORY COLOUR FIBREGLASS TILES.
“L’APPARITA”
ANDREA SALVETTI
DIED ARMCHAIR IN STOVE ENAMELED FIBERGLASS.
“ELE-MENTI”
ROBERTO MORA
ARMCHAIR AND SMALL CONTAINERS : AFRICAN (AJOUS) PLYWOOD SCULPTURES.
(SEE ENCLOSED PAPER).
“SCULTURE LUMINOSE CON LED”
GIANFRANCO COLTELLA
REALIZED IN EXTRA CLEAR GLASS IN VARIOUS SIZES :
“MARECHIARO” (BLUE LEDS )
“APERITIVO DELLA CASA” (BLUE AND VIOLET LEDS)
“LEGGERA TEMPESTA” (WHITE AND BLUE LEDS)
“STELLE IN POLVERE” (BLUE, VIOLET AND SKY BLUE LEDS)
“STALAGMITE 2002”
(2 INSTALLATIONS WITH “MARE CHIARO” AND “STELLE IN POLVERE”)
“TALEA”
DANIELE PAPULI
LAYERED STRUCTURES IN VYNIL SHEET AND TANGANICA WOOD.
“SEGNALI”
DAVIDE MEDRI
SIGNS OF MIRRORS GATHERED IN THE STREET AND INSERTED IN ANOTHER CONTEXT.
“INSTALLAZIONI LUMINOSE”
CATELLANI & SMITH
“FIL DE FER” LAMP: SPHERE IN ALUMINIUM WIRE.
“GIOIELLI DA TAVOLA”
GIULIANA MICHELOTTI
HAND-MADE SINGLE PIECES IN SILVER AND CORAL FOR THE TABLE: PLATES, PLACE MATS,
CANDELABRAS, SALT SELLERS AND BOTTLE TOPS.
“CUSTOMIZED FURNITURE”
“PIC-NIC TABLE” BY DSQUARED
ARTIFICE IS BORN OF MAN’S DESIRE TO CREATE ANOTHER VERSION OF HIMSELF.
WE SEEK TRUTH THROUGH FICTION.
THE CHESTNUT PICNIC TABLE FOR TWO SIGNIFIES A CONTAINER OF MEMORIES OF HAPPY
MOMENTS LINKED TO TIME SPENT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY , TO NATURE, RELAXATION
AND THE SUN.
THE BASIC,ROUGH-HEWN TABLE, SYNONYMOUS WITH SIMPLICITY, DESIGNED FOR TWO SINCE
DEAN AND DAN ARE TWINS AND THEY ARE SEEKING TO EXPRESS A SENSE OF ROMANTIC INTIMACY
THROUGH THE IDEA OF THE COUPLE.
DESIGNER PROFILE
DEAN AND DAN CATEN, THE CANADIAN TWIN BROTHERS, MOVED TO MILAN TO CREATE A MEN’S
COLLECTION, SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, PERSONAL, AND UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES,
ACCIDENTALLY CHIC, EFFORTLESSLY COOL, UNAPOLOGETICAL CLOTHES.
SINCE 1994 THEIR COLLECTION DSQUARED HAS BEEN BUILDING A STEADY FOLLOWING AROUND
THE WORLD.THEIR CLEVER MIXTURE OF AMERICAN DREAMS, ITALIAN TAILORING AND REFINEMENT,
AND PERSONAL ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PROLIFICALLY YIELD WITTY, IRONIC AND,ABOVE
ALL, PROVOCATIVE LOOKS FOR AN UNCOMMON MALE FOLLOWING .
TRAILER PARKS,TRUCK DRIVERS ,COWBOYS, MILITARY MEN , MOTOCROSS RIDERS, AND MATADORS
HAVE ALL FOUND THEIR WAY TO THE RUNWAY VIA DSQUARED.
IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT SOME OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY’S MOST DISCERNING
AND ORIGINAL TALENTS HAVE SOUGHT OUT THE TWO MODEST BROTHERS ‘ CREATIVE
PROGENY. RICKY MARTIN,JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND LENNY KRAVITZ HAVE ALL DONNED THE
COLLECTION’S RICH OFFERINGS . DEAN AND DAN HAVE ASO CREATED LOOKS FOR WOMEN
AS WELL INCLUDING MADONNA.THE BOYS WERE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE COSTUMES FOR
THE SUPERSTARS’ ”DON’T TELL ME “ VIDEO AND WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE COWBOY SEGMENT IN HER LAST SUMMERS’ DROWNED WORLD TOUR.PRESS CONTACT:
KIRK PICHERSGILL/AURORA SANSONE
TEL +39 02 29061668
FAX +39 02 29062054
“SOFA” BY ALESSANDRO DE BENEDETTI
CLOTHING IS THE FIRST FURNITURE. IT INSTILS AN INTIMATE RAPPORT BETWEEN MAN
AND AN ARCHITECTURE WHICH IS KIND TO THE BODY.
THE SUIT IS THE BODY’S ROOM ON A REDUCED SCALE.
THE OBJECT OF DESIGN, AS WITH THE SUIT, ENABLES THE MAN TO ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SPACE. THE CLOTHING ALMOST BECOMES A DOUBLE FOR THE BODY.
A CLASSIC DIVAN WITH A ROUNDED SILHOUETTE, BALANCED AND WORN, COVERED IN STRETCHED
FABRIC AND LEATHER PAINTED CARDINAL RED, FINELY STITCHED WITH INCORPORATED CHIFFON
SKIRTING IN RED SILK : DESIGNED TO BE A SYMBOLIC AND SEDUCTIVE DOUBLE FOR THE
BODY.
DESIGNER PROFILE
BORN IN GENOVA IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 70’S.
LATE 90’S AFTER STUDYING FASHION DESIGN AT MARANGONI INSTITUTE OF MILAN,
ALESSANDRO BEGAN TO COLLABORATE WITH INTERNATIONAL PRESTIGIOUS MAISONS.
IN ‘98 ALESSANDRO COMES OUT WITH HIS OWN P-à-P COLLECTION, WITH
AN EDGY COUTURE TOUCH.PRESS CONTACT:
MAXIMILIAN LINZ
VIA ARENA 9
20123 MILANO
TEL +39 02 89427217
FAX +39 02 89427218
E-MAIL ADRESS 0289420673@IOL.IT
“ROCKING CHAIR” BY SAVERIO PALATELLA
A HOUSE IN BLACK CASHMERE, OR BETTER, A GENUINE DJELLABA IN CASHMERE.
THE SAME CLOTHING TO DRESS PEOPLE AND OBJECTS, ALTERING THE TRADITIONAL IDEA
OF DRESS AND EXALTING THE TRANSFORMABILITY OF CLOTHING.
THE DJELLABA, CLOTHING/OBJECT TAKES UP THE THREAD OF THE DISCOURSE EMBARKED
UPON BY SAVERIO PALATELLA WITH THE A/I IN 2002/2003 SHOW,”NOMAD.COM”,
ON THE THEME OF NOMADIC LIFE,GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE.
EVEN THIS IS A NOMADIC COVERING, DESIGNING FOR TRAVELLING.
ENCLOSED IN A SILK FABRIC ENVELOPE, IT IS WORN IN ORDER TO PERSONALISE SPACE,
IDEALLY CANCELLING OUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PLACES AND MAKING “NON PLACES”
HOME. CLOTHING ONE INHABITS, FOR THE HOME AND FOR THE BODY, REMOVING THE BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN FASHION AND DESIGN.
DESIGNER PROFILE
SAVERIO PALATELLA IS A DESIGNER WHO HAS BEEN EXPRESSING HIMSELF THROUGH KNITWEAR.
IN THE COURSE OF THE YEARS, AS WELL AS DESIGNING HIS OWN COLLECTION, HE HAS
ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TRADEMARKS OF THE SECTOR, LIKE MALO
AND GENTRYPORTOFINO.
FROM 2001, AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE OF REFLECTION, HE HAS DECIDED TO DEDICATE HIMSELF
COPLETELY TO HIS OWN TRADEMARK.
IT’S A NEW PROJECT OF STYLE, A KNITWEAR PRET A PORTER, MADE PRECIOUS BY
COUTURE DRESSES, BORN FROM A CONSOLIDATED COURSE, THAT AROUSES THE CURIOSITY
OF MANY ARTISTS.
ALL THIS GIVE BIRTH TO NEW STIMULATING COLLABORATIONS WITH ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL
CHARACTERS OF MOVIE, OF ART, OF IMAGE, AND MOST OF ALL OF MUSIC. NICHE CHARACTERS
OF GREAT TALENT WHO HAS FOLLOWED HIS SHOWS DURING THE LAST SEASONS.
FROM THE SIBERIAN SINGER SHAINKO TO THE AMERICAN JAZZ PLAYER JIMMY SCOTT, TO
THE VOICE OF MALI ROKIA TRAORE, AND THE MULTIETNIC GROUP EKOVA. ENCOUNTERS WITH
SPECIAL PEOPLE, WHO HAS ENRICHED HIS COLLECTION OF NEW EMOTIONS.
PRESS CONTACT:
PAOLA MENCARINI
TEL +39 02 89423959
FAX +39 02 89423975
WWW.SAVERIOPALATELLA.IT
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