antonio aricò
antonio aricò
Desk Set
2015
‘Still Alive’, a ‘practical and organized piece of art’, came from Stefano Seletti’s desire to work on a set of wooden boxes that could be used for storage. Antonio decided to use a “graceful detournement” and moved objects from one context to another by simply transforming common products and their uses to create new stories and feelings - always referring to pure and simple emotions. The result? An arrangement and combination of elements that you can use and play with.
The designed set includes a tall “terracotta” pitcher, which can be used to hold rulers or scissors, a wooden vase which is divided into three parts for storing items like tacks and paperclips, a practical cup made of brass which can be used as a pen holder, a wooden pencil box to hide your precious, favourite pens, a porcelain bottle which can be seen as a simple mono vase to put a smiling flower in, a “celadon” resin pyramid- shaped box to put your personal treasures in, and a magical magnifying glass sphere.
Client: Seletti
photos: M. Rossi