Brussels Furniture Fair
patrizia-piccinini 18/04/2024

Moodboard - True Blue

Deep alchemy, sculptural forms, the show is tinged with the colours of the sky

1 | To mark its 135th anniversary, Bonacina present a new collection of furniture created by Mattia Bonetti including a mirror in wicker (via Mozart 9). 2 | Horizon is a collection of lamps designed by DT Studio for il Fanale, made with brass and white acid-etched glass. 3 | Lou by David Lopez Quincoces for Frigerio is the reinterpretation of a traditional bucket chair (Hall 11, C23-C25). 4 | Alchimie is a collection of porcelain and decor accessories created by Alessandro Guerriero and Vito Nesta. This collaboration brings together the Milanese designer and intellectual, known for his role in the Italian post-avantgarde, and Pugliese designer with his cosmopolitan spirit, owner of the brand Grand Tour (via Ferrante Aporti 16). 5 | The round Half-Step mirror by Bower Studio is divided horizontally with the upper part projected forward with respect to the slightly recessed mirror underneath, creating a subtle effect of depth in the reflection. 6 | The reissue of the Gomma chair by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta celebrates its 70th anniversary with the opening of the new Flagship Store (via Durini 25/27). 7 | The Mima metal-effect wooden bookcase by Matteo Cibic, new art director of Delvis Unlimited (via Fatebenefratelli 9). 8 | A sculpture base made from antiqued brass articulates the shape of the low sideboard from the Siona collection, created by Matteo Cibic for Visionnaire (Hall 9, L11-M06). 9 | Pastel shades and fluorescent details, flashes of metal and refractive effects feature in the Glaze coffee table by Draga & Aurel for Nilufar Gallery (via della Spiga 32). 10 | Coliseum, designed by Alvaro Uribe for Slide, is a chair inspired by the Colosseum in Rome, with a monolithic body punctuated by a series of arches that give it a sense of timeless lightness (Hall 18, D14).

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