How have our homes and home wellness changed in recent times? As a result, what is your approach?
In a historical context in which the house has ceased to be our private refuge, living spaces take on different functions: places of work, of reflection, of happiness. If water is the primary element that takes us back to our origins and serenity, the bath becomes the theatre of beauty and purification rituals. And our design idea aims to simple and totemic shapescharacter presences protagonists of the new oasis of well-being.
To solve the storage problem we suggest opting for freestanding furniture that also functions as bathroom area dividers.
LAURA FIASCHI AND GABRIELE PARDI
Which moments/elements in the history of industrial design, both sector-specific and otherwise, have most influenced and which still influence your design work regarding the bathroom?
Our design language mixes quotes from the most diverse fields – graphics, illustration, ancient and contemporary art – with ideas that come to us from everyday life, with all its imperfections. For example, the Supermoon mirror designed for Antoniolupi it is a circle divided in half: on one side it is smooth, on the other the surface is ribbed and returns an altered image. Everyone can decide what image to have of themselves.
How did the idea of Tralerighe coverings for Antoniolupi come about? Another way to innovate in the bathroom?
The meeting with Andrea Lupi It was very stimulating and productive. In just a few years we developed 25 collections for the Antoniolupi brand, including sinks, bathtubs and mirrors, but also carpets, consoles, beds and sofas, and even wallpaper. Our love for graphics gave rise to Tralerighe collection: a ‘notebook’ with a water-repellent surface tile-effect squaresperfect for covering bathrooms in the home and in the contract world.
One last question or, better yet, a suggestion for our readers: in terms of layout and individual pieces of furniture, what should be done to have a beautiful and functional bathroom? What are the things to always keep in mind and what are the ones to avoid?
To solve the problem of containment we suggest to opt for mobili freestanding which also function as bathroom area dividers. An unusual project is our Tramato burnished metal console: characterized by laser-cut perforated panels that allow you to see from one side to the other, it separates the space without screening it. A sculptural and light structure, to be enlivened with color accents, from sponges to perfumes.
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