It came about partly for fun, responding to an initiative by a French magazine which invited a few designers to create an object starting from just two sheets of paper. When drawing on these two sheets Tobia Scarpa depicted the vertical slats hooked at both ends on the first and the base and upper rim on the second.
The hook is attached to the base and to the rim through a hole and is secured by a natural leather cord.
“The basket is called Girasole (Sunflower) and has always made me want to have it”. (cit. Arch. Tobia Scarpa)
Big Version: Rectangular shape basket in Ornata ash or Tanaro mahogany plywood certified formaldehyde-free made exclusively for the Atanor project. All the component elements of the basket are tumbled and surface finished with linseed oil.
Small Version: Little rectangular shape basket in Ornata ash or Tanaro mahogany plywood certified formaldehyde-free made exclusively for the Atanor project. All the component elements of the basket are tumbled and surface finished with linseed oil.
‘59 is the year in which Tobia Scarpa first designed these glasses. The proportions were smaller then, more suited to that time. Their shape has been modernised for Atanor without affecting the two main features, which are their suitability for enjoying a drink in company and the fact that they take up little room; the 59 glasses can in fact be stacked in pairs.
The section of the glass has been studied so that the wine is tasted at its best. The narrower base concentrates the liquid and is reminiscent of the classic shape of the tasting glass; the wider rim allows more air to enter, encouraging aeration so that the wine releases its aromas.
The 59 glasses are made by a craftsman working the lampblown borosilicate glass, a fine glass whose high melting temperatures ensures outstanding characteristics of transparency and sturdiness.
There are slight imperfections of structure or form on the surface of each glass, which are a specific feature of the product and testify to the handicraft quality of its manufacture.
Milan, Quarch Atelier and a chat about Atanor and we soon understood that we approach a new project with the same attitude, working more on the narrative process of an object and its ability to convey emotions than on the object itself.
The underlying idea of Hoplow&Family is “will happiness find us?”, drawing inspiration from a work by the artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss.
The small HopLow designed by Quarch gives access to a world which intends going beyond the boundaries of the “usual” and take whoever possesses it into a magical place.
“…By designing a small bedside lamp, a small “private object”, we have been able to work on the innermost need of man for shade; on the transformation that shade and its inseparable counterpart – light – has on a place, taking it into another dimension, the dimension of dreams.
We think of objects as moods, guardians of a short story that can only be heard by those who are able to lose themselves beyond the confines of rationality.
The true story of Hop Low, (the Disney mushroom that tries to keep up with the notes of Tchaikovsky) is one of a character who is constantly out of step with the others and who, despite never managing to become a part of the group, glosses over the fact that everything he does is wrong: he goes out of step as if he were the only one in step!
The dystonia ceases to be a disorder and becomes the indispensable accent for unanimity.” (Arch. Simone Fumagalli – Arch. Marina Del Monaco)
The shape of the object springs into life from a technical drawing in which every line, studied and justified, becomes the naturalness of a gesture during the production stage.
The quality craftsmanship is highlighted by the blown glass technique, which makes every piece different and therefore unique.
Hoplow&Family. Mushroom shaped lamp consisting of a base and a shade in borosilicate glass joined together by a simple system that enables you to interact with the object and personalise it thanks to a choice of colours and sizes.
It came about partly for fun, responding to an initiative by a French magazine which invited a few designers to create an object starting from just two sheets of paper. When drawing on these two sheets Tobia Scarpa depicted the vertical slats hooked at both ends on the first and the base and upper rim on the second.
The hook is attached to the base and to the rim through a hole and is secured by a natural leather cord.
“The basket is called Girasole (Sunflower) and has always made me want to have it”. (cit. Arch. Tobia Scarpa)
GIRASOLE. Square shape basket in Ornata ash or Tanaro mahogany plywood certified formaldehyde-free made exclusively for the Atanor project. All the component elements of the basket are tumbled and surface finished with linseed oil.
