*펜디 재활용가죽으로 가구를 만들다 [ Formafantasma & FENDI ] Craftica

지구를 사랑하는 또다른 방법을 제안합니다.

가죽제품으로 유명한 펜디의 재활용 가죽제품, '크라티카'는 제품제작후 남겨진

자투리 가죽을 이용한 다양한 형태로 결합된 독특한 가구와 오브제입니다.

이것은 단순히 재활용을 넘어서 제품으로의 활용가치를 탐구하는 프로젝트의 일환으로

동물의 희생으로 만들어지는 가죽에 대한 최소한의 예의에서 시작합니다.

-먼가 부족해 보이기도 하고 어색하기도 한 듯 하지만 이러한 이종접합을 통해

만들어진 오브제는 우리가 일반적으로 보아오던 객체와는 사뭇 다른 유니크한 매력을 풍깁니다.

또한, 이러한 형상들은 정제되지 않는 자연의 순수함 마저 들게 합니다.-

그중 '살몬 스툴'은 스킨에 투영된 복합성이 가구로써의 유니크함과 기능적인 측면을

만족시키는 안락함까지 선사합니다.

그리고 '울프피쉬'를 이용한 '울프피쉬 피그 스툴' 또한

가벼우며 소프트한 재질의 특성을 잘 살린 비쥬얼 텍스쳐가 인상적인

제품으로 구현됩니다.

여러분은 어떻습니까? 정형화 되어 있지 않기 때문에 오히려 순수함이

보이는 제품들이 아닌가요?

reviewed by SJ

After great success in Miami and Milan, FENDI is bringing its Design Performance program to DesignMiami/Basel 2012. This young program seems to be gaining traction and popularity as it offers everything people seem to be interested in: a rare view into designer's workshops, the use of discarded FENDI materials and live demonstrations of the processes that mold well-crafted design work. The blend of both a traditional and experimental production makes for an interesting design exhibition which celebrates the process, material and the value of each crafted product.

This year, FENDI has invited the Italian design studio Formafantasma to develop CRAFTICA, a new body of work exploring leather craft in conjunction with other hand-worked natural materials. Formafantasma’s designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin were selected for this collaboration because their young and creative studio have a proven record in creating refined and seductive work while being inventive with their material exploration.  We know leather has not gone anywhere but lately, we have seen a sudden new love for it. It is visual, tactile and demands specific techniques when treating it and designing with it. We have a complex relationship with it as it requires the sacrifice of an animal for us to see the gift of this material.

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The CRAFTICA project used discarded leather from FENDI’s manufacturing process. Formafantasma has intimately engaged with the leather and paired it with other materials such as marble, oxidized metal, glass, wood, and other unprocessed natural materials to create arresting new forms. The collection displays an array of forms and function but always exposes the beauty of this composition of natural materials.

Each and every piece takes you on a journey; as you move in any direction, you notice the different natural materials and wonder where it came from, the technique it takes to make the piece and how we preserve the material for it to be witnessed. The Salmon stool shows the complexity of the scales and the reflectivity of the skin. The cultivated sponge shows the comfort of the seat and the leather’s simple connection to the functionality of the stool. Another interesting furniture piece is the Wolffish-pig stool,  soft and light, the irregular spottiness of the Wolffish skin delivers immediate dimension and visual texture to the stool.  This entire collection makes you reconsider your pre-conceived notions concerning the functional and archetypes of furniture or objects. Whether it is a spoon, mask, stool or room divider, the exploration of leather by Formafantasma and FENDI truly captivates the imagination of the process, technique and final pieces.

from  yatzer