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Fornasetti's
version
of a Venetian blind
reproducing the “Procuratie Nuove” the building that lines
one side of Piazza San Marco.
Piero Fornasetti was a Milan painter, a sculptor, an interior decorator,
an engraver of art books, a creator of more that 11,000 items, a deviser
of sceneries and customs, an organizer of international exhibitions and
events. As far as the variety of decorations is concerned, Fornasetti’s
production of objects and furniture is one of the largest of the 20th
century.
The lesson deriving from his oeuvre is the rigour with a strong imagination
and an elegant and mystical sense of humour. Fornasetti’s son,
Barnaba,
is perpetuating the workshop tradition, continuing the production and
reviving the most popular pieces, creating new ones, renewing hand crafted
production, in collaboration with industries which manufacture under license.
A collection of new products was born like this: from fashion accessories
such as ties, scarves, waistcoats, umbrellas, to hold house articles such
as china, furniture, lamps, fabrics, linen, radiators, tiles and many
other items spreading joy into our everyday life so full of minimalist
and “expiatory purism”.
