THEMES AND INSPIRATIONS
City of Cards
A tireless collector of objects, clippings and images, Fornasetti explored the theme of cards games starting from his own private collections. From tarot cards to playing cards, what fascinated him about them was their iconographic and illustrative aspect, but he also understood games metaphorically as an imaginative, artistic dimension, parallel to the real world.
This is how he constructs invented landscapes and surreal cities, inhabited by kings and queens and dominated by voluminous yet light, precarious and intriguing architecture.
THE CABINET: NOCTURNAL VISIONS
A house of cards dominates the scene, a symbol of the artist's inventive magic. A surreal, nocturnal vision where every last detail is hand-painted.
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Curved Cabinet Città di Carte Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Curved Cabinet Città di Carte Multicolour
CHF18.740
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Curved Cabinet Notturno Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Curved Cabinet Notturno Multicolour
CHF18.740
DREAMLIKE LANDSCAPES
The set of 12 hand-decorated plates is a journey into Fornasetti's visionary mind.
Each plate is a different landscape where images of architecture and playing cards merge into dreamlike scenes.
Each plate is a different landscape where images of architecture and playing cards merge into dreamlike scenes.
The Città di Carte home accessories combine function and creativity, the ordinary and the unusual, the everyday and the extraordinary.
Wood and metal are decorated by hand following the original 1950s colour models.
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TRAYS AND BOXES
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Box Città di Carte Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Box Città di Carte Multicolour
CHF1.320
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Tray Città di Carte Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Tray Città di Carte Multicolour
CHF2.210
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Wooden box Città di Carte Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Wooden box Città di Carte Multicolour
CHF1.430
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Box Città di Carte White/Black
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Colour: White/Black
Box Città di Carte White/Black
CHF1.100
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Playing card box Città di Carte Multicolour
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Colour: Multicolour
Playing card box Città di Carte Multicolour
CHF1.650