Tema e Variazioni
DIGRESSIONS
ON AN ICON

The moment when Piero Fornasetti first noticed a photo of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri on the pages of a magazine marks a pivotal point in the artist's output. Transfixed by that face, which he saw as a canon of classical beauty, he began to draw it and reproduce it in an endless series of guises and variations, in what seems a perfect partnership between muse and artist. The two never actually met, but over the years that obsessive act of creating variations on a theme would never abandon Piero and his work. The star of a never-ending mental exercise in transformation, Lina is the focus of the Tema e Variazioni series, which today numbers around 400 variants.
ARTISTIC ACCESSORIES
A range of home accessories plays host to the ironic Tema e Variazioni decorations: endless variations and metaphorical messages are entrusted to the enigmatic face of Fornasetti's muse.
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Colour:
Cylindrical lamp base Viso white/black
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Colour: white/black
Cylindrical lamp base Viso white/black
US$1.420

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Colour:
Tray Serratura on white/black
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Colour: white/black
Tray Serratura on white/black
US$830

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Colour:
Box Occhi multicolour
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Colour: multicolour
Box Occhi multicolour
US$830

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Colour:
Tray Tema e Variazioni n.6 white/black
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Colour: white/black
Tray Tema e Variazioni n.6 white/black
US$1.180

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Colour:
Panel Silenzio white/black
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Colour: white/black
Panel Silenzio white/black
US$2.240

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Colour:
Vase Farfalle multicolour
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Colour: multicolour
Vase Farfalle multicolour
US$1.300

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Colour:
Tray Gift Tema e Variazioni n.171 white/black/red
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Colour: white/black/red
Tray Gift Tema e Variazioni n.171 white/black/red
US$1.180

CREATIONS
A beauty with many faces
Drawing on her expressive potency, Lina adorns the surfaces of furniture items with a touch of irony. A curved cabinet, a console or a table thus become the irreverent epicentre of any living space.

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Colour:
Table top Tema e Variazioni n.6 white/black
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Colour: white/black
Table top Tema e Variazioni n.6 white/black
US$2.720

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Colour:
Console Silenzio white/black
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Colour: white/black
Console Silenzio white/black
US$8.850

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Colour:
Chair Lux Gstaad pink/green/black
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Colour: pink/green/black
Chair Lux Gstaad pink/green/black
US$5.190

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Colour:
Table top Ortensia multicolour
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Colour: multicolour
Table top Ortensia multicolour
US$3.070

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Colour:
Console Ortensia multicolour
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Colour: multicolour
Console Ortensia multicolour
US$10.030

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Colour:
Coffee Table Ortensia multicolour
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Colour: multicolour
Coffee Table Ortensia multicolour
US$2.130

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Colour:
Stool Serratura white/black
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Colour: white/black
Stool Serratura white/black
US$1.890

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Colour:
Console Serratura white/black/red
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Colour: white/black/red
Console Serratura white/black/red
US$10.030

VARIATIONS IN PORCELAIN
Precious porcelains of various shapes and purposes embrace the many expressions of Lina Cavalieri. The Tema e Variazioni decoration enriches each of these small hand-decorated creations.
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Colour:
Tea cup Tema e Variazioni Sole e Luna white/black/gold
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Colour: white/black/gold
Tea cup Tema e Variazioni Sole e Luna white/black/gold
US$300

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Colour:
Mug Occhi white/black
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Colour: white/black
Mug Occhi white/black
US$180

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Colour:
Teapot Tema e Variazioni white/black/gold
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Colour: white/black/gold
Teapot Tema e Variazioni white/black/gold
US$710

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Colour:
Coaster Tema e Variazioni n.78 white/black
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Colour: white/black
Coaster Tema e Variazioni n.78 white/black
US$90

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Colour:
Plate Tema e Variazioni n.401 white/black
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Colour: white/black
Plate Tema e Variazioni n.401 white/black
US$330

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Colour:
Ashtray Gift white/black/red
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Colour: white/black/red
Ashtray Gift white/black/red
US$210

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Colour:
Tray Occhi white/black
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Colour: white/black
Tray Occhi white/black
US$410

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Colour:
Ashtray Tema e Variazioni n.14 white/black/gold
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Colour: white/black/gold
Ashtray Tema e Variazioni n.14 white/black/gold
US$240

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Colour:
Set 6 tea cups Tema e Variazioni white/black/gold
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Colour: white/black/gold
Set 6 tea cups Tema e Variazioni white/black/gold
US$1.770

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Colour:
Tray Tema e Variazioni n.401 white/black
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Colour: white/black
Tray Tema e Variazioni n.401 white/black
US$410