ANTONIOLUPI PRESENTS CARSICO WASHBASIN IN MARBLE
Designed for antoniolupi, the CARSICO washbasin in reimagines the normal freestanding marble fixture by exposing the uncooked, inner processes of stone-hollowing. Ranging from a strong block of botticino marble, designer Paolo Ulian reveals a honeycomb construction, treating the unfavorable area as a main aesthetic. The result’s a sculptural kind that achieves a novel lightness whereas sustaining the strong presence of stone, permitting gentle and shadow to play via the uncovered drill holes. From workshop custom to the vanguard of up to date design, antoniolupi’s launch by Paolo Ulian transforms the lavatory fixture right into a narrative of subtraction and weightlessness via artisanal precision and a conceptual sensitivity.
Discover the CARSICO washbasin and the newest antoniolupi releases at Salone del Cell from April 21-26, Corridor 22, Stand A05-A07.
CARSICO washbasin by Paolo Ulian for antoniolupi | all photographs courtesy of antoniolupi
REINVENTING THE PROCESS OF STONE-HOLLOWING
The collaboration brings collectively antoniolupi’s technical foresight and Paolo Ulian’s unconventional, poetic capability to create soulful, intentional kinds out of reclaimed supplies. Famend for his enduring exploration of latest inventive territories, Ulian’s design language is born from extended contemplation and tactile experimentation with supplies. This refined strategy finds resonance with the model’s lengthy distinguished popularity of resourcefulness, craftsmanship via modern options and a masterful versatility in uncooked supplies. By exploring what’s invisible or neglected, the CARSICO washbasin displays Paolo Ulian’s core philosophy, which facilities on fixed care, consideration and scrutiny at each stage of the inventive course of.
ULIAN CARVES HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE THROUGH CORE-DRILLED VOIDS
Whereas marble is historically related to weight and rigidity, the design of the CARSICO washbasin reinterprets the stone as a valuable artwork object that feels concurrently gentle and strong. The creation includes a multi-stage crafting course of that mirrors the normal strategies utilized by workshops to lighten heavy objects. The holes are uncovered by carving away the encompassing stone, first with a CNC router after which via handbook intervention by the craftsman. They reveal their structural and ornamental potential, reworking into a fancy stone structure characterised by irregular solids and voids, and a play of sunshine and shadow that enhances their essence.
The drilled holes are the defining characteristic of this distinctive piece, created by eradicating materials from across the physique to provide a masterpiece of magnificence and refinement. Each imperfection, mark and grout line from the manufacturing course of has been deliberately preserved, telling the extraordinary story of this washbasin that’s as a lot an object of contemplation as it’s of use.
CARSICO is outlined by artisanal precision and conceptual sensitivity
marble drilling course of sketch
CARSICO sketch
