rockers n1 + n2: rocking seat and bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

 

‘ROCK IT’ by lanzavecchia + wai
secondome gallery, rome
nov 20, 2013 through jan 25, 2014

 

 

 

designers francesca lanzavecchia and hunn wai of lanzavecchia + wai have been commissioned by claudia pignatale, founder and artistic director of secondome gallery to develop a series of rocking furniture pieces for ‘rock it’, the creative collective’s first solo show in rome. entitled ‘rockers, n°1 & n°2 – see-saw, for one & for two’, the collection demonstrates how children’s play, through a sophisticated design process, can be transformed into refined objects for adults with meaning and intent. ‘lightness is an oxymoron and a moving goal always beyond our grasp,’ explain lanzavecchia and wai. ‘if lightness is a dream it inevitably recalls the most ineffable of the inconsistencies: the wonderful time dedicated to the industrious, and at the same time lazy, play-game.’ to achieve a sense of lightness, the duo uses motion and the dynamic help of the laws of physics. 

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
rocker n°2, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

both objects combine skillful craftsmanship — ‘the result, ironically enough to be playful, is the encounter between steel – the material emblematic of solidity – and one of the most beloved childhood icons. we can play ‘cowboy’ as suggested by the material used for saddles, and so smile and be light,’ they add.

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
saddle detail, rocker n°2, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
saddle detail, rocker n°2, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
rocker n°1, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
rocker n°1, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
rocker n°1, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

rocking seat & bench by lanzavecchia + wai for secondome
rocker n°1, for secondome gallery
image © serena eller

 

 

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