to celebrate their 50th year in business, italian company casalgrande padana has collaborated
with japanese architect, kengo kuma, to develop 'casalgrande ceramic cloud'. a combination
of architecture and land art, the installation is designed by kuma and made by casalgrande padana.


rendering of the ceramic cloud

the work is a three-dimensional construction which experiments with the latest-generation
of applications for ceramic units. it is made from special, large-glazed stoneware tiles,
mechanically anchored to a specially-designed metal frame. in its entirety, the installation
is over 40 metres long and 7 metres high, and looks like an architectural object.

it is set in a communal green area of over 28,000 metres, located on the new strada pedemontana
located next to the company's production site in the municipality of casalgrande,
acting as a landmark of the east gate, regional ceramic district of lombardia. this is the first project
for casalgrande to be made by the japanese architect in italy. another is underway and will be
finished before next summer.


up close



during milan design week 2010, at milan's università statale, casalgrande padana will take part
in the interni think tank, presenting an installation by kuma which draws on the 'ceramic cloud'
work which is currently under construction.



rendering of kengo kuma's installation for milan design week 2010