zaha hadid sculpts valle shelves from black granite for CITCO
the material explores the unique properties and performance of stone to produce a series of four shelves that can be mounted as a stand-alone pieces.
having previously launched a sculptural series of vases last year, zaha hadid and stone company CITCO have expanded their collaboration with ‘valle’, a shelving system at the salone del mobile in milan during milan design week 2016. fabricated in black granite, the material continues hadid’s explorations with CITCO into the unique properties and performance of stone. 
the pieces are made of black granite
(above and main) image © CITCO
the pieces are defined by the contrasting lightness of its design with the solidity of black granite. the design follows hadid’s search for curved lines and it has been equipped–each of the four shelves–with mounting capabilities that allow them to be stand-alone pieces, as well as in a variety of unified configurations that radiate from the same focal point.
the four shelves can be mounted as stand-alone pieces
image © CITCO
image © CITCO
image © CITCO
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image © designboom
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product info:
type: shelves
material: granito nero assoluto
measures:
whole set 3680x350x2230h mm
2510 x 350 x 400h mm
3000 x 340 x 435h mm
2860 x 345 x 950h mm
325 x 325 x 1900h mm
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