elena salmistraro evokes giorgio morandi's work in lamps for seletti

elena salmistraro evokes giorgio morandi’s work in lamps for seletti
(above) lamps are made in glass, porcelain, wood, and cork
all images courtesy of elena salmistraro

‘MRND’ lamps are a tribute to the master giorgio morandi, showcasing a current reinterpretation of his work declined through an emotional dialectic that wants to evoke the ‘morandiana’ atmosphere, in a union between art and design. the objects by morandi that are most iconic belong to his still life, in particular, the bottles made magical by the clever use of feeble colors and illuminated by a soft light.

MRND maria teresa — (green) ø cm. 19 h. 36,5 ≈ø 7.5″ h. 14.3″ ≈

elena salmistraro, with a method that is almost surgical, extracts the objects from the canvas that imprisons them, taking them back to the three-dimensional world. by transforming the bottles into lamps, the enchanted light that morandi used to give to his work becomes part of the object itself, the shadows – wisely used –  become discordant materials, the ripples coming from the brush stroke of the master acquire a specific configuration converting themselves into a texture that has a contemporary flair. also, the colors get a new life, yet staying natural and soft, chasing a new position within our current perspective.

MRND anna — (powder pink) ø cm. 16 h. 39,5 ≈ø 6.3″ h. 15.6″ ≈

MRND dina — (grey – light blue) ø cm. 15,5 h. 29,5 ≈ø 6.1″ h. 11.6″ ≈

the designer pays a homage to italian painter giorgio morandi

image © MADEinDESIGN

MRND lamps for seletti

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom

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