Marbleous Garden « Journal

Marbleous Garden
Project conceived by Patricia Urquiola
Developed by the Budri, Grassi Pietre, Marsotto and Testi Fratelli companies
Supported by Marmomacc-VeronaFiere
Coordinated by Evelina Bazzo

44th Marmomacc – Verona 30 September/3 October 2009
The InterniDesignEnergies 2009 – Off-Show event held in April in Milan saw Marmomacc support a project conceived by designer Patricia Urquiola and developed by four leading companies in the marble and the stone sector – Budri, Grassi Pietre, Marsotto and Testi Fratelli.
The work will be installed again in Verona at Abitare il Tempo (17 and 21 September) as well as the Marmomacc Exhibition (30 September-3 October) in show area 7B.
Marbleous Garden, an enchanting oversize Garden interpreted by items in the Landscape collection for Rosenthal, where the use of natural materials such as marble, stone and onyx ensure an interplay between light and dark, illumination and shawdow, bas-reliefs and patterns, voids and solids. Surrounded by a “grilliage”, the composition is served to the public on an embroidered tray, so that guests experience an “Alice in Wonderland” sensation amidst vases with different decorations and enormous dimensions, upside-down cups used as seats, small bowls that really want to be huge basins. The exceptional textures not only include surface decoration but become a kind of low relief inspired by the idea of elegant viruses invading form: expressed through different heights, concave or convex shapes or only visible through other transparent items. A contemporary interpretation combining traditional “engraving” techniques and modern numerical control “drilling”. Natural colours and vegetation animate the scenario.
The installation is completely in marble, onyx and stone. Maximum height of the installation: 2.10 m. Base area: 6 m x 6.5 m. Platform dimensions: tray in fret-worked Carrara marble measuring 6 m x 6.5 m. The lighting is from inside the objects themselves and from outside the structure. Almost all the surface are fret-worked or have patterns. Landscape Project coordinated by Stefano Baccari.

Budri
The stone inlays and mosaics by Budri known all over the world are the result of combining ancient tradition with the most advanced production technology. For this installation, the company produced the tray in Carrara marble containing the collection.

Grassi Pietre
The quarries of Grassi Pietre produce Vicenza Stone: Giallo Dorato, Bianco Avorio, Grigio Argento, Pietra del Mare and Grigio Alpi. For this installation, the company developed the geometrical “grilliage” structure in stone.

Marsotto
Marsotto uses modern technologies to process marbles, granites, stones and agglomerates in specific furnishing and interior design projects. For this project, the company produced the seats – four pouffes in onyx “embroidered” on the surface.

Testi Fratelli
Testi Fratelli is a company that has maintained quarrying activity in its owned quarries in Sardinia and Piedmont. One of the main realities in the natural stone sector, it is also a direct importer of unhewn marbles and granites. For this project, the company produced the basin and the large vase.