Franco
Repetto
Marc
Sadler
Franco Repetto lives and works in Genoa where
he was born in 1954. He was a student of Gianfranco
Fasce and Tranquillo Marangoni at the Art School.
He moved to Florence, where he attended the Academy
of Fine Arts - Sculpture School - under the guidance of
Oscar Gallo and Michelangelo Masciotta. Artist devoted
to the Client since 1973, he regularly exhibits in personal
exhibitions, public competitions and urban design.
He is Professor of Plastic Disciplines at the Klee-Barabino
Art School and of Ornamental Plastic at the Language
Academy of Genoa. His works are displayed in both
public and private collections. We quote: 1981 portrait
of Agostino Novella, 1982 first prize of the competition
to honor Guido Rossa, the sculpture is located since then
in Largo XII October in Genoa, 1987 for Amalfi, Genoa,
Pisa and Venice he made the four figureheads for the
galleons’ historical regatta, in 1990 he was awarded
the ENAP award for the Young Italian Artists, in 2006
he realized a large sculpture for the Sanctuary of the
Madonna della Guardia commissioned by the
Archiepiscopal Curia and the Industrial Association,
2007: he sculpted the "In Tempestate Securitas" iron
panel for the Harbor Office of Imperia, 2013 the
sculpture dedicated to Nicolò Paganini for the
Municipality of Genoa District Valpocevera. In 2007
he won the National Competition for the design and
production of three-dimensional decorative iron panel
for the new headquarter of the Port Authority of imperia.
In 2008 the collaboration with Ellequadro Documents
began, 2012 he features his personal exhibition
“Constancy and change” and continues his cooperation
with ARTOUR-O the MUST the Temporary MUSeo in
Florence, he was twice in Rome with Yiwu, twice in
London, Montecarlo, Prague, Merida in Extremadura,
Barcelona, Madeira, Matera, and twice in Malta, since
2010 he has been part of MISA, the International
Museum in Progress of Sculpture for Companies, which
boasts 20 Art and entrepreneurial platforms in six
regions, "1OO717" solo exhibitions at the Luzzati
Museum, Genoa. He is permanently displayed at MISA
LISTONE GIORDANO in Torgiano and the third step of
MISA is on the way at the Listone Giordano Arena in
Milan.
He was featured in Trenteccetera, a history of art,
cynophily and beauty, and in the 40 years of Ellequadro
with a text written by the artist. Luciano Caprile Tiziana
Leopizzi, Franco Sborgi Viviana Siviero, among others,
wrote about him.
French citizen born in Austria, Marc Sadler
currently lives in Milan. Experimentation with plastics
has often formed a key part of his activity. He already
showed a strong curiosity for the subject choosing
it for his thesis at ENSAD in Paris. He is a consultant
for companies in the fields of home furnishings, large
and small household appliances, lighting, technically
advanced products, and sports.
At the beginning of the seventies, he perfect the
first ski-boot in thermo plastic material completely
recyclable, subsequently commercialised by the Italian
firm Caber (later known as Lotto). He quickly gains the
responsibility of the entire collections and starts a long
and fruitful collaboration which led to the patenting
of the ski-boot, which was for many years the most
widely-sold ski-boot in the world. This is the origin
of his specialisation as a sports designer, which led
to close collaboration with the most important
multinational sport companies. Working in this sector,
which has often pioneered research into new materials
and techniques, provided the experience to enable him
to bring innovation to more traditional areas where
is set a concept of design as pure aesthetic shape.
Awarded 4 times with the Compasso d’Oro ADI
(Industrial Design association) for the lamps Drop (Flos,
1994), Tite and Mite (Foscarini, 2001), the bookshelf
Big (Caimi Brevetti, 2008) and the gelato display case
Bellevue with Panorama technology (IFI, 2014), his
work has won many international design awards over
the years. His motorcyclist’s back protector designed
for Dainese is now housed in the permanent collection
of design at the MOMA in New York and the lamp
Mite (Foscarini) is part of the design collection
of the Beaubourg in Paris.
Matteo
Nunziati
Irma
Ornestein
Irma Orenstein is the name and peerless talent
behind an impressive collection of exclusiveresidential
properties in Israel and overseas. Located in Tel Aviv,
the Irma Orenstein Architecture & Interior Design
Studio was establishedin 1999, and has been an
inspirational force for almost 20 years. Irma specializes
in providingarchitectural and design services to
prestigious apartments, penthouses, and luxury
buildings,as well as many unique commercial projects.
Her exemplary portfolio displays diverse properties as
far a field as London, Vienna, and New York and many
locations in Israel. Her international clients hail Irma as
a professional of the highest caliber, with decades of
valuableexperience as well as an original perspective
that reveals a truly exceptional touch.
She fully understands the lifestyles and special
requirements of affluent buyers who expect the best
and value complete discretion. The way these
discerning clients experience their homes informs
every aspect of Irma’s approach, and is the key to
delivering completely satisfying results. In addition to
designing bespoke apartments and houses for a private
clientele, taking care of all interior design elements,
Irma is known for creating exciting new concepts
for commercial spaces. She also works closely with
the foremost Italian furniture makers to design
“haute couture” stairways, lighting fixtures, furniture,
tableware, and accessories in accordance with the
demands of each specific project. “I believe we can
enhance our daily lives by surrounding ourselves with
elements that possess values beyond their function
or aesthetic. Installations that possess sophistication
in their creation, that one can interact with beyond
the daily use. Pieces that will stimulate senses beyond
what they seem on a first glimpse.”
Matteo Nunziati set up his studio in Milan in
2000. Studio Nunziati focuses on architecture for
interiors and design by working with top companies in
the fields of furniture, lighting and objects. Specialised
in designing luxury hotels, spas and residential
projects, he obtained various prestigious awards,
including: the 2011 Chicago Good Design Award
- USA, the 2011 Wallpaper Design Award - UK, the
2013 Cityscape Award – Saudi Arabia for the best
architectural project. He created and currently creates
projects in Italy, Switzerland, Poland, the UAE, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Maldives and China.
Since 2004 he has been teaching in design
institutes and schools such as the National Taipei
University of Technology in Taiwan and the IDI Interior
Design Institute in Milan. In 2006 he was selected as
part of the most representative international designers
from 1954 to 2006 for the “50+2y Italian design”
exhibition in Beijing. His projects are published in top
Italian and international trade magazines.
PLUS MINUS — PAG 40
FOXTROT — PAG 68
GUGLIELMO — PAG 210
DECKING
CROSS FINGER — PAG 40
PEARL — PAG 182
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