Marmo Arredo QUESTO NON È UN VASO Stem marble vase

Questo non è un vaso is a project realised with the aim of recovering industrial processing waste, in search of a new functional and aesthetic identity.‎ A collection of vases inspired by the principles of Ikebana, a Japanese term referring to the art of arranging cut living flowers, also known by the more obsolete name of kadō (華道).‎ Understood not only as a religious practice, but also as an artistic one, it conveys the importance of attention to detail, the value of balance, harmony and essentiality.‎ Starting from these points, compositions come to life using not only flowers, but also branches, herbs, leaves and elements of the plant world that respect seasonality.‎ Questo non è un vaso stems from the idea of connecting two natural worlds charged with strong aesthetic connotations: the mineral and the vegetable, investigating volumetric reciprocities and following the intrinsic essentiality of forms.‎ The name is meant to be a provocation: we usually think of a vase as a containing object; in this case the marble blocks only offer support to the plant element.‎ (They are not perforated, but have a milling that contains the stem).‎ Thus a relationship is established between the two worlds and the related idea of transience/longevity; in fact, the ‘vase’ is thought of as something that enhances the green element in all its phases of life.‎ On the one hand, marble is a symbol of eternity/durability; on the other hand, the flower/leaves/branches reveal their fragility while still maintaining a strong aesthetic value.‎ The collection consists of a series of volumes that can be mixed and matched to always create different scenarios.‎