Sottovolto Rug By Seraina Lareida
$23,746
1st Dibs
Sottovolto rug by Seraina LareidaDimensions: W 300 x H 390 cm Materials: 100% New Zeland top-quality wool.Available in sizes: Medium (150 x 200cm), and Large (200 x 260cm). Customizable sizes are available. Please contact us for more information. In a common thread with Sottoportico rug and following the sequence of rugs that tell the architecture of Venice, also in Sottovolto water and colors are the elements protagonists of the laguna city. Made with the tafting technique, have been used 100% New Zeland top quality wool. Yearns and manufacture are certificate as handcrafted exclusively in the Italian atelier. /Sot-to-vo`l-to/ An open passage dedicated to public transit beneath the houses and palazzi of Venice in order to cope with the limited space offered by the lagoon city, the sottovolto or sotto portico is undoubtedly an unmistakable aspect of Venetian architecture, whose creation goes back to the origins of the Most Serene Republic. The oldest? Possibly the 13th- century sottovolto of Corte Seconda del Milion, near the ancient foundations of Marco Polo's houses, very near Rialto.SERAINA LAREIDAPortrait Seraina Lareida is a young Swiss designer currently based in Bern/Switzerland.After one year of living and working in London, she returned to Switzerland in order to accomplish her MA in Product Design at the ECAL in Lausanne. Ever since, she has been exhibiting her work at renowned places like Design Miami Basel, Bikini Berlin, Maison&Objet Paris, ISPO Munich, Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan and Musée de Design et d’Arts Appliqués Contemporains Lausanne. Currently, she is working in the product development department of USM Möbelbausysteme, a Swiss leader for interior and office furniture. She is also initiating her own projects in collaboration with local manufacturers, design labels, and art galleries.