21st Century Contemporary Side Table Handmade In Italy By Ilaria Bianchi

Metall varnished structure fused Bronze element, and Pink Quartzite marble sit "Alcova" side table - Ilaria BianchiDimensions: 30 x 55 x 55 cmMaterials: Bronze, powder-coated metal, quartzite marbleAlcova it’s a tribe of a chair, a table and a table tray. It uses industrial profiles to create a new Neolithic aesthetic - objects as solid and powerful as Venus figurines, lightened by contemporary processing. The project module is an ellipse, a shape generated by focal points, that creates an anthropologically hospitable, female space, to celebrate oneself, gift oneself, and perform a ritual of welcome.The cast bronze elements are a primordial language, representing the human pulsion to create forms - the use of signs to understand its place between the forces of nature and society.Ilaria Bianchi is a multidisciplinary design studio based in Milan. She works for design studios, galleries, companies, and private clients. Ilaria started her own practice in 2015, after her degree in Industrial Design at the Polytechnic of Turin, and an MA in Ceramic, Furniture, and Jewelry Design at Central Saint Martins in London.The studio works are shown in galleries, cultural centers, and international fairs such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Triennale di Milano, Building Gallery, Dimore Gallery (Dimore Studio), Galleria Luisa delle Piane, Chamber NYC, MiArt, Stockholm Design Fair, London Design Fair, Salone del Mobile, and many others.In 2021 Ilaria’s work was published with a double page in the book “Great Women Designers: Woman Made” by Phaidon. In 2020 she is selected by Elle Decor as a young designer of the year, in 2019 she is selected by AD Italia as one of the “7 designers of the future”. In 2018 she is selected by Elle Decor as Next designer of the year and her Duo Shelf project is one of the WallPaper 2018 Design Award Winners.