Italian décor and furniture designer, creative director and traveler Gian Paolo Venier, who bases concrete tableware on ancient Iranian architecture, plans to show his new collection at this year’s Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan from April 17-22.
Venier’s new collection of tableware, available in two shades of light grey and anthracite, is inspired by a postcard showing Tughrul Tower, a 12th-century monument located in Rey County, Tehran Province.
Titled ‘Siman,’ after the Persian term for concrete, the collection of pleated tableware has traits of ancient Iranian architecture, Dezeen.com wrote.
March 09, 2018 17:24
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Tughrul Tower Inspires Italian Décor Designer
Made up of a cake stand, candle-holders, dishes and a vase, the main feature of each item in the Siman collection is its pleated surface as Venier has tried to emulate the poor preservation of Tughrul Tower by leaving each object without any surface finis
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