Happenings - Zanotta SpA

NEWSNot to missExhibits, events, authorsHappeningsno.2/09 p.10WEARABLEARCHITECTUREAn innovator in terms ofmaterials, fastidiousconcerning the cut, andfascinated by the ultimateproduction technologies.It is no mere chance thatHussein Chalayan wastwice acclaimed “BritishDesigner of the Year”.The London exhibition is acomplete review of worksby the forty-year old TurkishCypriot designer. It spansfifteen years in thebusiness, from his debutto the success met bycollections designed forTSE (USA) and Yoox.Chalayan keeps inventing,testing and challenging.The exhibition directs thespotlights on objects turnedinto clothes: the “wearable,portable architecture” thatmade him world famous,with LEDs on fabric,Swarovski crystal dresses,and moving laser beams forspectacular light effects.A new conception of luxury.At the Design Museumuntil 17th May.THE GENIUS IS BACKThe review organised topromote Italian creativityis back “home” after ahighly successful worldtour: Italian Genius Now.It has naturally mergedinto Macro Futureexhibition areas in Rome -the institution that hasbecome a powerfulattraction in barely a fewyears - where visitors canfollow a personal track, anintellectual, sensoryjourney amidst industrialobjects, images andproducts representing thespirit and commitment ofItalian design-orientedculture. From the VespaGS 150 by CorradinoD’Ascanio to aerospaceexperimentation by PaoloScheggi, from moderndesign by AchilleCastiglioni (with itemsdesigned for Zanotta) tothe works of MimmoPaladino. An absolutemust, open until 13 April.ZANOTTA AT THE 2009FURNITURE FAIROn 22 - 27 April 2009Milan will host the yearlyleading international fair offurnishings and design:the International Fair ofFurniture and FurnishingAccessories, with Euroluceand the Satellite Fair.Zanotta will be in the RhoFair design pavilions with alarge stand displaying itsultimate productsdesigned by some of themost intriguingcontemporary designers.Many will also be thereference projects in theheart of Milanese culture:in Palazzo Reale animportant anthologicalexhibition will compareperiod and modernfurnishings, numberingsome of Zanotta’shistorical pieces, like theCumano coffe table(spotlighted in theexhibition poster). TheZanotta Shop in Milan willorganise an event withFabrica’s creative team forOperation FZ part two.HSIAO’S JOURNEYThe bridge is the ideogramthat most appropriatelyrepresents Hsiao Chin, thefamous Chinese painter.For over 50 years HsiaoChin - born in Shangai in1935 - focused on linkingEast and West in his lifeand paintings. Theexhibition fitted out at theBovisa Triennale, withZanotta as technicalsponsor, is the bestevidence of this trend.“Hsiao Chin. In-FiniteJourney 1955-2008” is aselection of over 100paintings that reveal theartistic track followed by themaestro from Shanghai(who lived long in Europeand in the USA). He settleddown in Milan at the age oftwenty, then travelled theworld and returned to Italyto focus on painting andteaching. In 2006 Beijingorganised a personalexhibition for him at theNational Art Museum.Bovisa Triennale, Milan,until 5 April.ALL ABOUT SOTTSASSThe architect anddesigner Ettore Sottsasswas a highly talentedsculptor, painter, authorand photographer. Theundisputed promoter ofideas and energies thatfed passions and achievedindustrial success. Thefarsighted MuséeNational d’Art Moderne inParis purchased his workssince the ’90s, thusbuilding a preciousheritage of 420 items thatare now presented in anexhibition - homage to afree spirit. “Hommage àEttore Sottsass” displaysceramics, jewels,consumption products,ideas and projects,posters, furnituredrawings, and lithographsthat show how Sottsass’creations respectergonomics andindustrialisation,invention and individualimagination. At CentrePompidou in Paris,until 31 March.ROOTSSon of one of the lastweavers of Lyon,Dominique Mathieu -young designer who hasdesigned for Zanotta since2002 - proves with hisexhibition held at theCentre d’art contemporainde Brétigny that a youngtalent can pay homage tocultures and trades thatcame before it. “Rewriting”the forms of weavers’ workspace, Mathieu deeplyenthrals the spectator byperfecting new flexibleprojects and revisitingfamiliar objects, fabricsand colours. At theC.A.C. in Brétigny s/Orge,until 21 March.Editorial project Giuliana ZoppisGraphic design Stefania GiarlottaCoordination and supervision Zanotta spaCopyright Zanotta spaThe use of texts and images are subjectto Zanotta authorizationPress office Zanottatel. 0362.4981www.zanotta.itcommunication@zanotta.it