{"id":21398,"date":"2018-09-27T17:44:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T17:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/?p=21398"},"modified":"2018-09-27T17:45:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T17:45:54","slug":"imaginary-architecture-design-india-mahdavi-homo-faber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/imaginary-architecture-design-india-mahdavi-homo-faber\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0“Imaginary Architecture” Design by India Mahdavi at Homo Faber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Homo Faber<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the major\u00a0European event dedicated to Craftsmanship<\/strong>\u00a0and Design<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0at the prestigious\u00a0Fondazione Giorgio Cini<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Venice. The unique event that seeks to honor arts and its creators will be organized by the\u00a0Michelangelo Foundation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and one of the main exhibits one can expect for is the\u00a0Imaginary Architecture<\/strong>\u00a0created by the Queen of color,\u00a0India<\/strong> Mahda<\/strong>vi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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See also:\u00a0Ladur\u00e9e\u2019s Garden of delights by Interior Designer India Mahdavi<\/a><\/p>\n

With fine craftsmanship in mind,\u00a0India Mahdavi<\/strong>\u00a0has applied her vivid imagination to narrate a personal story of her relationship with the world of master artisans. As a result, during this imperative event, the highly skilled creator will be presenting two ingenious spaces that showcase\u00a0the passion and excellence of artisans as well as the visionary designer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Henry Rosseau Forever<\/strong>\u201d In this abstract winter garden, Mahdavi pays homage to Rousseau, the French post-impressionist painter known for his rich forest scenes. She does this by using rattan, a natural material she has always loved and has used in her creations for a long time.<\/p>\n

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Here, she collaborates with some of the few remaining rattan artisans in Europe to create beautiful handmade chairs, masks, and intricate rattan marquetry panels.<\/p>\n

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Mahdavi tells the story of her relationship with rattan, showing how this noble, traditional material can be transformed in new and sophisticated ways. These beautiful rattan creations are offset by a black and white mosaic floor, bespoke mirrors and dramatic lighting created especially for this exhibit by Italian master craftsmen. Together, the artisans in this space show how traditional skills can make a vital contribution to contemporary living<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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This contemporary<\/strong> upholstered living space in the shape of a rotunda draws on Mahdavi\u2019s characteristic use of bold color and her long history of working with master upholsterers.
\nThe walls feature exquisite embroidery made by a long-time collaborator, while the upholstery is so complex it can only be handmade<\/strong> by specialist artisans.<\/p>\n

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Homo Faber\u00a0is the major\u00a0European event dedicated to Craftsmanship\u00a0and Design\u00a0at the prestigious\u00a0Fondazione Giorgio Cini\u00a0in Venice. The unique event that seeks to honor arts and its creators will be organized by the\u00a0Michelangelo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":21402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[74,95,45,3044,2993,1658,161],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21398"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21398"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21405,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21398\/revisions\/21405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}