Mosaico+ Quilt was designed by Marialaura Rossiello, who applied the concept of quilting in which patchwork pieces are combined by stitching.
The result is a stoneware mosaic in which the modules can be installed uniformly, for a geometrical effect, or at random, in an uneven layout that recalls antique Venetian Seminato pavings.
Patchwork belongs to an age-old hand-crafted tradition, in which the combined pieces always create a unique geometrical pattern and Rossiello was looking through an old English book on patchwork and discovered the art of quilting, referring to it as decorative it its own right.
For the ‘stitching’, the grout creates the pattern. The traditional mosaic chip is expanded in size to create contemporary visual effects that can be personalised every time, just like a hand-stitched piece. Enhancing this potential is the different colours and textures available.
The project is produced as a 9x9cm square of through-body porcelain stoneware so that a segment can be broken off from the rest of the material after grouting.
Quilt is available in three basic tones of Chalk, Clay and Mud. Every different colour is available in both smooth and textured version (RAW). Starting from the three basic colours, more tones are added and each clove comes in a different range depending on the belonging chip: three variants on Chalk (Ocher, Cameo, Sugar Paper), one on Clay (Mud) and one on Mud (Slate).
Realised in porcelain stoneware, the tiles can be laid in a regular pattern, to create a sequence of geometrical figures, or unevenly. The grout is 3 mm thick.
Marialaura Rossiello became a partner of Studio Irvine, a design studio based in Milan, in 2011. Rossiello’s work is distinctively cross-disciplinary with a great curiosity towards all types and scales of design projects: product, interior and strategic design, with clients such as Muji, Yamakawa, Thonet, Offecct, Amorim, Matteo Brioni, Baleri Italia, and others.
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