Del Savio 1910 chose to collaborate with the Zanellato/Bortotto studio, founded in Treviso in 2013, based on the peerless care characterising the professional approach of Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto.
Duo Zanellato and Bortotto decided to involve two other studios in the project. Mae Engelgeer is a Dutch textile designer, and David/Nicolas is a Lebanese interior and art design studio. These diverse approaches enrich creative perspective and emphasise the countless virtues of marble, together with its versatility.
These collaborations gave birth to nine collections, three by each designer, which make use of ten different types of marble. All materials are Italian, and the tradition of some of them is deeply rooted in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, such in the cases of the Grigio Carnico and the Fior di Pesco Carnico. All of the natural stones are produced and worked in Pordenone, in the headquarters of the Del Savio 1910 company.
The slabs of the collection, characterised by thinness and lightness, can be customised to obtain versatile and personalised products. For a wide range of patterns, the ten marbles can also be combined to just as many types of cement.
The Opus Certum by the Zanellato/Bortotto studio is realised by juxtaposing various, irregular pieces of marble or other natural stones, is replaced by compositions devised into details and realised by bringing together traditional manual techniques and modern tools. The marble’s swirls and veins are juxtaposed with various patterns of coloured cement to design unique motifs.
Del Savio 1910 reinterprets a centuries-old artisanal tradition originating in the north-east area of Italy, between the towns of Pordenone and Spilimbergo, to hybridise it for the global market. The project is lead under the art direction of the Zanellato/Bortotto studio and aims to celebrate and reaffirm the uniqueness, the authenticity, and the value of craftsmanship.
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