The ESSENTIA collection, designed by Marco Piva for Giovanni De Maio, creates a bridge between the digital and artisanal worlds, blending technological innovation with the tradition of ceramics. Through this synthesis, the collection reveals new perspectives and interpretations of the material, highlighting its deepest essence and demonstrating how even in modern times, a connection to the ancient roots of ceramic art can be rediscovered.
Each piece in the collection features a rigorous design with minimal decorations, carefully conceived to serve specific functions. The modular concept allows each element to be adapted to the specific needs of any environment, ensuring a unique and distinctive result.
ESSENTIA is composed of three independent patterns, seemingly disconnected from one another but strongly linked through their creative genesis. Each design stems from a contemporary approach, aimed at interpreting how we live and interact with the spaces around us. The versatile graphics and extensive colour palettes offer users the opportunity to create multiple aesthetic solutions, allowing for an imaginary and dynamic division of spaces, whether public or private.
The skilled hands of Giovanni De Maio, heir to a centuries-old tradition of working and enhancing ceramic surfaces, have successfully combined the precision of computerized designs born from Marco Piva’s creativity with artisanal techniques passed down through generations.
DOXA
DOXA consists of four rectangular modules (two measuring 30×10 cm and two measuring 60×30 cm) which, through their different combinations, allow for virtually infinite compositional possibilities, exploring the contrast between the world of superficial perceptions and the hidden, deeper essence of forms. The minimalist, rationalist design reflects a pure aesthetic, where the simple decoration represents the sensible world, while the essential, functional, and perfect form highlights the search for a deeper truth beyond appearances.
EIDOS
EIDOS, composed of three rectangular 30×10 cm modules, plays with the perception of three-dimensionality achieved by juxtaposing static elements, which together create visual harmony. This embodies an ideal concept of symmetry and order, reflecting an ideal idea or form that transcends materiality. The aesthetic captures the essence of Plato’s Eidos, evoking the purity and perfection of the original idea through the medium of ceramics.
AUREA
AUREA consists of 10 square modules, five in the 30×30 cm format and the other five in 15×15 cm, representing the path of elevation from sensory perception (Doxa) to the understanding of pure ideas (Eidos). The undulating, curvilinear patterns, with fluid lines that harmoniously unfold across the tiles, create a sense of movement and continuity, allowing for infinite combinations. This design embodies the harmony of divine proportion and the progression towards knowledge.
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