Pirouette at Dimensione Danza
May 9th, 2013 Posted In:Design
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Giorgia Zanellato
Giorgio Biscaro
Leonardo Talarico
Matteo Zorzenoni
Zaven

Made of thin metal rods and blown glass spheres, the Warm Up lamp by Matteo Zorzenoni is inspired by the warm up exercises performed by dancers.
We came across this lovely little exhibition of dance-inspired designs in the window of clothing store Dimensione Danza last month in Milan. Called Pirouette, the exhibition celebrated the store’s 30 years in business.

Inspired by rotation and lightness, the Reel candlesticks by Leonardo Talarico feature a green ceramic candleholder supported by an elegant glass cylinder.
Curated by designer Matteo Zorzenoni (previously featured on Lin Morris here), the exhibited designs were the work of 5 talented young designers - Giorgio Biscaro, Leonardo Talarico, Giorgia Zanellato, Zaven and of course Matteo Zorzenoni.

Mounted on a turned and hand-enamelled ceramic base, Matteo Zorzenoni’s Ninfea vase is named after the delicate water lily. The layers of pink blown glass reflect the raised arms of a pirouetting ballerina while the fluted lower layer recalls a tutu.
Each of the ten objects interpret the pirouette movement and have been made in limited editions of 30.

This sculptural metal centrepiece by Leonardo Talarico is formed entirely by turning. The various elements evoke a spinning movement, observed in dance steps.
In case you were wondering what the store’s connection with dance is, when it first opened in 1983, the founders, Enrico Baroni and his wife, the formal classical ballet dancer, Nadia Necchi, also ran a dance school within the same building.

The simple white handle of the Allabarra mirrors by Giorgio Biscarra clearly references the barre at which dancers train.

Made from turned and lacquered wood, the forms of these spinning tops by Zaven mimic two classical pirouette positions - one in which the dancer has her arms at chest height, and the other with her arms raised above her head.

Symbolising the dancer’s hard work and determination, he worn surface on the bottom of Zaven’s Workout vases represent the scuffed floor of the dance studio.

With a marble base and glass body, Giorgia Zanellao’s Siempre In Piedi vase and candelabra highlight the importance of the dancer’s balance and coordination.

Giorgia Zanellato’s Tutu glass bottles with marble stoppers evoke the profile of a spinning dancer.

The glass diffuser of Giorgio Biscaro’s Gala lamp recalls a costume hanging on a mannequin.
- A.Morris

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