Circus Collection design by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Design-Apart NY and Secondome Gallery are delighted to announce the presentation of
CIRCUS collection, a mouth-blown glass cloches designed by Lanzavecchia + Wai, Friday 7th
of February from 6pm at Design-Apart showroom.
Circus Collection design by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Circus are a collection of mouth-blown glass cloches designed by Lanzavecchia + Wai that
allows you to imagine a magically whimsical experience on your dining tables, living surfaces
and console tops; the unseen trajectory of a graceful launching trapeze, the tooting of the agile
elephant whilst balancing on its ball, a playful monkey performing its antics, all protagonists
from a turn-of-the 20th century circus troupe.
These borosilicate glass pieces are hand-made by Massimo Lunardon, a glass artist from
Veneto, that draws attention to itself as a decorative objet d’art, in addition to its duty as a
vitrine; expounding the beauty and transparency of hand-made glass, encasing the treasured
object within.
Lanzavecchia + Wai
The studio Lanzavecchia + Wai was founded in 2009 following the victory of Time to Design New Talent Award conferred by Danish Ministry of Culture. This recognition has allowed the
duo to participate in a residency at the Danish Art Workshops in Copenhagen during which
Francesca and Hunn created their debut collection Spaziale Series. The work of Lanzavecchia
+ Wai are part of prestigious international collections such as the Rhode Island School of
Design Museum, which has acquired their Space Quilt and a bust of the collection
ProAesthetics. Selected for several awards, the duo has complied several awards including a
nomination in 2013 for the Life -Enhancer of the Year, Wallpaper*, Design Award in 2011
OpenDesignItalia , Wonder Design Award, the Rima Editrice Young Design 2011. Also in 2011,
the couple was an Elita Fuorisalone Award finalist , and attended the Talents - Tendence Fair
in Frankfurt. In 2008, Francesca was ranked fourth in the Oxygen festival organized by the
Italian magazine Abitare.
Secondome
The gallery Secondome is a design container in its purest form in which the objects will be the
only players. The Gallery concentrates on discoveries in the world of design, dedicates itself to
new designers and innovative projects.
From April 2008 Secondome Edizioni became a brand with his own collection of objects in
glass, ceramic, wood that Secondome produces, promotes and exports around the world,
designed by some of the most known designers such as: Fabrica, Sam Baron, Nigel Coates,
Alfredo Häberli, kiki van Eijk, joost Van Bleijswik, FX Ballery, Zaven.
Secondome items has been exhibited in some of the most important museum of the world
such as La Triennale in Milano in the shows “Serie e Fuori Serie” in 2009 curated by Andrea
Branzi, “Quali cose Siamo” curated by Alessandro Mendini in 2010, “Kama Sesso & Design”
curated by Silvana Annicchiarico in 2012; in the New Museum in New York in the show
“Imaginaires” in 2009, in The Grand Hornu in Belgium at the show “Le Fabulous Destin du
Quotidien” in 2010, in the Vitra Museum in Germany, and in the Shangai Museum of Glass at
the show “Keep it Glassy” March 2013.
Secondome has also participated at some of the most important design Fair such as
DesignMiami/Baselin 2010, In March 2011 and 2012 Secondome participates to Pavillon des
Arts et du Design-Paris and PAD New York, and in Maison Objet in Paris from 2008 to 2013.
Claudia Pignatale, architect, is a businesswoman who wanted to express in material from her
passion for art and design. She is very active in the collaborations with young international
designer under 40 besides animator of numerous demonstrations of the sector. Claudia’s
mission: that Secondome becomes a center of attraction and attention for design for Central
Italy, bring Rome onto the international design scene and export design and italian creation
around the world.