Agustina Bottoni - Melodicware — Sound Sculpture 2018

About This Piece

Sculpted BY AGUSTINA BOTTONI Hand-Sculpted in Italy Materials: solid brass with satin fnish - base in black Marquina or white Carrara marble Dimensions: 185 cm x 50 cm / 73’’ x 19,6’’ Agustina Bottoni Agustina Bottoni is an independent Argentinian designer based in Milan. She works for companies, private clients and self-productions of objects, textiles and furniture. Graduated at the University of Buenos Aires, and after years of working in the fashion industry, she transferred to Milan, graduating with honors of the MA in product design at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. Following, she collaborated with design studios in Italy and the Netherlands before dedicating since 2015 to her independent design practice. Exploring the language of everyday objects, these projects tell stories through a gentle use of shape. Agustina’s multicultural experience influences the research of different materials and techniques. They also encourage an emotional perception, considering objects as companions in our lives. Her works have been exhibited at Triennale Design Museum in Milan, Salone del Mobile, Maison&Objet and others. Since 2016, she is a co-founder of design collective The Ladies’ Room. — Selected exhibitions 2017: Operæ Design Fair, Lingotto, Turin 2017: Fenoména by The Ladies’ Room, 5Vie Milan, Italy 2017: Ambiente Fair with Il Coccio Design Edition, Frankfurt 2016: W. Women in Italian Design, curated by Silvana Annichiarico, Triennale Design Museum, Milan 2016: ATOM: The Cutting Factory curated by Giulio Iacchetti and Francesca Molteni, Triennale Design Museum, Milan 2016: Operæ Design Fair, Palazzo Cisterna, Turin 2016: Brianza Design at Salone del Mobile, Milan 2015: SOURCE, Villa Strozzi, Florence 2015: Human Made curated by Elizabeth Leriche, Maison & Objet, Paris 2015: Zero Design Festival, Circolo Filologico, Milan 2013: Works of Heart, made by Hand, Zanotta Showroom, Milan Awards 2017: Nominated, Milano Design Award 2016: 1st Prize Professional Category, Ceramica made in Umbria: Il Segno del Tempo 2016: Selected Think Tile design workshop by Mirage 2013: Jury Award, Works of Heart Made by Hands, organised by Zanotta and Bosch 2012: Scholarship MA Design Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan Studies 2015: Master in Design, cum laude, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano 2013: Exchange Program Design, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam 2008: Bachelor in Fashion Design, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

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Period	From 2000
Production Period	2010 to Present
Detailed Condition	New — This is a new (unused) item of contemporary design.
Product Code	XAB-718681
Materials	Brass, Ceramic, Textile, Ash, Marble, Satin
Width	50 cm 50 cm
Depth	30 cm 30 cm
Height	185 cm 185 cm

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Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).
The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

In-Home Delivery:
(For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.
The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

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About the Creator

Agustina Bottoni

Argentinian designer Agustina Bottoni was born in Buenos Aires in 1984. She first studied Fashion Design at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating with a Bachelor’s in 2008, before relocating to Milan, where she obtained her Master’s in Product Design from the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in 2015. Since completing her studies, Bottoni has been working independently as a designer on the European scene, collaborating with select clients, as well as producing her own small editions of objects, textiles, and furniture pieces.

Bottoni’s practice is concerned with embracing craft traditions—especially those from her home country—through a contemporary sensibility. Her forms and color palettes are light and often rather ethereal; kinesis is a common thread throughout the young designer’s oeuvre. From the handcrafted kinetic sculptural vases in the Eden Series (2016); to the Melodicware (2017) sound sculptures incorporating wind chimes; or even the Mate Craft Tableware (2015), in which the encasing leather is designed to take on changing colors and patinas with use—there is an engaging sense of movement and transience in Bottoni’s work. The designer thinks of her works as encouraging emotional perception and she considers “objects as companions in our lives,” which perhaps explains how each piece seems so imbued with a life of its own.

Bottoni has already received considerable acclaim for her unique designs. In 2015, the Mate Craft series was exhibited in Paris as part of the Human Made exhibition at Maison & Objet. The following year, in 2016, Eden was presented during the Operae Design Festival in Turin; several of Bottoni’s series were included in the W. Women in Italian Design exhibition as part of the Triennale Design Museum, Milan; and Texere (2016), a unique tapestry wall-hanging in wool felt and cut by the precision Atom cutting machines, was commissioned as part of La Triennale di Milano. In 2017, she was nominated for the Milano Design Award and continued her hectic exhibition schedule, including showings at the Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt (with Il Coccio Design Edition) and at Milano Design Week. Currently, Bottoni divides her time between Milan and Buenos Aires.