CULTURE

Cultural Projects

The voyage of Lumiere in a video project

Foscarini celebrates 30 years of Lumiere with a video-project and a dedicated Landing-page. A narrative of a collective history – from 1990 to 2020 – that becomes a story around and through the product.

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The Light Bulb Series

“The Light Bulb Series” is a signature collection based on reflection on the light bulb as archetype, with its typical rounded form, poetically interpreted in a series of surprising disruptions. “an idea that suggests a critical reflection on the absolutely non-iconic forms of modern LED lamps”.

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Sponsorship of the Venice Biennale.

For 8 years, from 2008 to 2015, Foscarini was the official sponsor of the Art and Architecture Exhibitions of the Venice Biennale: a commitment to support the world of art that went beyond a mere marketing scheme, in an attempt to share an attitude of thought.

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From vase to flower: Inventario in nature and design.

The designers of the Third Millennium come to grips with an object from everyday life and the tradition: the flower vase. A challenge to reinvent, a fascinating interchange between nature and culture. Curated by Beppe Finessi.

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Shedding Light: Candles amid art and design.

Designers and artists reinterpret a domestic object from days gone by, but one that also never ceases to amaze us: the candle, an archaic artefact for the everyday taming of fire. Curated by Beppe Finessi.

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Around books: from Art to Design.

“Intorno al libro” investigated not the book in itself, but the world of design objects and actions gravitating around it: from the bookmark to the bookstand, the bookcase to the reading lamp. Curated by Beppe Finessi.

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The Soft House.

“The Soft House” explored the simultaneously traditional and very timely world of textile design, in an itinerary through past and present, crafts and contemporary production. Curated by Beppe Finessi.

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Geographies.

An exhibition that lets the imagination roam: “Geographies” explores the world of geographical representation, from the special observatory of design and the figurative arts. Curated by Beppe Finessi.

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Almost Secret – Drawers, where Art meets Design.

Drawers and chests: objects with a practical function that are also able to suggest visions, memories, implications. Becoming symbols. This is the theme of the exhibition “Almost Secret”, curated by Beppe Finessi.

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Light Years.

Foscarini celebrates 25 years of Lumiere with a video installation at Triennale di Milano. A narrative of a collective history – from 1990 to 2015 – that becomes a story around and through the product.

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Fare Luce - Shedding Light Exhibition at Spazio Brera.

“FARE LUCE”: an exhibition at Foscarini Spazio Brera, which explored – in six spaces taking an evocative approach – the dialectic between light and shadow. Curated by Giovanni Maria Filindeu.

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