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6 February 2017

Design Amongst the Clouds

Cristina Morozzi

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Valextra is a historic luxury fur company hailing from Milan. They won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1954 for their classic briefcase, and continuously collaborate with designers and architects, including Martino Gamper’s recent installation and bag design. For 2017, it is Snarkitecture’s turn, with an installation at the Via Manzoni store. To celebrate a collection of white leather pieces with matching stitching, New York based Snarkitecture, who pride themselves on exploring the relationship between art and architecture, invaded the shop with light, white styrofoam clouds. The space is worthy of a fairytale and reflects their name, taken from Lewis Carrol’s poem, “The Hunting of a Snark”.

Where: Via Manzoni 3, 20121 Milano

Valextra is a historic luxury fur company hailing from Milan. They won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1954 for their classic briefcase, and continuously collaborate with designers and architects, including Martino Gamper’s recent installation and bag design. For 2017, it is Snarkitecture’s turn, with an installation at the Via Manzoni store. To celebrate a collection of white leather pieces with matching stitching, New York based Snarkitecture, who pride themselves on exploring the relationship between art and architecture, invaded the shop with light, white styrofoam clouds. The space is worthy of a fairytale and reflects their name, taken from Lewis Carrol’s poem, “The Hunting of a Snark”.

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