#Salone - Little Monsters / Scary Beasts
Craftsmanship is an essential element in every country’s narrative. It is not only its soul but it is a signature, a way of using what is locally available and creating something noble out of it. During Milan Design Week, discover the works of five communities from Albania, Bosnia, Hungary and Romania thanks to co/rizom.
Craftsmanship is not only about the past. With the current world situation, it has a bright future if we consider it properly.
co/rizom is committed to the future of craft and was founded to correct the course of anonymous product and production void of values that have characterised mankind for centuries. We are a platform that is driving and funding production, promotion & distribution of authentic, fair & sustainable product - at scale.
During Salone, discover four collections made by artisans from Albania, Bosnia, Hungary and Romania. To generate income for traditional artisans, we tell their stories and make them visible as the makers.
ONE / a series of kilims that Maddalena Casadei developed with NESA, an all-women enterprise from the Zogaj in Albania.
The women do not only weave the carpets, but also process the local wool. Living in an isolated area – they are the sole breadwinners of their families.
TWO / seven chairs inspired by traditional Romanian folk chairs – made with Vasilica Isacescu, a traditional wood carver in Talpe.
Vasilica was collecting wild herbs to be able to continue his craft. We added patchwork pillows to the chairs – made from vintage local fabrics to continue a tradition, that has defined their local identity for centuries.
THREE / a group of vases
Austrian design duo mischer’traxler is the beginning of an ongoing cooperation between with MANGALA – a family workshop in Sarajevo - that Nermina Alic, as the only daughter took over to keep a family tradition alive.
A highly unusual move: she is the only female coppersmith in Bosnia.
FOUR / Wonderous wall ornaments and lamps made of cattail in Tape
Also there, AMC - a group of volunteer artisans is using their objects as tools to reassert a local heritage that has been strongly asso- ciated with Southern Hungary. Marta Giardini has collaborated on this collection and proven that with ingenuity and creativity one can find solutions to re-imagine an ancient craft and transport it into a contemporary environment.
Exhibited at 5VIE at Cesare Correnti 14
