The Past Perfect
Amazing Reproduction Italian Ceramics
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Craving a 15th century Italian urn? You can get the next best thing from Manetti & Masini.
Fantastic is the best word to describe the work of these Florentine artisans who craft reproductions of 15th to 19th century Italian ceramics. Vases, pitchers, plates, tiles, tureens, tables, even garden statuary and fireplaces, are made identical to the originals by using the same kind of clay and glaze, and by giving special attention to their aging.
Their wares are strictly handmade using plaster mold or lathe, painted with glazes and paints composed in their bottega artigiana. They also do restorations as well as custom orders.
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On A Lighter Note
A Unique Twist On Contemporary Lighting
Monday, September 25, 2006
Venetian glass isn’t all colors and curlicues. Some of Venice’s glass makers are famous for their simplicity. Oty Light is one.
Founder Eugenio Pamio became known in the 60s for his innovative take on residential lighting. With sons Simone and Andrea, Pamio now produces some of the most daring interpretations of contemporary design.
Oty light fixtures are primarily about form, their clean, sculpted lines pared to their essence. Light seems to float in the company’s Ita sconce of extra-clear, transparent ground crystal plate glass in a brushed steel frame. It flows from the curves of the Kim and Les ceiling fixtures. It glows like a lollipop on a brushed steel stick from the Kio chandelier, as much sculpture as fixture. And the Kioto series is a striking hand-blown clear crystal diffuser wrapped with strands of molten glass. Designed by Paolo Crepax and Silvio Zanon, it’s brilliant contemporary design.
Oty’s highly refined pieces are representative of the innovation in both technique and design that keeps Murano glassmakers at the forefront of their industry. In their hands, contemporary means creative.
Oty light fixtures can be found locally at Glow.
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