Philippe Nigro
Fruit bowl
2017
Solid wood lacquered in Urushi; natural Akita cedar
10¼ dia. x 4¼ h in.
These are pieces from the Urushi/Wrappa Collection.
The Urushi technique is lacquering and polishing pre-seasoned and preprocessed wood.
Wrappa is a traditional wood processing technique that is over 400 years old. The process of molding wood includes dipping pieces of wood in hot water to allow bending; while the pieces of wood are still wet, they are fastened by means of cherry tree bark.
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Flower vases lacquered in urushi

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Métissage - stone bench


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Flower vases lacquered in urushi

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Flower vases lacquered in urushi

Philippe Nigro
Fruit baskets lacquered in urushi

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Side tables with lids - Akita cedar wood

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Side tables lacquered in urushi

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Trays-fruit baskets lacquered in urushi

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Transparent amethyst vase

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Sergio Asti
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Sergio Asti
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Sergio Asti
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Sergio Asti
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Renzo Piano
Drawing - The Chicago Art Institute

Andrea Branzi
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Fausto Melotti
Bas relief panel - stars

Antonia Campi
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Antonia Campi
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Berndt Friberg
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Morlen Sinoway
Bronze vessels

Andrea Casella
Narciso

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Dusan Dzamonja
Multimodel X sculpture

Nanni Valentini
Ceramic dish

Lino Sabattini
Cesto - fruit basket

Paolo de Poli
Enameled vase

Ettore Sottsass
Fruit bowl

Carl Auböck
Aorta vase

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Crystal bowl

Enzo Mari
Arran tray

Shiro Kuramata
Spice set - salt and pepper shaker

Guido Gambone
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Red Canaries - glass basket


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Torre T4 - decorative object, sculpture

David Salkin
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Wood sculptures

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Golden Gate - centerpiece, flower vase

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Putrella - tray

Philippe Nigro
Flower vases lacquered in urushi

Giorgio Ferro
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Fruit baskets lacquered in urushi

Ico Parisi
Photograph

Ico Parisi
Collage

Bruno Munari
Desk set

Tadao Ando
Drawing - 'Glass House'

Andrea Branzi
Drawing

Aldo Rossi
Drawing - 'Project for a pile dwelling'

Angelo Mangiarotti
Equilibrio Gravitazionale

Enzo Mari
Scatola Nove Materiali, Progetto 450

Fausto Melotti
Colletto - ceramic vase


Ettore Sottsass
Ringhiera Rossa vase


Fausto Melotti
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Ico Parisi
Armchair drawing

Gio Ponti
Balletto Alla Scala fabric


Ettore Sottsass
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Philippe Nigro
Market - Ebony fruit basket

David Salkin
Housing for one million - rug


Fausto Melotti
Vaso Colletto

Andrea Branzi
Violet Canaries - glass basket


Andrea Branzi
Ipomea - glass vase


Ettore Sottsass
Vase model 176

Fausto Melotti
Ceramic bowls

Angelo Mangiarotti
Wooden objects, dark wood


Gianfranco Frattini
Folding screen

Ettore Sottsass
Enamel dish

Angelo Mangiarotti
Barbados ashtray

David Salkin
Milwaukee - rug

Jonathan Nesci
Milano - candelabra

Angelo Mangiarotti
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Ettore Sottsass
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Vaso Vescovo

Ico Parisi
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Fausto Melotti
Vaso Clessidra

Pietro Chiesa
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Ettore Sottsass
Photographic collage


Andrea Branzi
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Gio Ponti
Balletto Alla Scala fabric - burgundy

Gio Ponti
Gatto - (cat)


Gino Sarfatti
Drawing of the ceiling light, model 2003

Fontana Arte
Magazine stand


Andrea Branzi
flower vase, YG 1203

Renato Bassoli
Ceramic vessel


Ettore Sottsass
Shiva vase


Renato Bassoli
Round ceramic vase

Enzo Mari
Desk organizer

Silvio Coppola
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Philippe Nigro
Trays-fruit baskets lacquered in urushi

Nanni Valentini
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Bracelet


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I sassi - bowl


Salvatore Fiume
Sculpture/vessel

Salvatore Fiume
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Sassi - ceramics


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Andrea Branzi
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Andrea Branzi
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Enzo Mari
Aquatic animals jigsaw puzzle