The Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin (www.formafantasma.com) will hold a three-day workshop "Harvesting Nature" at Fabrica from February 6^th to 8^th, 2012.

Participation is free and open to a maximum of 10 external participants, and will be determined by review of CV and portfolio that must be both emailed by January 25 to: omar.vulpinari@fabrica.it

 

“Harvesting Nature” workshop will encourage the participants to develop concepts and small models or prototypes using nature as the source. The natural environment, and its original features will be literally harvested in search of colours, materials, textures and inspiration for new production processes.
 

Studio FormaFantasma biography

Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin are  Studio FormaFantasma – two italian designers based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The work of Studio FormaFantasma touches relevant design issues such as the role of design in folk craft, the relationship between tradition and local culture, a critical approach to sustainability, and the significance of objects as cultural vectors. The studio is interested in creating a design practice that merges craft and industry, local necessity within the global context, and on a conceptual level in stimulating a more critical and conscious relationship of the user with objects.

Works of Studio FormaFantasma have been shown during the Milan and the Dutch Design weeks, Abu Dhabi Art, during the ICFF in New York, Design Miami\Basel, the prestigious auction house Sotheby’s in London and other international design fairs and exhibition. Works by FormaFantasma are part of the collection of: Droog Design, Rossana Orlandi Gallery in Milan, Moss gallery NY, Nodus Rugs, Dilmos Gallery and Libby Sellers gallery. In March 2011 Studio FormaFantasma has been nominated by Alice Rawsthorn, design critic of the International Herald Tribune and New York Times and Paola Antonelli, design curator of the MOMA in NY, as 1 of the world’s 20 most promising young design studios.