Collection - Mon Apr 17 2023

The new marble handle by Naoto Fukasawa

Naoto Fukasawa adds an important piece to the AF/21 series in the Boffi Fantini Aboutwater collection, with a poetic, natural-looking marble handle

Creator of elegantly simple objects with a poetic allure and in constant pursuit of a universally understood aesthetic where nature is often the source of inspiration, Naoto Fukasawa has designed a new handle made from Carrara White and Marquinia Black marble, with the usual light, spare lines that aim to achieve the absolute form of the archetype. The shape of the handle seems to soften the material, responding to how the hand moves and creating the sense of a natural object, a river stone smoothed by water and time

93 A204WF CX Handles in Carrara white Marble

93 A204WF CY Handles in Marquina black Marble Mélangeur

Lidia Peraldo Matton, Director of Elle Decor Italia, praised Fukasawa’s work in her contribution to the book Report from the Waterfront. Fantini. Stories from a Factory of Italian Design: “The relationship with water, now more vital than ever, always runs through certain objects that furnish our homes and are part of the domestic landscape and our daily lives. It is in this context that Naoto Fukasawa’s design vision best expresses itself, by imagining objects that speak to the surrounding space, and by designing forms that appear intuitive when they are used. This allows people to enter a harmonic and natural relationship with the rooms they live in

Lidia Peraldo Matton, Director of Elle Decor Italia, praised Fukasawa’s work in her contribution to the book Report from the Waterfront. Fantini. Stories from a Factory of Italian Design: “The relationship with water, now more vital than ever, always runs through certain objects that furnish our homes and are part of the domestic landscape and our daily lives. It is in this context that Naoto Fukasawa’s design vision best expresses itself, by imagining objects that speak to the surrounding space, and by designing forms that appear intuitive when they are used. This allows people to enter a harmonic and natural relationship with the rooms they live in

— Lidia Peraldo Matton - Direttore di Elle Decor