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Page 1: Tales of extraordinary living. N. 14 - Japan...Tales of extraordinary living. N. 14 B&B Italia Home N. 14 Nature is a haunted house 4 Notes 53 A light exists in spring 70 The life

Tales of extraordinary living.

N. 14

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Tales of extraordinary living.

N. 14

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B&B Italia Home N. 14

Nature is a haunted house 4 Notes 53

A light exists in spring 70

The life of astronomer Bartolomeo Arcilaso, discoverer of future cities

by Giuseppe Lupo

The boy who dreamed of housesby Elisabetta Rasy

Words and things, ideas and reality, objects and imagination. Clouds and wolves, white facades and sumptuous decorations, interrupted conversations. Iconic details,

transparencies and lights, black, white, a harmony of forms. And permeating all of this is a diktat that happily combines imagination, existence and the fairy tale of living,

making it possible to tell stories, to dream a bit, and to trust a hunch. This is the element that design has always added to style: overcoming barriers, reconciling opposites

(like a castle or a totally white house), adding possibilities. A house is an object dense with stories, and each element contributes to narrating an identity, ours, fleeting and yet firm: the theatre of creativity is the threshold we must cross if we want to appear,

be it with discretion or as protagonists. We never travel so far as when we let ourselves be transported. In the freedom of thought and action, the only thing that really counts

is to be able to see beyond the horizon, be it through a metal tube, a photographic camera, or a pencil that draws a line. This is what creativity has always been:

a step forward, sideways, in an unexplored direction.

Le parole e le cose, le idee e la realtà, gli oggetti e la fantasia. Nuvole e lupi, bianche facciate e decori sontuosi, conversazioni sospese. Dettagli iconici, trasparenze

e luci, neri, bianchi, forme armoniche. E sotto, prima e dietro tutto questo, un dettato che sa coniugare felicemente l’immaginazione, la presenza, la favola dell’abitare,

che rende ancora possibile raccontare, forse sognare, e avere giuste premonizioni. È ciò che il design aggiunge da sempre allo stile: superare barriere, conciliare

gli opposti (come un castello e una casa totalmente bianca), aggiungere possibilità. La casa è un oggetto denso di storie e ciascun elemento concorre a raccontare un’identità, la nostra, fuggevole eppure salda: il teatro della creatività è la soglia da attraversare per

proporsi con discrezione o da protagonisti. Non si va mai così lontano tanto quando ci si lascia trasportare. Nella libertà di pensiero e azione, l’unica cosa che conta davvero

è vedere oltre i limiti, siano essi un tubo che amplifica le visioni, una macchina fotografica, una matita che traccia un segno. La creatività è sempre stata questo:

un passo avanti, laterale, in direzione inesplorata.

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Nature is a haunted housebut Art, is a house

that tries to be haunted.

Rivoli, February 2018

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6 7B&B Italia Home N. 14

Antonio Citterio, Mart, armchair, 2003.Collezione Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Cilindro, ottoman, 1963,

Imbuto, floor lamp, 1953.

pp. 8/9Piero Lissoni, SAKé, modular sofa, Formiche, small tables, 2017.

Antonio Citterio, Mart, armchair, 2003.Collezione Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Catilina, armchair, 1958,

Imbuto, floor lamp, 1953.

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N. 1410B&B Italia Home 11

Giuseppe Lupo

A B

arto

lom

eo A

rcila

so u

n m

ago

ric

co

e is

trui

to a

veva

det

to c

he la

fo

rtun

a d

el m

ond

o si

tro

vava

nel

le o

scur

ità d

el c

ielo

e g

li av

eva

vend

uto

un

tub

o d

i met

allo

, lu

ngo

qua

nto

un

bra

ccio

, d

a us

are

nelle

no

tti d

i lun

a nu

ova

.«G

uard

a b

ene,

gua

rda

ben

gli

rip

etev

a e

lo in

vita

va a

d a

cco

star

e g

li o

cchi

a

una

del

le e

stre

mità

.B

arto

lom

eo a

veva

ob

bed

ito e

d e

ra r

imas

to

senz

a p

aro

le:

que

l tub

o f

acev

a il

mir

aco

lo

di i

ngra

ndire

i p

untin

i lum

ino

si c

he in

que

l m

om

ento

sp

unta

vano

co

me

tizzo

ni in

cand

e-sc

enti

all'a

ltra

estr

emità

del

tub

o,

tra

le n

uvo

le,

app

esi a

i fili

che

da

qua

lche

par

te,

lass

ù,

una

man

o in

visi

bile

tir

ava

uno

per

uno

so

pra

la s

ua t

esta

.

The

life

of

astr

ono

mer

Bar

tolo

meo

Arc

ilaso

,

dis

cove

rer

of

futu

re c

ities

by

Giu

sep

pe

Lup

o

A r

ich

and

lear

ned

wiz

ard

to

ld B

arto

lom

eo

Arc

ilaso

one

day

tha

t th

e w

orld

’s f

ort

unes

wer

e

to b

e fo

und

in t

he d

arkn

ess

of

the

sky,

and

so

ld

him

a m

etal

tub

e, a

s lo

ng a

s hi

s ar

m, t

o us

e

on

nig

hts

whe

n th

e m

oo

n is

new

. «Lo

ok

clo

sely

, lo

ok

clo

sely

,» h

e re

pea

ted

, and

ad

vise

d h

im

to p

lace

an

eye

at o

ne e

nd. B

arto

lom

eo h

ad

ob

eyed

, and

had

bee

n st

ruck

sp

eech

less

: th

e tu

be

mira

culo

usly

enl

arg

ed li

ttle

po

ints

of

lig

ht u

ntil

they

bur

st li

ke r

ed h

ot

coal

s fr

om

the

o

ther

end

, sus

pen

ded

by

thre

ads

that

so

meo

ne

was

pul

ling

, one

by

one

, far

ab

ove

his

hea

d.

The life of astronomer Bartolomeo Arcilaso, discoverer of future cities

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B&B Italia Home N. 141312

Gaetano Pesce, Up7, sculpture, 1969.

Nature is a haunted housechapter 1

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B&B Italia Home 14

Mario Bellini, Bolt Table, table, 2017.Collezione Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Catilina, armchair, 1958.

pp. 16/17Piero Lissoni, SAKé, modular sofa, 2017,

Formiche, small tables, 2017. Antonio Citterio, Eucalipto, storage units, 2016.

Gaetano Pesce, Up1, armchair, 1969.

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15 N. 14

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Gaetano Pesce, Up5_Up6, armchair and ottoman, 1969.

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So

man

y, a

nd b

ig a

s a

fist

or s

mal

l as

a sp

eck

of li

ght.

But

with

out

that

met

al

tub

e no

t ev

en a

n ea

gle

wou

ld h

ave

foun

d t

hem

. The

mor

e he

look

ed,

the

mor

e he

rea

lized

the

y w

eren

’t fly

ing

firew

orks

, but

som

ethi

ng m

ore

tan-

gib

le: c

astle

s, p

alac

es, b

ridge

s, d

omes

, sai

ls, s

hip

s. N

ear,

but

far

away

, re-

veal

ing

thei

r hi

dd

en e

xist

ence

. No

one

knew

Bar

tolo

meo

Arc

ilaso

’s e

xact

age

, or

whe

re h

e ca

me

from

. He

did

n’t

have

any

rel

ativ

es o

r fr

iend

s he

cou

ld t

ell

abou

t th

e w

ond

ers

he s

aw e

ach

nigh

t. H

e ha

d a

lway

s b

een

a so

litar

y m

an,

cont

ent

with

wha

teve

r ve

geta

ble

s an

d fr

uit

he c

ould

gro

w in

his

gar

den

. D

urin

g th

e d

ay h

e ke

pt

the

tub

e ro

lled

up

in s

ackc

loth

, and

imp

atie

ntly

w

atch

ed t

he s

un m

ove

acro

ss t

he s

ky u

ntil

suns

et b

ecam

e hi

s m

use

and

he

put

his

eye

to

the

tub

e lik

e th

e w

izar

d h

ad in

stru

cted

, eve

n w

hen

the

sky

was

he

avy

with

rai

n cl

oud

s. M

erch

ants

with

the

ir ca

rts,

pilg

rims,

beg

gars

in

sea

rch

of fo

od, a

nd a

rmie

s of

kni

ghts

goi

ng o

ff to

war

pas

sed

by.

B

ut B

arto

lom

eo b

arel

y no

ticed

, bec

ause

the

wiz

ard

’s w

ord

s w

ere

so c

onvi

nc-

ing

that

whe

neve

r so

meo

ne s

top

ped

to

ask

wha

t w

as in

the

tub

e, h

e w

ould

ra

ise

his

hand

and

mak

e in

com

pre

hens

ible

sig

ns w

ith h

is fi

nger

s.«H

oop

s?»

a p

asse

rby

wou

ld a

sk. B

arto

lom

eo w

ould

sha

ke h

is h

ead

. «A

ncie

nt in

scrip

-tio

ns?»

som

eone

els

e tr

ied

. No

agai

n. «

Mys

terio

us la

nter

ns?»

No

yet

agai

n.

The

mor

e en

igm

atic

Bar

tolo

meo

was

, the

long

er g

rew

the

line

of c

urio

us p

eo-

ple

. So

muc

h so

tha

t at

a c

erta

in p

oint

it w

as a

n ea

sy s

tep

for

thes

e st

rang

ers

to a

sk fo

r a

bit

of a

dvi

ce, a

glim

pse

of t

he fu

ture

, a fo

reca

st o

f wha

t w

ill h

ap-

pen

tom

orro

w, i

n ex

chan

ge fo

r a

coin

. Bar

tolo

meo

stu

die

d t

he h

oriz

on

and

sp

oke:

«A

luck

y vo

yage

…fu

ture

ven

ture

s…lo

ve o

f con

que

st…

hung

er

for

riche

s...»

And

his

bag

gre

w s

o fu

ll of

coi

ns t

hat

he w

as fo

rced

to

hid

e th

em h

ere

and

the

re s

catt

ered

und

er t

he d

irt o

f his

litt

le v

eget

able

gar

den

. W

inte

r ca

me,

but

it d

idn’

t st

op t

he t

o an

d fr

o of

peo

ple

. Bar

tolo

meo

tho

ught

th

at le

avin

g hi

s m

yste

rious

too

l ung

uard

ed c

ould

be

risky

, so

whe

n he

felt

hi

s ey

elid

s cl

osin

g un

der

the

wei

ght

of s

leep

hea

vy a

s a

ston

e, h

e su

mm

oned

Ce

n'er

ano

tant

i, gr

ossi

com

e un

pug

no o

del

la m

isur

a d

i un

lum

icin

o, s

en-

za q

uell'

ogge

tto

di m

etal

lo n

emm

eno

un'a

qui

la li

avr

ebb

e sc

ovat

i. A

nzi,

per

d

irla

tutt

a, n

on e

rano

sol

o fu

ochi

vol

anti,

ma

qua

lcos

a d

i più

defi

nito

: cas

telli

, p

alaz

zi, p

onte

ggi,

cup

ole,

vel

e, n

avi.

Era

no p

rop

rio lì

, lon

tani

ma

vici

ni,

a m

ostr

are

la lo

ro n

asco

sta

esis

tenz

a. N

on a

veva

un'

età

defi

nib

ile B

arto

lo-

meo

Arc

ilaso

, non

si s

apev

a il

luog

o d

ov'e

ra n

ato,

non

pos

sed

eva

par

enti

o

amic

i con

cui

div

ider

e le

mer

avig

lie c

he la

pro

fezi

a d

el m

ago

gli p

rocu

rava

og

ni n

otte

. Era

sem

pre

sta

to u

n uo

mo

solit

ario

, con

tent

o d

el p

oco

che

riu-

sciv

a a

dar

gli u

n p

ezzo

di o

rto

colti

vato

a f

rutt

a e

a ve

rdur

a. D

i gio

rno

tene

va

il tu

bo

avvo

lto in

una

tel

a d

i sac

co e

seg

uiva

con

imp

azie

nza

il ca

mm

ino

del

so

le fi

nché

l'or

a d

el t

ram

onto

non

gli

dav

a l'e

stro

di i

nfila

re l'

occh

io n

elle

os

curit

à d

el c

ielo

, com

e gl

i ave

va in

segn

ato

il m

ago,

anc

he q

uand

o in

aria

ga

llegg

iava

no n

uvol

oni c

aric

hi d

i acq

ua. D

avan

ti a

que

ll'ar

nese

pas

sava

no

mer

cant

i sui

car

ri, v

iand

anti

in p

elle

grin

aggi

o, m

end

ican

ti in

cer

ca d

i cib

o,

eser

citi

di c

aval

ieri

avvi

ati a

lle g

uerr

e, m

a er

a d

iffici

le c

he B

arto

lom

eo c

i fa

cess

e ca

so p

erch

é le

par

ole

del

mag

o er

ano

stat

e co

sì c

onvi

nte

che

chiu

n-q

ue a

vess

e ch

iest

o co

sa c

i fos

se n

el t

ubo,

Bar

tolo

meo

alz

ava

una

man

o

e tr

acci

ava

segn

i inc

omp

rens

ibili

con

le d

ita. «

Cer

chia

ture

?» c

hied

eva

ogni

ta

nto

qua

lcun

o ch

e si

era

fer

mat

o. B

arto

lom

eo f

acev

a no

con

la t

esta

. «S

critt

ure

antic

he?»

toc

cava

a u

n al

tro.

Di n

uovo

no.

«La

nter

ne m

iste

riose

Anc

ora

no. P

iù B

arto

lom

eo s

i com

por

tava

eni

gmat

ico,

più

la fi

la d

i cur

iosi

au

men

tava

tan

to c

he a

un

cert

o p

unto

fu

un p

asso

fac

ile p

er g

li sc

onos

ciut

i az

zard

are

un c

onsu

lto, c

hied

ere

una

pro

fezi

a, f

arsi

ind

ovin

are

il d

oman

i, d

an-

do

in c

amb

io u

na m

onet

a. B

arto

lom

eo s

crut

ava

l'oriz

zont

e d

el c

ielo

e

par

lava

: «Fo

rtun

a d

i via

ggi..

., im

pre

se d

i ven

tura

..., a

mor

i di c

onq

uist

e...,

fa

me

di r

icch

ezze

...»

E la

bor

sa c

omin

ciav

a a

fars

i cos

ì pes

ante

di m

onet

e

da

cost

ringe

re a

nas

cond

erle

qua

e là

sot

to t

erra

, nel

pez

zo d

i ort

o. N

emm

eno

con

l'arr

ivo

del

cat

tivo

tem

po il

via

vai a

ccen

nò a

dim

inui

re e

Bar

tolo

meo

pen

che

pot

eva

esse

re u

n ris

chio

lasc

iare

incu

stod

ito il

suo

mis

terio

so a

ttre

zzo,

The life of astronomer Bartolomeo Arcilaso, discoverer of future citiesGiuseppe Lupo

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Antonio Citterio, Alex, table, 2017,Charlotte, chair, 2015.

Collezione Luigi Caccia Dominioni,Cilindro, ottoman, 1963.

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chapter 1

pp. 24/29Antonio Citterio for Arclinea,

Italia, kitchen, 1988,Modus, doors system, 2018.

25

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B&B Italia Home N. 1432

Naoto Fukasawa, Shelf X, bookcase, 2005,Mini Papilio, small armchair, 2012.

Antonio Citterio, Eileen, table, 2003,Iuta, chair, 2012.

Collezione Luigi Caccia Dominioni,Base Ghisa, table lamp, 1953, Cilindro, ottoman, 1963.

pp. 34/35Zaha Hadid, Moon System, sofa, 2007.

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N. 1436 37B&B Italia Home

qua

ndo

sent

iva

il so

nno

pes

are

com

e un

a p

ietr

a su

lle p

alp

ebre

e d

ovev

a ric

orre

re a

tut

ta la

for

za c

he t

enev

a in

cor

po

per

evi

tare

di c

hiud

ere

gli o

cchi

. Q

ualc

he v

olta

gli

era

cap

itato

di a

dd

orm

enta

rsi c

on le

bra

ccia

pog

giat

e so

pra

il

suo

tub

o, le

man

i rac

chiu

se n

elle

man

iche

, la

test

a ci

ond

olon

i. D

orm

iva

no

n si

sa

qua

nto

e d

opo,

al r

isve

glio

, di fi

anco

a lu

i tro

vava

una

fac

cia

scon

o-sc

iuta

dis

pos

ta a

giu

rare

che

era

sol

o un

imb

rogl

ione

per

ché

il tu

bo

non

era

ch

e un

per

tugi

o ne

ro e

den

tro

non

c'er

a al

tro

che

un c

erch

io d

i bui

o, a

nzi

nem

men

o un

cer

chio

, sol

tant

o b

uio

e b

asta

. Com

inci

aron

o d

avve

ro g

iorn

i tri-

sti p

er B

arto

lom

eo, c

he f

u d

enun

ciat

o al

l'aut

orità

e c

itato

in g

iud

izio

. Ven

nero

le

gua

rdie

ad

arr

esta

rlo, l

o p

orta

rono

dav

anti

al m

agis

trat

o ch

e vo

lle e

sam

i-na

re c

on c

alm

a lo

str

umen

to, a

ssun

se t

utte

le in

form

azio

ni n

eces

sario

d

alla

boc

ca d

i esp

erti

e as

pet

tò la

ser

a p

er m

ette

rci l

'occ

hio

anch

e lu

i:

non

trov

ò nu

lla d

i tut

to q

uello

che

era

sta

to r

acco

ntat

o e,

non

osta

nte

il gr

an

nom

e ch

e B

arto

lom

eo s

i era

con

qui

stat

o ne

lla r

egio

ne, c

apì d

i tro

vars

i d

i fro

nte

a un

o d

i que

gli i

ndiv

idui

che

inga

nnan

o l'u

man

ità c

on le

sofi

stic

ate

mac

chin

azio

ni d

el c

erve

llo. «

Un

per

tugi

o d

i bui

o è

ciò

che

ved

o» r

ipet

é

il m

agis

trat

o p

ari p

ari a

lle d

icer

ie d

egli

accu

sato

ri. E

si c

hius

e a

cons

ulto

con

i c

olle

ghi p

er in

terr

ogar

e la

legg

e e

stab

ilire

la c

ond

anna

. Bar

tolo

meo

non

d

isse

sì e

non

dis

se n

o, p

erò

era

sicu

ro c

he i

suoi

occ

hi n

on lo

ave

vano

in-

gann

ato:

den

tro

il tu

bo

che

il m

ago

gli a

veva

ven

dut

o no

n c'

era

il co

lore

del

la

nott

e, m

a lo

sci

ntill

io d

elle

ste

lle. A

nzi,

di t

anto

in t

anto

tor

nava

no a

com

pa-

rirgl

i str

ane

form

e d

i citt

à co

n le

cas

e af

fuso

late

com

e al

ber

i o p

oggi

ate

sulle

ac

que

di u

n m

are

senz

a on

de

o ad

diri

ttur

a co

n i t

etti

a fo

rma

di c

upol

e ch

e p

rend

evan

o d

orat

ura

con

la lu

ce d

ei le

nti t

ram

onti.

Il f

utur

o, p

ensa

va B

arto

-lo

meo

: non

sap

pia

mo

com

e si

chi

amer

anno

que

ste

citt

à m

a d

i sic

uro

esi-

ster

anno

, io

le h

o vi

ste.

Que

i luo

ghi,

Bar

tolo

meo

li a

veva

pas

sati

in r

asse

gna

uno

per

uno

, anc

he s

e no

n av

evan

o un

nom

e e

fors

e ne

mm

eno

cons

iste

nza,

ta

nto

da

dec

ifrar

e p

erfin

o il

mob

ilio

che

riem

piv

a i v

ani d

i cia

scun

a st

anza

e

ind

icar

e il

pun

to p

reci

so d

ov'e

ra s

tato

col

loca

to: t

end

e, t

avol

i, le

tti,

scra

nni.

all t

he s

tren

gth

in h

is b

ody

to k

eep

the

m o

pen

. A f

ew t

imes

he

foun

d h

imse

lf as

leep

with

his

arm

s on

top

of

the

tub

e, h

is h

and

s cl

osed

in h

is s

hirt

slee

ves,

an

d h

is h

ead

bob

bin

g lik

e a

pen

dan

t. H

e sl

ept

for

who

kno

ws

how

long

, an

d w

hen

he a

wok

e, n

ext

to h

im w

as a

str

ange

r re

ady

to s

wea

r th

at h

e

was

a s

win

dle

r, b

ecau

se t

he t

ube

was

just

a h

ole

with

not

hing

mor

e in

sid

e th

an a

bla

ck c

ircle

, act

ually

not

eve

n a

circ

le, j

ust

bla

ck a

nd t

hat’s

all.

A

nd s

o B

arto

lom

eo’s

tro

uble

s b

egan

. He

was

rep

orte

d t

o th

e au

thor

ities

an

d s

erve

d a

jud

icia

l sum

mon

s. T

he g

uard

s ca

me

to a

rres

t hi

m, a

nd b

roug

ht

him

bef

ore

a m

agis

trat

e, w

ho f

ully

exa

min

ed t

he in

stru

men

t w

ith g

reat

car

e,

hear

d a

ll of

the

nec

essa

ry t

estim

ony

from

the

mou

ths

of e

xper

ts, a

nd w

aite

d

until

eve

ning

so

he c

ould

pla

ce h

is e

ye o

n th

e tu

be

him

self:

he

saw

non

e

of t

he w

ond

ers

that

had

bee

n re

coun

ted

and

, des

pite

the

nam

e B

arto

lom

eo

had

ear

ned

in t

he r

egio

n, r

ealiz

ed t

hat

he w

as d

ealin

g w

ith o

ne o

f th

ose

in

div

idua

ls a

ble

to

tric

k hu

man

ity w

ith t

he s

ophi

stic

ated

mac

hina

tions

of

thei

r m

ind

. «A

dar

k ho

le is

wha

t I s

ee,»

the

mag

istr

ate

said

, rep

eatin

g ex

actly

the

sa

me

wor

ds

as t

he a

ccus

ers.

The

n he

with

dre

w in

to h

is c

ham

ber

s w

ith h

is

colle

ague

s to

con

sult

the

lega

l tex

ts a

nd m

ake

a ve

rdic

t. B

arto

lom

eo d

idn’

t

say

yes

and

did

n’t

say

no, b

ut h

e w

as s

ure

his

eyes

had

not

foo

led

him

: in

sid

e th

e tu

be

the

wiz

ard

sol

d h

im w

as t

he t

win

klin

g of

the

sta

rs a

nd n

ot

the

bla

ckne

ss o

f ni

ght.

On

the

cont

rary

, eve

ry s

o of

ten

stra

nge

shap

es

retu

rned

to

his

min

d, c

ities

with

hou

ses

that

tap

ered

off

at

the

end

like

tre

es,

or r

estin

g on

the

sur

face

of

a w

avel

ess

sea,

or

even

with

dom

ed r

oofs

gild

ed

by

the

light

of

the

slow

ly s

ettin

g su

n. W

e d

on’t

kno

w w

hat

thes

e ci

ties

are

calle

d, B

arto

lom

eo t

houg

ht, b

ut f

or c

erta

in t

hey

will

exi

st in

the

fut

ure,

for

I h

ave

seen

the

m. B

arto

lom

eo h

ad s

een

thes

e p

lace

s p

ass

bef

ore

his

eyes

on

e b

y on

e, e

ven

if th

ey h

ad n

o na

me

or e

ven

per

hap

s no

sub

stan

ce. H

e w

as

even

ab

le t

o d

ecip

her

the

furn

ishi

ngs

that

fille

d e

ach

room

and

to

dis

cern

th

e ex

act

poi

nt w

here

the

y w

ere

loca

ted

: cur

tain

s, t

able

s, b

eds,

ben

ches

.

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Il fa

tto

curio

so è

che

non

si l

imita

va s

olo

ai m

obili

, pur

e gl

i ani

mal

i ind

icav

a:

cani

, gat

ti, s

erp

enti,

col

omb

e, t

igri,

leon

i, el

efan

ti, lu

pi.

Avr

ebb

e p

otut

o gi

urar

e al

mon

do

che

tutt

e q

uest

e m

erav

iglie

era

no d

all'a

ltra

par

te d

el t

ubo,

pro

prio

lì,

colp

a d

elle

bra

ccia

cor

te e

non

per

dife

tto

d'a

stro

nom

ia s

e fin

o a

que

l gio

rno

non

riusc

iva

a to

ccar

li. F

osse

sta

to b

uio

in q

uel m

omen

to d

'ince

rtez

za, a

vreb

-b

e in

vita

to il

mag

istr

ato

a gu

ard

are

meg

lio. P

urtr

opp

o er

a m

attin

o

e i t

amb

uri c

he a

ccom

pag

nava

no le

par

ole

del

la c

orte

, men

tre

si p

ronu

ncia

va

la s

ente

nza,

bat

teva

no a

ritm

o tr

opp

o le

nto

per

acc

eler

are

il ca

mm

ino

del

so

le. «

Più

fort

e, p

iù fo

rte»

con

tinua

va a

rip

eter

e B

arto

lom

eo s

tand

o at

tent

o p

erò

che

le p

arol

e re

stas

sero

sul

la p

unta

del

la li

ngua

. Cer

cava

di s

pin

gere

con

la

forz

a d

el p

ensi

ero

il d

isco

arr

oven

tato

che

inve

ce p

arev

a es

sers

i fe

rmat

o ne

l cie

lo s

olo

per

farg

li un

dis

pet

to, p

er a

ssis

tere

all'

esec

uzio

ne d

i un

uom

o m

enzo

gner

o ch

e si

era

per

mes

so d

i rac

cont

are

fand

onie

agl

i uom

ini.

Che

bru

tta

fine,

pen

sò B

arto

lom

eo, m

orire

sen

za e

sser

e cr

edut

o è

peg

gio

non

esse

re m

ai n

ato.

Il s

ole,

que

l gio

rno,

non

fece

in t

emp

o a

ragg

iung

ere

il

pun

to p

iù a

lto d

el c

ielo

che

il c

orp

o d

i Bar

tolo

meo

era

sta

to g

ià b

utta

to in

un

a fo

ssa

vici

na a

l luo

go d

ell'e

secu

zion

e. C

'era

una

folla

di c

urio

si a

d a

ssi-

ster

e, m

a ne

ssun

o eb

be

la fo

rza

di g

ridar

e q

uand

o ar

rivò

il m

omen

to s

upre

mo

per

ché

è p

rob

abile

che

lì, d

avan

ti a

lui,

ci fo

sser

o m

olti

di q

uelli

che

ave

vano

p

agat

o la

mon

eta

per

ficc

are

gli o

cchi

nel

tub

o d

i met

allo

. Di q

uest

o m

ale-

det

to s

trum

ento

non

si s

epp

e p

iù n

ulla

. For

se fu

dim

entic

ato

nello

sca

ntin

ato

del

la p

rigio

ne, f

orse

dis

trut

to in

uno

dei

num

eros

i sac

cheg

gi c

he il

pal

azzo

d

ovet

te s

ubire

nel

cor

so d

egli

anni

. E le

vis

ioni

che

era

in g

rad

o d

i sp

alan

care

fu

rono

con

sid

erat

e fa

ntas

ie d

i un

uom

o se

nza

pas

sato

e s

enza

età

. Alm

eno

fino

a q

uand

o ce

ssar

ono

di e

sser

e fa

ntas

ie e

acq

uist

aron

o m

ater

ia, d

iven

taro

-no

citt

à co

n le

cas

e af

fuso

late

com

e al

ber

i o p

oggi

ate

sulle

acq

ue d

i un

mar

e se

nza

ond

e o

con

le c

upol

e to

nde

e d

orat

e al

la lu

ce d

i un

lent

o tr

amon

to.

Sar

ebb

e st

ato

imp

orta

nte

che

Bar

tolo

meo

foss

e p

rese

nte,

qua

ndo

tutt

o q

ue-

sto

fu a

nnun

ciat

o, m

a a

que

l pun

to il

suo

nom

e er

a st

ato

dim

entic

ato

.

The

curio

us t

hing

was

tha

t he

was

n’t

limite

d ju

st t

o fu

rnitu

re, h

e co

uld

poi

nt

out

anim

als

too:

dog

s, c

ats,

sna

kes,

dov

es, t

iger

s, li

ons,

ele

pha

nts,

wol

ves.

H

e w

ould

hav

e sw

orn

up a

nd d

own

to th

e w

orld

that

all

of th

ese

mar

vels

exi

sted

th

ere,

rig

ht t

here

, at

the

end

of t

he t

ube.

If h

e w

asn’

t ab

le t

o to

uch

them

yet

, it

was

not

the

faul

t of

ast

rono

my

but

bec

ause

his

arm

s w

ere

too

shor

t.If

it ha

d b

een

dar

k p

reci

sely

at

that

unc

erta

in m

omen

t, h

e w

ould

hav

e as

ked

th

e m

agis

trat

e to

tak

e an

othe

r lo

ok. B

ut u

nfor

tuna

tely

it w

as m

orni

ng, a

nd

the

dru

ms

bei

ng b

eate

n to

acc

omp

any

the

cour

t as

it p

rono

unce

d it

s se

nten

ce

wer

e b

eate

n to

o sl

owly

to

spee

d u

p t

he s

tep

s of

the

sun

. «Fa

ster

, fas

ter,»

B

arto

lom

eo r

epea

ted

, tak

ing

care

how

ever

tha

t th

e w

ord

s st

ayed

on

the

tip

of h

is t

ongu

e. H

e tr

ied

pus

hing

the

bur

ning

dis

c fo

rwar

d w

ith t

he s

tren

gth

of

his

min

d, b

ut t

he s

un s

eem

ed t

o st

op m

idw

ay ju

st t

o sp

ite h

im, s

o it

coul

d

witn

ess

the

exec

utio

n of

a m

end

acio

us m

an w

ho a

llow

ed h

imse

lf to

tel

l fal

se-

hood

s to

oth

er m

en. W

hat

a ho

rrib

le fa

te, B

arto

lom

eo t

houg

ht. T

o d

ie w

ithou

t b

eing

bel

ieve

d is

wor

se t

han

neve

r ha

ving

bee

n b

orn.

The

sun

, tha

t d

ay, d

id

not

even

rea

ch t

he h

ighe

st p

oint

in t

he s

ky b

efor

e th

e b

ody

of B

arto

lom

eo w

as

thro

wn

into

a d

itch

near

the

pla

ce w

here

he

was

exe

cute

d.T

here

had

bee

n

a sm

all c

row

d o

f onl

ooke

rs, b

ut n

o on

e ha

d t

he s

tren

gth

to c

all o

ut d

urin

g th

e fin

al m

omen

t, b

ecau

se it

was

like

ly t

hat

som

e of

the

m w

ere

the

sam

e p

eo-

ple

who

had

pai

d h

im fo

r a

look

thr

ough

the

met

al t

ube.

Wha

t b

ecam

e of

thi

s w

retc

hed

inst

rum

ent?

No

one

know

s. P

erha

ps

it la

y fo

rgot

ten

in t

he c

ella

rs

of t

he p

rison

, or

des

troy

ed la

ter

in o

ne o

f the

man

y tim

es t

he b

uild

ing

was

sa

cked

. And

the

vis

ions

it u

nlea

shed

wer

e co

nsid

ered

the

fant

asie

s of

a m

an

with

out a

pas

t and

with

no

age.

At l

east

unt

il th

ey s

topp

ed b

eing

fant

asie

s an

d

star

ted

to c

ome

true

, and

bec

ame

citie

s w

ith h

ouse

s th

at ta

pere

d lik

e tr

ees,

or

floa

ting

on a

wav

eles

s se

a, o

r w

ith ro

unde

d do

mes

kis

sed

by th

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hav

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en im

port

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or B

arto

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nam

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pp. 48/ 49Patricia Urquiola, Butterfly, modular sofa, 2015,

Husk Outdoor, small table, 2014,Fat-Sofa Outdoor, ottoman, 2015.

Naoto Fukasawa, Grande Papilio Outdoor, armchair and ottoman, 2013.Antonio Citterio, Mirto Outdoor, small tables, 2013.

B&B Italia CR&S, Twist, carpet, 2017.

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Antonio Citterio, Charles, chaise longue, 1997.

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Patricia Urquiola , Crinoline, armchair, 2008.

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Gaetano Pesce, Up5_Up6, armchair and ottoman, 1969.

Alyson Fox

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Elisabetta Rasy The boy who dreamed of houses

The

bo

y w

ho d

ream

ed o

f ho

uses

by

Elis

abet

ta R

asy

I met

him

man

y ye

ars

ago

at a

din

ner

par

ty, a

nd

neve

r fo

rgot

him

. Tw

o ho

urs

spen

t ne

arly

el

bow

to

elb

ow, w

ith a

par

ade

of e

lab

orat

e d

ish-

es p

assi

onat

ely

pra

ised

by

the

gues

ts o

ut

of c

ourt

esy

to t

he c

ook,

who

was

the

exu

ber

ant

lad

y of

the

hou

se. A

nd h

e ne

ver

said

a w

ord

. N

ot a

com

men

t, n

ot a

n ob

serv

atio

n, n

ot e

ven

a

sigh

, mut

e, w

ith a

mou

th w

alle

d u

p in

a h

and

-so

me

face

fram

ed b

y ab

und

ant

dar

k cu

rls. W

hen

I hap

pen

ed t

o as

k fo

r sa

lt or

bre

ad, h

e w

ould

im

med

iate

ly r

each

acr

oss

the

tab

le w

ith h

is

long

arm

s, b

ut n

ever

op

en h

is m

outh

, jus

t lo

wer

-in

g hi

s ve

ry d

ark

eyel

ashe

s in

a s

ign

of a

ssen

t.

L’av

evo

inco

ntra

to m

olti

anni

prim

a a

una

cena

, e

non

l’ave

vo p

iù d

imen

ticat

o. Q

uasi

due

ore

go

mito

a g

omito

, m

entr

e si

alte

rnav

ano

cib

i ela

-b

orat

i che

tut

ti no

i com

men

sali

com

men

tava

mo

con

foga

per

cor

tesi

a ve

rso

la c

uoca

, ci

l’esu

-b

eran

te p

adro

na d

i cas

a, e

lui n

on a

veva

det

to

una

par

ola.

Non

un

com

men

to,

no

n un

’oss

erva

zion

e, n

eanc

he u

n so

spiro

,m

uto,

bo

cca

mur

ata

nel b

el v

iso

inco

rnic

iato

d

a ab

bon

dan

ti ric

ciol

i scu

ri e

mai

una

sill

aba.

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i era

cap

itato

di c

hied

ergl

i il s

ale

o il

pan

e,

e lu

i si e

ra im

med

iata

men

te m

esso

in m

oto

at

trav

erso

la t

avol

a co

n le

sue

lung

he b

racc

ia,

ma

senz

a ap

rire

bo

cca,

lim

itand

osi a

chi

nare

le

cig

lia n

eris

sim

e in

seg

no d

i ass

enso

.

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Vincent Van Duysen, Surface, storage units, 2015.

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Antonio Citterio, Jens, chair, 2017.

pp. 82/83Antonio Citterio,

Mirto Indoor, table, 2014, Jens, chair, 2017.

A light exists in spring

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«Lud

ovi

co,

aren

’t y

ou

stay

ing

with

us

for

coff

ee?»

ask

ed o

ur h

ost

ess

whe

n d

inne

r w

as o

ver.

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he

had

alre

ady

left

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udo

…»

she

calle

d a

fter

him

,

but

to

no

eff

ect:

her

so

n Lu

do

vico

, al

so k

now

n as

Lud

o,

wea

ring

a s

tiff

and

el

egan

t g

ray

suit

out

of

pla

ce f

or

his

age,

evi

den

tly p

refe

rred

so

litud

e t

o o

ur c

om

pan

y. A

t th

e tim

e I t

houg

ht t

hat

his

sile

nce

was

his

way

of

com

-p

ensa

ting

fo

r hi

s m

oth

er’s

ver

bo

sity

, w

ho a

fter

a d

ivo

rce

fro

m h

er h

usb

and

ha

d d

row

ned

her

so

rro

ws

in a

n al

arm

ing

sha

de

of

pla

tinum

blo

nd,

in a

se

ries

of

inte

nsiv

e co

oki

ng c

our

ses

and

in t

he h

abit

of

telli

ng a

nyo

ne s

he

met

the

tal

e o

f he

r in

itial

ly m

arve

lous

and

the

n in

finite

ly p

ainf

ul m

arri

age.

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ut t

hat

was

n’t

why

, an

old

fri

end

of

the

fam

ily e

xpla

ined

. T

he b

oy

was

just

th

at w

ay,

taci

turn

, no

t ve

ry s

oci

able

and

rel

ucta

nt t

o g

o t

o u

nive

rsity

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dyi

ng A

rt H

isto

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ite h

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aren

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eing

un

ited

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or

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nom

ics.

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here

is a

big

d

iffer

ence

bet

wee

n A

rt H

isto

ry a

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cono

mic

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I ob

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om

ewha

t

inco

ngru

ous

ly.

The

fam

ily f

rien

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hrug

ged

his

sho

uld

ers

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sai

d

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do

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t re

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mat

ter,

he’s

a s

tran

ge

kid

, he’

ll ne

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amo

unt

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nyth

ing

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he n

ext

time

I met

Lud

o,

who

eve

ryo

ne n

ow

res

pec

tful

ly c

alle

d L

udo

vico

, w

as a

t an

oth

er d

inne

r p

arty

a s

hort

tim

e ag

o.

It w

as c

lear

he

was

the

mai

n ev

ent

of

the

even

ing

: fif

teen

yea

rs la

ter

he w

as s

till g

oo

d lo

oki

ng,

his

full

head

of

curl

s no

w t

urni

ng p

rem

atur

ely

gra

y, c

asua

lly d

ress

ed w

ith a

blu

e p

ullo

ver

wo

rn w

ith je

ans

that

wer

e ne

ither

to

o t

ight

no

r to

o b

agg

y.

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had

bec

om

e w

ell-

kno

wn

glo

bet

rott

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pho

tog

rap

her,

spec

ializ

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in im

-ag

es o

f un

usua

l bui

ldin

gs

that

he

hunt

ed d

ow

n ac

ross

the

co

ntin

ents

.

At

the

beg

inni

ng n

o o

ne,

esp

ecia

lly n

ot

his

fam

ily,

gav

e hi

m a

ny c

red

it.

But

in a

sho

rt w

hile

the

sin

gul

arity

and

the

qua

lity

of

his

pho

tog

rap

hs w

on

him

inte

rnat

iona

l acc

laim

. W

hen

they

intr

od

uced

us

I sai

d t

hat

we

had

al

read

y m

et a

t hi

s m

oth

er’s

ho

use

– I h

ad s

een

her

rece

ntly

, ev

en b

lond

er

but

at

this

po

int

mo

re o

f an

exp

ert

on

die

ts t

han

foo

d –

and

tha

t he

stu

ck

in m

y m

ind

bec

ause

of

his

invi

ncib

le s

ilenc

e. I

aske

d h

im h

ow

he

bec

ame

«Lud

ovic

o no

n re

sti c

on n

oi p

er il

caf

fè?»

gli

avev

a ch

iest

o la

nos

tra

osp

ite,

a ce

na fi

nita

, ma

lui e

ra g

ià s

com

par

so. «

Lud

o…»,

ave

va u

rlato

la d

onna

, m

a ni

ente

: il fi

glio

Lud

ovic

o d

etto

Lud

o, n

el s

uo r

igid

o ed

ele

gant

e co

mp

leto

gr

igio

poc

o ad

atto

alla

sua

età

, evi

den

tem

ente

pre

feriv

a la

sol

itud

ine

alla

no-

stra

com

pagn

ia. P

ensa

vo c

he ta

nto

sile

nzio

ser

viss

e a

com

pens

are

la v

erbo

sità

d

ella

mad

re, c

he d

opo

il d

ivor

zio

dal

mar

ito a

veva

affo

gato

l’am

arez

za

in u

n’al

larm

ante

tin

tura

bio

ndo

pla

tino,

in u

na s

erie

di i

nten

sivi

cor

si d

i cuc

ina

e ne

ll’ab

itud

ine

di r

acco

ntar

e a

chiu

nque

la s

toria

prim

a m

erav

iglio

sa p

oi in

fini-

tam

ente

dol

ente

del

suo

mat

rimon

io. I

nvec

e no

, mi a

veva

sp

iega

to u

n ve

cchi

o am

ico

del

la fa

mig

lia, q

uel r

agaz

zo e

ra fa

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così

, tac

iturn

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oco

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all’

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ove

avre

bb

e d

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toria

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l’art

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ate-

ria d

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algr

ado

i gen

itori,

in q

uest

a oc

casi

one

di n

uovo

uni

ti, s

pin

-ge

sser

o ve

rso

mat

erie

eco

nom

iche

. «C

’è u

na b

ella

diff

eren

za t

ra l’

arte

e

l’eco

nom

ia»,

ave

vo c

omm

enta

to u

n p

o’ in

cong

ruam

ente

. L’a

mic

o d

i fam

iglia

av

eva

alza

to le

sp

alle

rep

lican

do:

«Ta

nto

non

cont

a, è

un

tipo

biz

zarr

o,

non

com

bin

erà

mai

nie

nte

di b

uono

». H

o rin

cont

rato

Lud

o, c

he o

ra t

utti

chia

-m

avan

o ris

pet

tosa

men

te L

udov

ico,

di n

uovo

a u

na c

ena,

poc

o te

mp

o fa

. S

i cap

iva

che

era

lui i

l pez

zo fo

rte

del

la s

erat

a: q

uind

ici a

nni d

opo

era

anco

ra

un b

el r

agaz

zo, g

li sc

uri r

icci

oli s

emp

re a

bb

ond

anti

ora

pre

coce

men

te in

grig

iti,

abb

iglia

men

to s

por

tivo,

un

pul

love

r b

lu s

u je

ans

né s

tret

ti né

larg

hi.

Era

div

enta

to u

n fo

togr

afo

gira

mon

do

mol

to a

fferm

ato,

sp

ecia

lizza

to n

elle

im

mag

ini d

i ed

ifici

sp

ecia

li, u

nici

e in

dim

entic

abili

, sco

vati

in t

utti

i con

tinen

ti.

All’

iniz

io n

essu

no, s

opra

ttut

to n

ella

cer

chia

fam

iglia

re, g

li av

eva

dat

o cr

edito

, m

a in

poc

o te

mp

o la

sin

gola

rità

e la

qua

lità

delle

sue

foto

grafi

e si

era

impo

sta

inte

rnaz

iona

lmen

te. Q

uand

o m

e lo

pre

sent

aron

o gl

i dis

si c

he c

’era

vam

o

inco

ntra

ti ta

nto

tem

po

prim

a a

casa

di s

ua m

adre

– l’

avev

o riv

ista

di r

ecen

te,

sem

pre

più

bio

nda

ma

orm

ai e

sper

ta d

i die

te p

iù c

he d

i cuc

ina

– e

che

lo

ric

ord

avo

ben

e p

er il

suo

invi

ncib

ile s

ilenz

io. G

li ch

iesi

com

e fo

sse

div

en-

tato

foto

graf

o, lo

ric

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avo

in a

ltri s

tud

i. «S

e ha

vog

lia d

i sta

rmi a

d a

scol

tare

The boy who dreamed of housesElisabetta Rasy

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pp. 88/91Antonio Citterio,

Gio, chaise longue, 2016.

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glie

lo r

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opo

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diri

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llo d

ove

era

nata

e c

he, d

icio

tten

ne, a

veva

lasc

iato

per

sp

osar

e un

inge

gner

e ita

liano

, da

cui a

spet

tava

un

bam

bin

o, c

ioè

sua

mad

re.

Era

mor

ta g

iova

ne, n

on a

ncor

a ci

nqua

nten

ne: e

ra u

na d

onna

bel

la, m

alin

co-

nica

, con

una

tes

ta p

iena

di c

apel

li sc

uri c

he p

orta

va r

acco

lti in

una

gra

nde

croc

chia

– c

osì L

udo

la r

icor

dava

e c

osì a

ppar

iva

nelle

foto

che

ave

va c

onse

rva-

to d

i lei

. Ter

esa

non

avev

a m

ai im

par

ato

ben

e l’i

talia

no, f

orse

per

que

sto

p

arla

va p

oco

e co

n tim

idez

za, m

a co

n lu

i bam

bin

o, q

uand

o er

ano

soli,

div

en-

tava

loq

uace

. Nel

la s

ua s

ottil

e vo

ce c

’era

sem

pre

qua

lcos

a d

i mus

ical

e,

e lu

i s’in

cant

ava

ad a

scol

tarla

. Gli

racc

onta

va d

elle

sto

rie d

el s

uo p

aese

lont

ano,

e

in o

gni s

toria

c’e

ra u

na c

asa

bia

nca,

la c

asa

del

la s

ua in

fanz

ia, c

usto

dita

da

guar

dia

ni s

pec

iali:

dei

gio

vani

cav

alli

agili

e g

entil

i, ch

e le

i am

ava

acca

rezz

are

e ca

valc

are.

«U

n gi

orno

ti c

i por

terò

» av

eva

dett

o, m

a no

n c’

era

stat

o il

tem

po.

«Dop

o la

sua

mor

te n

e p

arla

i a m

ia m

adre

», c

ontin

uò L

udov

ico,

«l

e ch

iesi

dov

e fo

sse

la c

asa

bia

nca,

in q

uale

ang

olo

di P

orto

gallo

e s

e

ci s

arem

mo

and

ati.

Ma

mia

mad

re c

add

e d

alle

nuv

ole:

con

lei l

a no

nna

non

ne a

veva

mai

par

lato

, e d

a co

me

glie

la s

tavo

des

criv

end

o se

mb

rava

una

cas

a d

a fia

ba,

pro

bab

ilmen

te s

olo

una

fant

asia

nat

a d

alla

nos

talg

ia. P

er m

e in

vece

q

uella

cas

a es

iste

va, e

ra p

iù v

era

del

ver

o, p

iù r

eale

del

la r

ealtà

».

Anc

he p

erch

é, m

i sp

iegò

, non

na T

eres

a no

n lo

ave

va d

el tu

tto

abb

and

onat

o:

con

una

cert

a re

gola

rità

gli a

pp

ariv

a in

sog

no, b

ella

com

’era

, con

la s

ua r

icca

ch

iom

a sc

ura,

e a

ncor

a p

iù g

iova

ne d

i com

e la

ric

ord

ava.

Qua

lche

vol

ta

era

sulla

sog

lia d

i una

mer

avig

liosa

cas

a b

ianc

a, q

ualc

he v

olta

tene

va le

red

ini

a p

hoto

gra

phe

r, si

nce

he h

ad s

tud

ied

so

met

hing

els

e. «

If y

ou

feel

like

lis

teni

ng I’

ll te

ll yo

u th

e st

ory

,» h

e sa

id s

mili

ng.

«I p

rom

ise

I will

tal

k a

long

tim

e, t

hat

way

we’

ll b

e ev

en.»

Aft

er fi

nish

ing

hig

h sc

hoo

l he

dec

ided

to

get

a d

egre

e in

Lite

ratu

re,

with

a m

ajo

r in

Art

His

tory

, b

ecau

se a

s a

child

he

had

alw

ays

liked

the

pic

ture

s in

bo

oks

mo

re t

han

the

wo

rds.

But

mo

stly

b

ecau

se h

e w

as in

love

with

a g

irl w

ho s

tud

ied

Lite

ratu

re. S

he w

as d

ark-

haire

d,

sens

ually

fo

rmed

, an

d w

as h

is fi

rst

love

. S

he lo

oke

d li

ke h

is g

rand

-m

oth

er,

Tere

sa,

fro

m L

usita

nia.

His

gra

ndm

oth

er h

ad le

ft t

his

wo

rld

whe

n he

was

sev

en o

r ei

ght

yea

rs o

ld,

far

away

fro

m t

he P

ort

ugal

whe

re s

he

was

bo

rn a

nd w

here

, at

ag

e ei

ght

een,

she

left

to

mar

ry a

n It

alia

n en

gin

eer

with

who

m s

he w

as e

xpec

ting

a c

hild

– h

is m

oth

er.

She

die

d b

efo

re e

ven

turn

ing

fift

y: a

bea

utifu

l wo

man

, m

elan

cho

ly,

with

dar

k cu

rly

hair

tha

t

she

wo

re in

a la

rge

bun

. T

hat’s

ho

w L

udo

rem

emb

ered

her

, an

d h

ow

sh

e ap

pea

red

in t

he p

hoto

s he

had

kep

t. T

eres

a ne

ver

lear

ned

Ital

ian

very

w

ell,

per

hap

s th

at’s

why

she

tal

ked

shy

ly a

nd s

eld

om

, b

ut w

hen

he w

as

a ch

ild a

nd t

hey

wer

e al

one

she

bec

ame

loq

uaci

ous

. In

her

so

ft v

oic

e

ther

e w

as s

om

ethi

ng m

usic

al,

and

he

was

enc

hant

ed b

y lis

teni

ng t

o it

.

She

to

ld h

im s

tori

es o

f he

r d

ista

nt h

om

elan

d,

and

in e

very

sto

ry t

here

w

as a

whi

te h

ous

e, h

er c

hild

hoo

d h

om

e, w

atch

ed b

y sp

ecia

l gua

rdia

ns:

gen

tle,

agile

yo

ung

ho

rses

tha

t sh

e lo

ved

to

car

ess

and

rid

e. «

I’ll b

ring

yo

u th

ere

one

day

,» s

he s

aid

. B

ut t

hat

day

nev

er c

ame.

«A

fter

she

die

d

I to

ld m

y m

oth

er a

bo

ut it

,» L

udo

vico

co

ntin

ued

. «I

ask

ed h

er w

here

the

w

hite

ho

use

was

, in

wha

t co

rner

of

Po

rtug

al, a

nd if

we

coul

d g

o. M

y m

oth

er

was

tak

en b

y co

mp

lete

sur

pri

se:

gra

ndm

oth

er h

ad n

ever

to

ld h

er a

bo

ut

a w

hite

ho

use,

and

she

tho

ught

it s

oun

ded

like

a n

ost

alg

ic f

airy

tal

e.

But

fo

r m

e th

at h

ous

e ex

iste

d,

and

was

mo

re r

eal t

han

real

.» A

lso

bec

ause

Te

resa

had

no

t co

mp

lete

ly a

ban

do

ned

him

. S

he a

pp

eare

d w

ith a

cer

tain

re

gul

arity

at

nig

ht in

his

dre

ams,

as

bea

utifu

l as

she

was

in li

fe,

w

ith h

er r

ich

dar

k ha

ir, a

nd e

ven

youn

ger

tha

n he

rem

emb

ered

her

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di u

n b

el c

aval

lo fu

lvo.

Qua

ndo

io lo

ave

vo in

cont

rato

, Cla

udia

, la

raga

zza

ch

e st

udia

va s

toria

del

l’art

e, lo

ave

va d

a p

oco

lasc

iato

sp

ezza

ndog

li il

cuor

e.

Lui a

veva

sm

esso

di a

ndar

e al

l’uni

vers

ità, a

veva

sm

esso

di p

arla

re e

di s

ogna

re

sua

nonn

a. E

qua

ndo

Ald

o e

Mau

rizio

, gli

unic

i am

ici c

he g

li er

ano

rimas

ti p

er-

ché

eran

o gl

i uni

ci c

he s

opp

orta

vano

la s

ua t

riste

zza

e il

suo

mut

ism

o,

gli a

veva

no p

rop

osto

un

viag

gio

lui a

ll’in

izio

ave

va d

etto

no,

per

ò d

opo,

vis

to

che

insi

stev

ano,

ave

va p

rop

osto

com

e m

eta

il P

orto

gallo

. Gli

amic

i ave

vano

ac

cett

ato

e lu

i era

par

tito:

vol

eva

trov

are

la c

asa

bia

nca,

cos

ì sua

non

na s

a-re

bbe

torn

ata

ad a

ppa

rirgl

i in

sogn

o. D

opo

Lisb

ona

si e

rano

inol

trat

i nel

l’int

erno

, ve

rso

Cas

cais

e p

oi S

intr

a. F

u al

rito

rno,

men

tre

il so

le s

i ost

inav

a

a no

n tr

amon

tare

, che

la v

ide,

lung

o la

pic

cola

str

ada

tort

uosa

che

sta

vano

se

guen

do

per

rip

rend

ere

l’aut

ostr

ada.

Era

lont

ana,

tut

t’in

torn

o il

verd

e d

ei

pra

ti, u

n b

aglio

re a

zzur

ro fo

rse

di u

n la

go, e

lei,

la c

asa,

tut

ta b

ianc

a. P

iù in

dei

cav

alli

annu

sava

no l’

aria

. «Fe

rmat

evi»

, ave

va u

rlato

agl

i am

ici,

«fer

mat

evi»

, m

entr

e si

con

torc

eva

sul s

edile

per

non

per

der

e l’i

mm

agin

e, «

ferm

atev

i».

Ma

loro

asc

olta

vano

mus

ica

a tu

tto

volu

me,

era

no s

tanc

hi e

affa

mat

i e n

on

gli a

veva

no d

ato

rett

a. A

vreb

be

volu

to a

fferr

are

que

lla im

mag

ine,

ten

erla

co

n sé

, non

per

der

la, o

ffrirl

a ne

l son

no a

sua

non

na. L

udov

ico

guar

dò u

n pu

nto

lont

ano

nella

sta

nza,

e p

er u

n at

timo

sem

brò

che

non

vole

sse

più

parla

re.

«E h

a ric

omin

ciat

o a

sogn

are

sua

nonn

a?»,

gli

ho c

hies

to p

er s

pin

gerlo

a c

onti-

nuar

e. «

No»

, mi h

a ris

pos

to. «

E in

Por

toga

llo, a

cer

care

la c

asa

bia

nca,

no

n è

torn

ato?

» «S

ì, m

a no

n l’h

o p

iù t

rova

ta»,

mi h

a d

etto

vel

ocem

ente

, com

e se

ste

sse

ridiv

enta

ndo

il ra

gazz

o ta

citu

rno

di q

uind

ici a

nni p

rima.

Ci s

iam

o ac

com

iata

ti co

n un

cen

no d

el c

apo,

ma

poi

men

tre

si s

tava

allo

ntan

and

o

si è

di n

uovo

riv

olto

a m

e, re

nden

dosi

con

to c

he n

on m

i ave

va s

pieg

ato

perc

era

dive

ntat

o fo

togr

afo.

«D

a al

lora

ho

com

inci

ato

a so

gnar

e ca

se, c

ase

bia

n-ch

e, o

gnun

a d

iver

sa d

all’a

ltra

in t

erre

che

non

ave

vo m

ai v

isto

. E

mi s

ono

mes

so in

via

ggio

per

ritr

ovar

le. M

a no

n so

no m

ai p

iù p

artit

o se

nza

una

mac

chin

a fo

tog

rafic

a, p

er n

on

per

der

le, s

e le

ave

ssi t

rova

te».

So

met

imes

she

was

sta

ndin

g a

t th

e d

oo

rste

p o

f a

mar

velo

us w

hite

ho

use,

and

oth

er t

imes

was

ho

ldin

g t

he r

eins

of

a ha

ndso

me

taw

ny h

ors

e.

Whe

n I fi

rst

met

him

, Cla

udia

, th

e lit

erat

ure

stud

ent,

had

just

left

him

an

d h

ad b

roke

n hi

s he

art.

He

sto

pp

ed s

tud

ying

, st

op

ped

tal

king

and

st

op

ped

dre

amin

g a

bo

ut h

is g

rand

mo

ther

. A

nd w

hen

his

frie

nds

Ald

o a

nd

Mau

rizi

o,

who

wer

e th

e o

nly

one

s w

ho c

oul

d p

ut u

p w

ith h

is m

op

ing

and

si

lenc

e, s

ugg

este

d g

oin

g o

n a

trip

he

at fi

rst

said

no

. But

sin

ce t

hey

insi

sted

, he

sug

ges

ted

Po

rtug

al.

His

fri

end

s ag

reed

and

off

the

y w

ent:

he

wan

ted

to

find

the

whi

te h

ous

e, s

o t

hat

his

gra

ndm

oth

er w

oul

d r

etur

n to

him

in

his

dre

ams

at n

ight

. A

fter

Lis

bo

n th

ey s

truc

k o

ut f

or

the

inte

rio

r, to

war

ds

Cas

cais

and

the

n S

intr

a. It

was

on

the

way

bac

k, w

hen

the

sun

stub

bo

rnly

re

fuse

d t

o s

et,

that

he

saw

it,

fro

m t

he w

ind

ing

ro

ad b

ack

to t

he h

ighw

ay.

It w

as f

ar a

way

, su

rro

und

ed b

y g

reen

fiel

ds,

with

a b

lue

refle

ctio

n

of

wha

t co

uld

be

a la

ke.

The

re it

was

, th

e w

hite

ho

use.

A li

ttle

bit

fath

er o

n,

som

e ho

rses

sni

ffed

the

bre

eze.

«S

top

,» h

e ye

lled

to

his

fri

end

s, «

sto

p!»

w

hile

he

twis

ted

in h

is s

eat

to k

eep

the

imag

e in

vie

w.

But

the

y ha

d t

he

mus

ic o

n fu

ll b

last

, th

ey w

ere

hung

ry a

nd t

ired

, an

d p

aid

no

att

entio

n.

He

wan

ted

to

gra

sp t

hat

imag

e an

d k

eep

it w

ith h

im,

to n

ever

lose

it,

an

d o

ffer

it t

o h

is g

rand

mo

ther

in a

dre

am.

Lud

ovi

co lo

oke

d a

cro

ss t

he

roo

m,

and

fo

r a

mo

men

t se

emed

as

if he

no

long

er w

ante

d t

o c

ont

inue

.

«Did

yo

u st

art

dre

amin

g a

bo

ut y

our

gra

ndm

oth

er a

gai

n?»

I ask

ed h

im

enco

urag

ing

ly.

«No

,» h

e re

plie

d.

«And

did

yo

u g

o b

ack

to P

ort

ugal

, to

loo

k fo

r th

e w

hite

ho

use?

» «Y

es, b

ut I

did

n’t

find

it,»

he

said

qui

ckly

, fal

ling

qui

et.

We

par

ted

with

a n

od

of

the

head

, an

d a

s he

was

wal

king

aw

ay,

he t

urne

d

aro

und

sud

den

ly a

s he

rea

lized

he

had

nev

er t

old

me

why

he

bec

ame

a

pho

tog

rap

her.

«Fro

m t

hen

on

I sta

rted

dre

amin

g o

f ho

uses

, w

hite

ho

uses

, ea

ch o

ne d

iffer

ent

fro

m t

he n

ext,

in p

lace

s w

here

I ha

d n

ever

bee

n.

And

I st

arte

d t

o t

rave

l to

sea

rch

for

them

. But

I ne

ver

left

with

out

a c

amer

a,

in o

rder

no

t to

lose

the

m if

I w

ere

to fi

nd t

hem

ag

ain.

»

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Lignum et Lapis, kitchen, 2008,Iuta, stool, 2000.

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Antonio Citterio, Gio, table and chair, 2016.

pp. 110/111,Antonio Citterio, Gio,

modular sofa, armchair, bench and small tables, 2016.B&B Italia CR&S, Twist, carpet, 2017.

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PRODUCT INDEX

B&B ITALIA

AlexAntonio Citteriotable, 2017pp. 22, 23

Backstage Antonio Citteriowardrobe, 2013pp. 38, 39

Bolt Table Mario Bellinitable, 2017pp. 14, 15

Charlotte Antonio Citteriochair, 2015p. 23

Eileen Antonio Citteriotable, 2003pp. 32, 33consolepp. 40, 44, 45

El Antonio Citteriochair, 2009p. 95

EucaliptoAntonio Citteriostorage units, 2016pp. 16/17

Formiche Piero Lissonismall tables, 2017pp. 7, 8/9, 17, 38

Grande Papilio Naoto Fukasawa armchair, 2009pp. 38, 40, 42

Harbor Naoto Fukasawaarmchair and ottoman, 2017pp. 80, 81

Harry Large Antonio Citterioottoman, 2004p. 101

Husk Patricia Urquiolabed, 2013pp. 40/41, 42, 43

Iuta Antonio Citterio chair, 2012p. 33

J.J.Antonio Citterioarmchair, 2008 pp. 72, 101

Jens Antonio Citteriochair, 2017pp. 82/83, 85

Le Bambole '07 Mario Belliniarmchair, 1972pp. 94, 95

Mart Antonio Citterio armchair, 2003pp. 6, 7, 8

Mera Antonio Citteriosmall tables, 2012 pp. 41, 42, 43

Mini Papilio Naoto Fukasawasmall armchair, 2012 p. 32

Mirto Indoor Antonio Citteriotable, 2016pp. 82, 95small tables, 2016pp. 72/73, 75console, 2016p. 72ottoman, 2016p. 73

Moon System Zaha Hadidsofa, 2007pp. 34/35

P60 Antonio Citterioottoman, 2003p. 95

RichardAntonio Citteriomodular sofa, 2016pp. 72/73, 75bed, 2017pp. 96/97, 98, 99

SAKéPiero Lissonimodular sofa, 2017pp. 7, 8/9, 16/17

Shelf X Naoto Fukasawabookcase, 2005p. 32

Surface Vincent Van Duysenstorage units, 2015p. 81small tables, 2010p. 97

Up SeriesGaetano PesceUp1, armchair, 1969p. 16Up5_Up6,armchair and ottoman, 1969pp. 9, 19Up7, sculpture, 1969p. 13

B&B ITALIA Outdoor Collection

Butterfly Patricia Urquiola modular sofa, 2015pp. 48/49

Crinoline Patricia Urquiolaarmchair, 2008pp. 76/77

Fat-Sofa Outdoor Patricia Urquiolaottoman, 2015pp. 48/49

GioAntonio Citteriomodular sofa, 2016pp. 110/111 chaise longue, 2016pp. 89/91armchair, 2016pp. 110table and chair, 2016p.109small tables, 2016pp. 89, 110/111bench, 2016p. 111

Husk OutdoorPatricia Urquiolasmall table, 2014pp. 48/49

Mirto OutdoorAntonio Citteriotable and chair, 2013p. 51small tables, 2013p. 49

Twist B&B Italia CR&Scarpets, 2017pp. 48/49, 51, 109, 110/11

B&B ITALIA Project Collection

Iuta, Antonio Citterio stool, 2000pp. 105, 107

ARCLINEA

ModusAntonio Citteriodoors system, 2018pp. 25, 26/27, 29

Italia Antonio Citteriokitchen, 1988pp. 25, 26/27, 29

Lignum et Lapis Antonio Citteriokitchen, 2008pp. 105, 106/107

Descriptions and pictures of productsincluded in this catalogue have an indicative value only and are not binding for products’ use. B&B Italia reserves the right to modify their products without prior notification.For further technical information of the products, please contact the authorised dealer closest to you(see www.bebitalia.com).

La descrizione e le immagini dei prodotti del presente catalogo sono puramente indicative e non possono essere considerate vincolati ai fini del loro utilizzo. B&B Italia si riserva di apportare ai prodotti le modifiche che ritiene più opportune, in qualsiasi momento e senza preavviso.Per ulteriori informazioni sulle caratteristiche tecniche dei prodotti, invitiamo a consultare il sito www.bebitalia.com dove troverete l’elenco dei rivenditori autorizzati a cui rivolgervi.

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CONTACTS

Europe Americas

B&B Italia MilanoVia Durini 14, MilanoT. 02 76 44 [email protected]

B&B Italia “Scalo Milano”Via Milano 5, Locate Triulzi (MI)T. +39 328 [email protected]://scalomilano.bebitalia.it

B&B Italia GenovaVia Macaggi 41 R, 16121 GenovaT. 010 [email protected]://genova.bebitalia.it

B&B Italia London250 Brompton Road London SW3 2AS T. 020 7591 [email protected]

B&B Italia Paris35, Rue du Bac 75007 ParisT. 01 55 35 14 [email protected]

B&B Italia Saint-TropezAvenue Maréchal Foch quartier Saint Roch83992 Saint-TropezT. 0033.494457720 [email protected] B&B Italia Lyon22 Rue Auguste Comte 69002 LyonT. 0033 09 86 56 21 53 [email protected]

B&B Italia Berlin Torstrasse 140 10119 Berlin T. 0049 30403 691020 [email protected]

B&B Italia München Maximiliansplatz 21 80333 München T. 089 461 368 - 0 [email protected]

B&B Italia WienFranz-Josefs - Kai 45 - 1010 WienT. +43 (0) 1 533 55 [email protected]

B&B Italia Athens358 Kifisias Ave, 15233 Halandri - Athens T. 0030 210 6847720 [email protected]

B&B Italia IstanbulDereboyu Cd. No. 78, Ortaköy - IstanbulT. +90 212 327 [email protected]

B&B Italia Cyprus50 Limassol Avenue 2014 Nicosia - CyprusT. 00357 [email protected]

B&B Italia New York 150 East 58th Street New York, NY 10155 T. 212 758 [email protected]

B&B Italia Madison Avenue 135 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 T. +1 212 889 [email protected]

B&B Italia Washington DC3320 M Street Northwest Washington DC 20007T. 202 337 [email protected]

B&B Italia Los Angeles8801 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90048T. 310 278 [email protected]

B&B Italia Chicago314 West Superior St.Chicago, IL 60654T 312 335 [email protected]

B&B Italia Miami2331 Ponce de Leon BoulevardCoral Gables, FL 33134 T. 305 448 [email protected]

B&B Italia Dallas1707 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, TX 75207T. 214 389 [email protected]

B&B Italia Austin801 West 5th Street, Suite 100 Austin TX 78703T. 512 476 [email protected]

B&B Italia San Francisco 2211 Alameda Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 T. 415 565 0900 [email protected]

B&B Italia Seattle 1300 Western Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 T. 206 287 9992 [email protected]

B&B Italia Sun Valley 350 Walnut Avenue Ketchum, ID 83340T. 208 928 [email protected]

B&B Italia Mexico CityAvenida Presidente Masaryk 275,Esquina con Temístocles, Colonia Polanco, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11560, Ciudad De Mexico, Local BT. 0052 [email protected]

B&B Italia Sao Paulo Avenida Brasil 1653 Jardim America CEP: 01431-001 São Paulo (SP) Brasil T. +55 11 [email protected]

B&B Italia Belo Horizonte Rua Andaluzita, 125 Carmo Sion Belo Horizonte (MG)T. +55 31 3281 [email protected]

B&B Italia STORES

Asia Middle East / Africa

B&B Italia Tokyo1, 3F Aoyama OM- Square 2-5-8, Kita Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061T. 03 3478 3837 [email protected]

B&B Italia Beijing1st floor, International Hall 5, Easyhome at North 4th Ring Road, Beijing, ChinaT. 0086 10 [email protected]

B&B Italia Shanghai Unit L1-W10, No. 168 Hubin Rd., Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021 T. 0086 021 [email protected]

B&B Italia Hong Kong31st floor. China Online Center333 Lockhart Road, Wanchai Hong KongT. +852 2295 [email protected]

B&B Italia Kaohsiung 67, Minquan 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80251T. +886 7 332 [email protected] B&B Italia Taipei39, Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 10681T. +886 2 2755 [email protected]

B&B Italia Taichung211, Chaofu Rd., Taichung, Taiwan 40757T. +886 4 2258 [email protected]

B&B Italia Seoul 6-15 Chungdam-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul T. + 82 2 3447 6000 [email protected]

B&B Italia Busan454, Jwadong Sunhwan-Ro, Haeundae-Gu, Busan, T. +82 (0)51 731 [email protected]

B&B Italia Bangkok 523 Mahaprutharam Road10500 Bangkok, ThailandT. +66 2 237 [email protected]

B&B Italia Ho Chi Minh City1st Floor Times Square Building22-36 Nguyen Hue Boulevard & 57-69F Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamT. 0084-8 66 840 [email protected]

B&B Italia ManilaTwenty-four Seven McKinleyCorner of Seventh Avenue,24th Street & McKinley Parkway,Bonifacio Global City PhilippinesT. +63 2 634 85 [email protected]

B&B Italia JakartaJl. Kemang Raya No. 17Jakarta 12730 IndonesiaT. +62 21 [email protected]

B&B Italia New DelhiDLF Chattarpur Farms 2, North Drive 110074 Chattarpur, New DelhiT. +91 999 969 3093 [email protected]

B&B Italia Dubai Jumeirah Beach Road - Jumeirah 3 next to Dubai offshore Sailing Club Dubai UAE - T. 971 [email protected]

B&B Italia Abu Dhabi Shop 1 Al Ain Tower, KhalidiyaAbu Dhabi - UAE T. + 971 2 2222 [email protected]

B&B Italia BeirutAn Nahar Building.Martyrs Sqaure, DowtownT. +961 [email protected]

B&B Italia Tel Aviv3 Hatarucha Street 63509, Tel Aviv, Israel T. 972 3 7449935 [email protected]

B&B Italia AccraNo. 6,7, 9 Liberation Road Accra, GhanaT. 00233 302 79 1393 [email protected]

Maxalto STORES

Maxalto is a B&B Italia brand. For additional information on the Maxalto collection please visit our Maxalto or B&B Italia Stores.

Maxalto è un marchio B&B Italia. Per conoscere la collezione Maxalto visiti gli Store Maxalto o B&B Italia.

Americas

Maxalto Los Angeles 8811 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 T. 310 986 [email protected]

Maxalto Miami30 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137T. [email protected]

Asia

Maxalto Hong Kong C/O Déntro -Shop C, Lg/F, Ruttonjee Centre, 11 Duddell Street, CentralHong Kong, ChinaT. 00852 28668829 [email protected]

Maxalto Ho Chi Minh City1st Floor Times Square Building22-36 Nguyen Hue Boulevard & 57-69F Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamT. 0084-8 66 840 333 [email protected]

B&B ITALIA SPA22060 Novedrate (CO) ItalyStrada Provinciale 32T. + 39 031 795 111F. + 39 031 791 592

Info: [email protected] Italianumero verde 800 018 370

USAtoll free number 800 872 1697

All other countriesT. + 39 031 795 213F. + 39 031 791 592

www.bebitalia.comwww.maxalto.it

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Art directionand graphic designJuma

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A light exists in springsimonasilenzistudiowith Gaia Marchesiniand Alessandra Chiarelli

PhotographyTommaso Sartori

TranslationsJennifer Clark

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Thanks to

Nature is a haunted house p. 7paper sculpture, Papuliglass sphere, Compassoceramic sculptures, Officine Safficarpet, Amini

pp. 8/9suspension lamp, Flos carpets, Amini

p. 15 objects on the table, Compasso

pp. 16/17lamp, Flos carpets, Aminiceramic vases, Officine Saffi

p. 23suspension lamp, Edizioni Designvases, Compassocarpet, Amini

p. 29ceramic jars, Compasso

p. 32black and white painting, Michele Reginaldi

p. 33brass sculptures, Michele Reginaldicarpet, Amini

p 34floor lamp, Atelier Areti

p. 38ceramic jars, Compassocarpet, Amini

pp. 40/41ceramic vases, Officine Saffitable lamp, Flos carpets, Amini

p. 42table lamp, Flos

p. 44ceramic vases, Officine Saffi

p. 45ceramic vases, Officine Saffi

A light exists in spring

p. 72 vase, Officine Saffiplaid, Ivano Redaellitrays, AYTM and Louise Roecarpets, Amini

p. 75 carpet, NanimarquinaPlaid, Ivano Redaelli

p. 81 carpets, Nanimarquinabowl, Manufattoplaid, Ivano Redaelli

pp. 82/83floor lamp, Vitradistributed by Molteni&C-Uniforcarpet, Nanimarquina

p. 95floor lamp, Flostable lamp, Floscarpet, Nanimarquinabowl, Kanz Architetti

pp. 96/97table lamp, Floscarpet, Nanimarquinabed linen and plaid, Ivano Redaelli and Society Limontachair, Eligo

pp. 98/99table lamp, Floscarpet, Nanimarquinabed linen and plaid,Ivano Redaelli and Society Limonta

p. 101carpet, Nanimarquinabasket, As’artvase, Ames

p. 105bowls, Amestextile, Society Limonta

pp. 106/107bowls, Amestextile, Society Limonta

p. 109centerpiece, Officine Saffitextile, Society Limonta

pp. 110/111floor lamp, Floslanterns, AYTMbasket, As’arttrays, Louise Roevase, Ames

p. 4Quote from a 1876 letter by Emily Dickinsonto Thomas Wentworth Higginson

p. 70Quote from "A Light Exists in Spring" by Emily Dickinson

Thanks for the collaboration on this communication project to:

Castello di RivoliMuseo d'Arte Contemporanea

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