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| CARBON22, a limited-edition line of experimental furniture by Dario Antonioni, founder of the design lab Orange22, is poised to launch at Art Basel Miami 2008. ORGANIC FLUIDITY In many ways, the collection is the most recent manifestation of the designer’s love affair with aerospace engineering, a field in which he’s formally trained. Borrowing from aeronautical concepts, he has utilized the most advanced technologies to craft the collection of blacker-than-black furniture thats super strong and light-weight —including a desk, stool, end table and cocktail table—made entirely of carbon fiber. In a wind tunnel, the aerodynamic lines of each art object creates sensual, un-agitated flows of air—precisely the kind NASA engineers strive to achieve in their own work. TECHNOLOGY MEETS ART And yet, the aesthetic presence of each piece differs dramatically from that of machine-age aircraft or supersonic jets. “My fascination with flight and technology definitely influenced my material selection, fabrication techniques and, to a certain extent, the formal qualities of these pieces,” says Antonioni, “but when I applied those technologies and materials to the process of designing a table whose legs morph fluidly into the rest of the structure, the results were totally unpredictable.” DRIVEN BY PASSION “I am an artist first and a designer second,” says Antonioni. “This collection is a way for me to satisfy my inclination to advance my field - to experiment. Carbon22 isn’t driven by the demands of the marketplace. It’s driven by passion.” Each Carbon22 object within the collection, produced in limited numbers, will be signed and sold to collectors with the original molds. Prices for each limited edition piece will range from $20,000 up to $120,000. PRESS KIT To download a press kit visit our Press Link Above.
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