Cool… venini @palazzo bagatti valsecchi

Two of my favourites, the Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi and Venini come together again to present their new collection.    The Palazzo is located in the centre of Milan in the Via Santo Sprito near the main shopping district.  Built in the 19th century by 2 brothers, the  Palazzo is a amalgamation of the Renaissance and the 19th Century.   It was turned into a museum in 1994 and has been used by Venetian glass manufacturers, Venini, to show off their wares for the past few years.    Clearly the luxe appointments of the Bagatti Valsecchi is a fitting backdrop to the rich colours of Venini’s  Murano glass creations.

This year, the  Italian designer Fabio Novembre has created stacked vases for renowned italian glass manufacturer Venini.
made of world-famous Murano glass, the containers are in the form of pharmaceutical drugs, with chemical compositions written on each.
Each color combination represents a different hormone: testosterone, adrenaline, oxytocin, phenethylamine and estrogen (I’ll take the oxytocin).  This  placebo effect is meant to take the place of medication, with the philosophy that the playful designs has the same hormonal effects as ‘happy pills’.

To create the vases, the incalmo glass technique is used —  a complex technique where different sections of blown glass are placed one on the other. After the first piece is made, the second must be placed directly on the edge while still hot, fitting perfectly and fusing so there is no overlap.

I seem to recall that Jonathan Adler did something similar a few years ago, but I am loving the colours and the chemical composition of the pieces.

BAGATTI VALSECCHI MUSEUM
Via Santo Spirito, 10
THE WHITE COLLECTION
16 | 22 April, 2012
h. 10am to 9pm