After Achille Castiglioni, Riccardo Dalisi, Michele De Lucchi e Alessandro Mendini, the Most Illustrious family, born from the cooperation between Bosa and Elena Salmistraro as an homage to the great masters of Italian design, welcomes Cini Boeri during the year of the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Elena Salmistraro’s reintepretation conveys the universe of Cini Boeri, portrayed with her signature haircut and scarf around her neck. Her body shape is designed by borrowing the three-dimentional elements of her most iconic designs: the Serpentone sofa and the Botolo armchair, mixed with fabric textures that characterized her language.
The three-dimensional image is defined by fluid and elegant curves that were chosen to represent the avant-garde vision of this star of Italian architecture and design, one of the few women of those times.
The Most Illustrious sculptures are produced by Bosa with ceramics, defined by three-dimensional textures and finely enriched by coloured glazes. Elena Salmistraro explains:
“This collection of illustrious people is an homage that allows them to come to life by capturing the essence of their iconic and timeless projects. The ceramics figurines stand as symbols and represent the unique and vibrant force and the distinctive traits of the designer portrayed. They go beyond being a simple portrait, they witness the profound connection between the master and his/her work, by embodying the concept ‘we are what we make’. This project expresses my gratitude towards those that shaped my vision of design and inspired my creative process.”
