Eastern philosophy meets Western cultura in Pinnacle, Turri‘s new collection of furnishing accessories entrusted to the award-winning Huang Quan, a leading figure in the Chinese interior design scene.
The name of the collection, that means “climax, culmination” in English, refers to the Chinese expression Zheng’rong, which indicates the height, a privileged point of view, a peak.
The first image evoked by association is that of the mountains and it is no coincidence that the Zheng Rong principle is the basis of the Shan Shui art movement, a painting style depicting natural landscapes and expressing an approach to life, deeply rooted in Chinese culture, according to which it is necessary to strive for greatness; however, in eastern art and philosophy, grandeur must always be balanced by grace and simplicity, just as in mountain landscapes the gentler slopes and streams alternate with the highest peaks.
Pinnacle is therefore a collection full of symbols and meanings: the image of the mountains and nature inspires the shapes, with evident references in the sculptural base of the table or in the slender lines of the vitrine’s legs; on the other hand, bold, steep, vigorous strokes, soothed by others are softer and more circular such as in the enveloping back of the chairs or in the curved sides of the sideboard.
Even the choice of materials is not accidental: the marble top is a clear reference to the colours of the rocks, while on the one hand the almost austere gray walnut wood and on the other the gentler and softer leather express the balance between grandeur and grace.
Finally, table, chairs, sideboard and vitrine designed by Huang Qua are a synthesis between different cultures: the eastern one, philosophical and conceptual, and that of the Italian design of Turri, guardian of a great manufacturing tradition in line with contemporary taste.
