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Alessandro Rabottini in conversation with Studio Formafantasma To Studio Forma Fantasma, “to be a designer in this moment is challenging.” In conversation with curator Alessandro Rabottini, the duo—whose research-based practice is characterized by experimental material investigations bridging craft, industry, product design and education—reflect on the urgency linking design to environmental concerns and responsibility; critical …
research project Ore Streams (2017)... explores design’s relationship with the gargantuan, partially illicit global trade in electronic and digital waste. (via One Take: Studio Formafantasma's Ore Streams | Frieze)
More info: https://www.formafantasma.com/filter/home/Ore-Streams-1
Studio Formafantasma
Based in Amsterdam, the two founded the firm in 2009, opting against using their own names because “we wanted to be a different entity than what we are as individuals,” says Farresin, 36. The name means “ghost shape,” which is indicative of their process — one that emphasizes the amorphous early stages of creation, when the mind is “cloudy and full of potential,” says Trimarchi, 33.
“We hate futurism,” says Farresin. “We don’t think the future or the new is necessarily the best solution,” Trimarchi clarifies, “but we don’t think the past is the best either. Creating something with what is already there is better.”
Studio Formafantasma brings together ancient ruins of Rome and contemporary design
Water bacteria, vessel and ladle
Alphabet Water & Wine Glasses (Pair A) by Studio Formafantasma by Lobmeyer
The individual Alphabet Water and Wine Glasses are each engraved with one of 12 patterns inspired by the villa’s Biedermeier interior and Lobmeyr’s rich archives. The glasses are intended to be presented upside down and one inside the other. Like a crystal cloche used to cover a small treasure, the bigger glass protects the smaller one and the two engraved patterns combine to form a new design.