Imagination | Fornasetti

Over 80 years of history and tradition are now preserved in the Fornasetti Archive: it is the beating heart of the Atelier, holding about 13,000 creations, including objects, decorations and other works, expressing Fornasetti's fundamental values and telling the story of its artistic evolution over time.
more
7 Pins
·2mo
Piero Fornasetti with his TEMA E VARIAZIONI TRAY Designer Tray, Venice Map, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, A Poem, Illustration Print, Italian Design, Artist Studio, Antonio Mora Artwork
PIERO FORNASETTI
“I consider myself the inventor of the tray, because people no longer knew how to hand over a glass, a message, or a poem”. This spirit explains why the tray appears in more variations than any other Fornasetti object, in terms of both quantity of decorations and variety of shapes. The journey into creative dialogue continues on FORNASETTI.COM
an old man holding up two hand prints in front of his face
Fornasetti | The Marameo Tray
The tray uses a personal language, made of many styles drawn from different epochs and settings; it makes the aesthetic quality of a Fornasetti work unmistakable, full of surprises, and infinitely varied.
Fornasetti | Cats
Cats are inseparable friends of Fornasetti. On plaids, cushions and ceramics, these small pets play hide and seek to surprise guests from every corner of the house.
The trompe l'oeil umbrella stands are eclectic intellectual illusions, on which drawing takes physical form and decoration playfully deceives the eye in an interplay of fiction and realism. Which Drawing, Unique Umbrella, Umbrella Stands, Umbrella Stand, Realism, Umbrella, Hand Painted
Fornasetti | The Umbrella Stand
The trompe l'oeil umbrella stands are eclectic intellectual illusions, on which drawing takes physical form and decoration playfully deceives the eye in an interplay of fiction and realism.
Fornasetti | Uccelli Décor
Colourful birds take flight throughout Fornasetti oeuvre, fitting themselves into the shape and surface of furniture to become its decoration.
a man is holding up his eyes to see the camera
Fornasetti | Piero and the Tray
Piero Fornasetti considered himself the inventor of the tray, because people no longer knew how to hand over a glass, a message, or a poem.
Fornasetti | The Trumeau
Mixing styles, themes, and characters, trumeaux create fascinating associations. From geometric modules to optical vortices, each piece of furniture tells a unique story of constructivist fantasies.