05/09/2021 - CONTRAST AND REFLECTION
DESIGNER PIOTR DABROWA'S WORK FROM A MARBLE QUARRY TO OUR GALLERY
Born in 1990, Piotr Dabrowa is a multidisciplinary designer focused on lighting and objects. A very similar aesthetic unites his work with Diorama editorial line and artistic vision. That’s why, when found out his work online, we couldn’t let him get away: this is how our first collaboration with a young designer was born.
To set two designer’s works, a coffee table and a hanging lamp, we chose a marble quarry. Not just because it’s a high-impact display, but also because it’s a significant place where man’s work is combined with the work of nature. That gives life to an impressive backdrop which, thanks to its hard and sharp lines and neutral colors, is a perfect background for the exhibited elements, becoming the two absolute protagonists of the images.
The sharp contrast between the light and the bright tones of marble, illuminated by clear direct sunlight, and dark furniture, contributes to the enhancement and the exaltation of the latter. And the same goes for the contrast between the brutality and the irregularity of the background and the minimalist cleanliness of their lines.
We also chose a second theme for the set: the reflection, a fundamental element to show the furnishings in their entirety. In the case of the coffee table this choice is particularly meaningful, with its asymmetry due to the two different elements at the base.
Furthermore, we have decided to insert reflective surfaces that could offer a vision of the objects, like mirrors placed closed by, or water at the bottom of the quarry. This last solution allowed us to obtain the effect sought through the use of another natural element, in order to strengthen the concept of naturalness and essentiality at the basis of the entire project.
During the Milano Design Week 2021, taking place from September 4 to 10, we are really glad to present these two design pieces, moved from a virtual marble quarry to our creative space Motel D in Viale Caldara 13, Porta Romana district. You can come visit us from 5 to 7pm, or by appointment from 10am. Write to milano@motel-d.com.
See you there to see the works of Piotr Dabrowa with your own eyes!