Drizzle shelves26. Apr2012
"Just like the light rain whose fall the word “drizzle” signifies, the support system for this bookcase’s shelves is composed of long vertical lines. These vertical elements made of metal – which can be in bronze, copper or brass hues, or be lacquered in black, white or other colours – can be arranged in asymmetrical, irregular ways to support the transparent or frosted glass shelves. Drizzle’s combinations have been carefully selected in order to allow the bookcase to work well in any context. Drizzle’s components can be arranged in countless combinations, and this allows multiple units to be placed next to one another in order to create the effect of a wall of irregular falling rain, but the bookcase’s modest dimensions also allow a single module to be used in tight spaces." - Luca Nichetto
Drizzle was presented this year at Salone del Mobili Milan.
via Muuuz
'Drizzle' is a modular system made of thin metal rods finished in bronze, copper, brass or lacquered in various colors combined with patches of clear or frosted glass.The result is a shelving unit that permits to store objects of various sizes and configurations.
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Sketches of the Drizzle shelf.---
Luca Nichetto was born in Venice in 1976, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards he attended the IUAV, the University Institute of Architecture of Venice, where he graduated in Industrial Design. He began his business career in 1999 by designing his first products made of Murano glass for Salviati. In the same year he began his cooperation with Foscarini: besides designing products, he also worked for them as a consultant for new material research and product development (2001-2003). In 2006, he founded his own agency, Nichetto&Partners, which deals both with Industrial Design and Design Consultant. He has received many international prizes, among which the Gran Design Award 2008, the Chicago Atheneum Museum of Architecture Good Design Award 2008, the IF Product Design Award 2008 and the Elle Decoration International Design Awards 2009 (EDIDA) as Designer of the Year in the Young Designer Talent section. He has held workshops in various Italian and international universities and he has taken part in exhibitions in Europe, in the United States and Japan. Today, Luca Nichetto works for various international companies, such as Bosa, Casamania, Emmegi, Established & Sons, Foscarini, Fratelli Guzzini, Gallotti & Radice, Italesse, Kristalia, Moroso, Offecct Refin, Salviati, Skitsch, Tacchini, Venini. - from MGLAB---
