Melodicware Trio - Musical Portal, Agustina Bottoni

About This Piece

Contemporary Design

Designed by Agustina Bottoni Handcrafted in Italy Materials: solid brass with satin finish - rayon fringes Size 110cm x 22cm / 43” x 9” Chain length 150cm / 60'' Melodicware explores the auditory experience of objects. These items contains brass chimes of different lengths that play musical notes. Swinging by breeze or touch, they release casual melodies inspired by Debussy. Melodicware not only embellishes a space as a jewel. Through interaction, it comes to life for a fleeting moment. The lush fringes of the delicate pieces invite to be touched by passers by, becoming thus an unexpected musical instrument. Agustina Bottoni Agustina Bottoni is an independent Argentinian designer based in Milan. She works for companies, private clients and self-productions of objects, textiles and furniture. Graduated at the University of Buenos Aires, and after years of working in the fashion industry, she transferred to Milan, graduating with honors of the MA in product design at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. Following, she collaborated with design studios in Italy and the Netherlands before dedicating since 2015 to her independent design practice. Exploring the language of everyday objects, these projects tell stories through a gentle use of shape. Agustina’s multicultural experience influences the research of different materials and techniques. They also encourage an emotional perception, considering objects as companions in our lives. Her works have been exhibited at Triennale Design Museum in Milan, Salone del Mobile, Maison&Objet and others. Since 2016, she is a co-founder of design collective The Ladies’ Room. Selected exhibitions 2017: Operæ Design Fair, Lingotto, Turin 2017: Fenoména by The Ladies’ Room, 5Vie Milan, Italy 2017: Ambiente Fair with Il Coccio Design Edition, Frankfurt 2016: W. Women in Italian Design, curated by Silvana Annichiarico, Triennale Design Museum, Milan 2016: ATOM: The Cutting Factory curated by Giulio Iacchetti and Francesca Molteni, Triennale Design Museum, Milan 2016: Operæ Design Fair, Palazzo Cisterna, Turin 2016: Brianza Design at Salone del Mobile, Milan 2015: SOURCE, Villa Strozzi, Florence 2015: Human Made curated by Elizabeth Leriche, Maison & Objet, Paris 2015: Zero Design Festival, Circolo Filologico, Milan 2013: Works of Heart, made by Hand, Zanotta Showroom, Milan Awards 2017: Nominated, Milano Design Award 2016: 1st Prize Professional Category, Ceramica made in Umbria: Il Segno del Tempo 2016: Selected Think Tile design workshop by Mirage 2013: Jury Award, Works of Heart Made by Hands, organised by Zanotta and Bosch 2012: Scholarship MA Design Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan Studies 2015: Master in Design, cum laude, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano 2013: Exchange Program Design, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam 2008: Bachelor in Fashion Design, Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Creator	Agustina Bottoni
Year	2017
Production Period	2010 to Present
Identifying Marks	This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Style	Contemporary
Detailed Condition	New — This is a new (unused) item of contemporary design.
Product Code	KYZ-719752
Additional Information	Made to Order
Materials	Brass
Width	35 cm 13.8 inch
Depth	20 cm 7.9 inch
Height	150 cm 59.1 inch
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

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About the Creator

Agustina Bottoni

Argentinian designer Agustina Bottoni was born in Buenos Aires in 1984. She first studied Fashion Design at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating with a Bachelor’s in 2008, before relocating to Milan, where she obtained her Master’s in Product Design from the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in 2015. Since completing her studies, Bottoni has been working independently as a designer on the European scene, collaborating with select clients, as well as producing her own small editions of objects, textiles, and furniture pieces.

Bottoni’s practice is concerned with embracing craft traditions—especially those from her home country—through a contemporary sensibility. Her forms and color palettes are light and often rather ethereal; kinesis is a common thread throughout the young designer’s oeuvre. From the handcrafted kinetic sculptural vases in the Eden Series (2016); to the Melodicware (2017) sound sculptures incorporating wind chimes; or even the Mate Craft Tableware (2015), in which the encasing leather is designed to take on changing colors and patinas with use—there is an engaging sense of movement and transience in Bottoni’s work. The designer thinks of her works as encouraging emotional perception and she considers “objects as companions in our lives,” which perhaps explains how each piece seems so imbued with a life of its own.

Bottoni has already received considerable acclaim for her unique designs. In 2015, the Mate Craft series was exhibited in Paris as part of the Human Made exhibition at Maison & Objet. The following year, in 2016, Eden was presented during the Operae Design Festival in Turin; several of Bottoni’s series were included in the W. Women in Italian Design exhibition as part of the Triennale Design Museum, Milan; and Texere (2016), a unique tapestry wall-hanging in wool felt and cut by the precision Atom cutting machines, was commissioned as part of La Triennale di Milano. In 2017, she was nominated for the Milano Design Award and continued her hectic exhibition schedule, including showings at the Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt (with Il Coccio Design Edition) and at Milano Design Week. Currently, Bottoni divides her time between Milan and Buenos Aires.