Amini - Sorrento carpet Acqua

The chessboard is the basis of the pattern of the Sorrento carpet, a clear reference to the precious ceramics made for the floors of the Hotel Parco Principi, in the municipality of Vietri, designed by Gio Ponti. Masterpieces in Tibetan wool and natural silk, complements that bring to homes a harmony and a sense of measure that comes from the balance between design, shape and color.

Giò Ponti

Eclectic personality, since the beginning he has been active in the field of architecture, painting, graphics and scenography. He graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1920. In 1926 he founded - with the publisher Gianni Mazzocchi - the magazine Domus, which he directed until his death. In 1931 he was called to the artistic direction of Luigi Fontana and in 1932 - together with Pietro Chiesa - he founded the fontanaarte. He is among the promoters of the Compasso d'Oro Award and among the founders of the ADI, he directs on several occasions the programs of the Triennale di Milano and is a professor at the Politecnico di Milano. He designs numerous famous buildings - public and private - including the houses of Via De Togni, the tower house of Corso Venezia, the RAI and Ferrania palaces, the Littoria tower at Parco Sempione, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, the Taranto Cathedral, Villa Planchart in Caracas, the Museum of Modern Art in Denver. In the field of design are timeless furnishings, lamps and objects designed for fontanaarte including some pieces still in production, such as lamps 0024, Bilia, Pirellina, Pirellone and Coffee Table 1932.

Amini

The traditions of the country of origin, Afghanistan, are a very lively and inescapable cultural heritage that the Amini family not only keeps alive and protects, but also places at the heart of its entrepreneurial activity for over half a century. Amini is a brand of ABC, Amini Brothers Company, created in 1962 by Sultan Amini. A unique reality in the interior design sector, ABC is able to design, manufacture and market any type of carpet: from handmade products to those with mechanical processing; from contemporary to refined artist editions in limited edition; from "custom" to large supplies. From Nepal to India, from Afghanistan to Turkey and Morocco: places where carpet weaving is still an expression of local culture.