Opinion Ciatti - Yang trasparent glass display cabinet

Yang, the display cabinet by Marta Giardini, is inspired by the ancient Taoist philosophy and reinterprets in a contemporary way the archetype of the Chinese wardrobe.

Yin and yang, “the shady side of the hill" (yin) and “the sunny side of the hill” (yang). Night that becomes daylight and daylight that becomes night. Inside and outside. Everything stems from its opposite and nothing can exist without its other half.

Yang, the special sculptural wardrobe launched during the 2018 Salone del Mobile, follows this theme and it preserves and admires, holds and exhibits at the same time. A slight and elegant frame in anodised aluminium, clad with hardy crystal, leaves room to total transparency, to a continuous exchange between what is inside and what is outside. A discreet and functional structure which is offset by a large, central, sculptural metal handle. The frame has a smooth, satin finish while the handle shines like a jewel as a result of its gold or black nickel coating. It is like a large “stamp” that attracts the beholders’ attention, inviting them to look at something that is simultaneously protected and exhibited.

A piece that reveals thousands of different facets: they are defined by the interaction between content and container – yin and yang. It is an extremely versatile piece that can be hosted in both public and private spaces and that, due also to the two finishes available - black or burnished brass - easily suits the most diverse environments, be they classical, minimal or inspired by the industrial style.

Marta giardini

Marta Giardini, architect and designer, was born in Vercelli. Following her studies at the Brera Academy, in 1998 she was awarded a degree in Interior Design by the Milan Polytechnic.
As Paola Navone’s assistant she took part in the Armani Casa project, in addition to the early years and the birth of Gervasoni Blu.

In 2002, with Bruno Rainaldi, she founded ENTRATALIBERA in Milan, a very special space suspended between art and design, a “workshop of shapes” open to research and experimentation.
She lived in Spain between 2004 and 2007 to follow the table accessories and bedroom textiles lines for Zara Home.
Between 2007 and 2009 she was the art director of DMK, Sintesi and other brands of the group.

As a designer, she has signed pieces for Opinion Ciatti and DMK, and is now a consultant for leading companies in the sector, including Armani, Trussardi and Coin.
Marta is currently based in Milan.

Opinion Ciatti

Opinion Ciatti is a company founded in 1950 in Florence that produces accessories and design furnishing including bookcases, tables and chairs; for the home, work and common spaces. A wide range of concrete and very identifiable objects, able with their presence, their touch, to characterise an atmosphere, personalise an environment. It all begins with an intuition of Rolando Ciatti. As a curious and attentive observer of a world that is changing so fast around him, he understands that a place in the house must be found for that strange, new object – the television - which was about to shake the Italians habit. That’s how Ciatti was founded, in Borgo San Frediano, in Florence Oltrarno, as the first company in Italy to produce TV benches. In 2003  the Ciatti family meets Bruno Rainaldi. Along they found CCR design, a new company focused on the development of home objects and accessories. Under the art direction of Mr Rainaldi, important names in Italian design start creating storage objects, chairs, mirrors, all characterized by a strong and bold personality. In 2004, Original Ptolomeo, the free-standing bookshelf by Bruno Rainaldi, wins the Compasso d’Oro award. Basic but revolutionary, new and with a great impact, as sudden as an intuition; Ptolomeo soon becomes the company’s best-selling item and an icon of contemporary design.