De Castelli - Graffio DeErosion copper cabinet

Lines, engravings, wiry signs mark metal surfaces to tell about old stories. Scratching not only defines the use of an object, but it becomes a way of materially fixing the metaphors of life. Imperfections become memories, enhancing the pure essence of materials. On cabinet doors, the preview of a story that has not been revealed yet.

Paolo Benevelli

Designer, graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Architecture at the P. Toschi Institute, Parma, Italy. Since 1992 Paolo has been dedicated to the research and development of design objects, industrialdesign and interiors. His designs are always on the edge of the most current draughtsmanship, always recognizable and communicative. Between 2006 and 2010 Paolo took part in many training workshops concerning communication strategies. In 2009 he was invited to participate in “The International Hospitality Exhibition” at the Expo Center of Rimini and in 2010 Paolo hosted at the Triennale of Milan with the exhibition “The Germination of Design” dedicated to him. In the same year he collaborated with Gillo Dorfles on yet another design presented at the Triennale of Milan. Later in 2011 he collaborated with Cini Boeri and together they drew and designed the “Cat” project for Myyour. He received prestigious awards including ADI Design Index 2016, ADI Ceramics & Bathroom Design Award 2017, Compasso d’Oro ADI Selection 2018, ADI Design Index 2018, GOOD DESIGN® Award 2018, GOOD DESIGN® Award 2019 and Compasso d’Oro ADI Selection 2020. Paolo’s work has been published in the most important international magazines such as Interni, Abitare, Area, Domus, Ottagono, CasaD, Glamour, Compasses and La Repubblica.

De Castelli

De Castelli has made metal its language and has managed over time to build a wide range of furnishing accessories, lighting points but above all metal upholstery. Creations that at first glance could be unrelated to each other, and that instead are brought together by the presence of metal, a noble and elegant material taking on the most varied forms. De Castelli was founded in 2003, but its foundation is based on the experience of four generations of ironworking masters. It overcomes the classical conception of metal, understood as a "cold" material and relegated to the margins of design, and begins to produce objects in series, but at the same time unique, as the result of a cultural path that is renewed each time in an unrepeatable way. The continuous rise of De Castelli is witnessed by the many partnerships that the Italian company has established with the most renowned brands on the international scene. This was the collaboration with Maserati at the 89th Geneva Motor show, for which De Castelli lined the interior panels of the Quattroporte SQ4 Granlusso. For De Castelli, metal plays a dual role. Furnishing, first of all, but at the same time interprets the architecture, the styles, the new trends.