A Still Life by ECC

In the hills outside Milan, an extraordinary piece of architecture becomes the setting for a poetic reflection on the enduring beauty of design.

Embedded in the rolling hills of Montevecchia, Cantina Ceresé is an architectural expression of its landscape. Designed by Pietro Pizzi of Studio Pizzi, the award-winning winery appears to emerge from the earth itself, its clay-coloured form and wildflower-covered roof creating an almost seamless connection between architecture and nature.
 

It is here, in the heartland of Italian design, that New Zealand’s ECC has chosen to capture A Still Life, a photographic exploration of furniture, lighting and objects created by some of Europe’s most enduring design houses.

The collection brings together pieces of distinctly different eras and sensibilities. Flos’s iconic Taccia lamp, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1962, sits alongside the sculptural Gweilo light by Parachilna, while Minotti’s Coupé sofa and Van Rossum’s solid oak Datsu table offer contrasting interpretations of contemporary form and craftsmanship.
 

There is a deliberate dialogue between the objects and their architectural setting; an exploration of how design can transcend time and place, finding relevance through the enduring qualities of materiality, proportion and form.

Captured against the quiet beauty of the Lombardy landscape, A Still Life is ultimately a reminder that the most extraordinary objects are those that naturally become part of the ordinary rhythms of life. 

View the collection and explore ECC’s new website ecc.co.nz

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