Strata
Curated by Gumdesign
Designer: Laura Fiaschi e Gabriele Pardi
Company: Silvestri Marmi
A single block transformed through controlled subtraction, generating a family of tables as “derivations” of the same original material: 100 × 50 centimetres of marble, 40 centimetres deep. Then comes the cut.
A repeated gesture, almost ritualistic. Every 5 centimetres, the material is crossed, opened. There is no subtraction, but a process of unveiling.
The individual elements emerge as variations of the same original body. The surface extends, multiplies and unfolds into space, taking on an architectural and relational dimension. Each element remains inscribed in the memory of the initial block, which persists as the invisible matrix of the entire system.
Strata thus explores a condition in which form is not an outcome, but an ongoing derivation. A single material body that, through the repetition of the cut, opens up into an extended spatial configuration, while preserving its geological and conceptual origin.
The Work
The Creators
Laura Fiaschi
Designer and graphic designer
Gabriele Pardi
Architect
Biography
They work across architecture, industrial design, graphic design and art direction for companies and events. Their clients include AntonioLupi, the Venice Biennale, De Castelli, De Vecchi Milano 1935, Museo Pecci, Nastro Azzurro, Red Bull Italia, San Pellegrino, Savema, S.Cab, Styl’Editions and the Triennale Milano.
Their work has received numerous awards, including the German Design Award 2024, the Big See Award 2023 and the Archiproducts Design Award 2022 for the Dress_Code chair designed for S.Cab; the Archiproducts Design Award 2023 for the Mosaico_Pavone collection designed for Styl’Editions; the New Best Communicator Award 2023 for the Savema stand at Marmomac; the EDIDA Award 2021 for the Borghi collection, the EDIDA 2020 nomination for the Gessati collection and the ADI Booth Design Award 2021 for AntonioLupi; the ADI Booth Design Award 2019 in the “Research” category for Styl’Editions; the Premio Donna del Marmo 2019 and the Best Communicator Award 2014 in the Design category for La Casa di Pietra; and First Prize in the international creativity competition “Swiss in Cheese”.
They are also active in academia through lectures, workshops and collaborations with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, CRIED Milano, IED Firenze and IED Roma. Since 2017, they have been coordinators and lecturers of the first Master’s programme in Design – Innovation and Product for High Craftsmanship at IED Firenze.
The company involved
Silvestri Marmi was founded in the early 2000s in Carrara, close to the marble quarries of the Apuan Alps in the Massa-Carrara area. Although a young company, it has built solid experience over the years. Thanks to the constant commitment of its founder, Davide Silvestri, and its collaborators in Italy and abroad, the company is able to meet market demands worldwide.
The company specialises in the processing and sale of a wide range of materials, including marble, natural stone, granite, travertine and onyx. The process begins with the selection and quality inspection of the materials directly at the quarries and continues through every stage of processing up to the finished product. Clients are kept constantly informed throughout the various stages of production.
Silvestri Marmi guarantees the highest standards of quality, from material selection to logistics, as well as fast preparation and shipment of orders.
The company can develop any type of public or private project, using both local marbles and a wide range of international materials.