Carpe Diem

From Marcello Morandini

Material: Wool

Application areas: Hotel, Lounge, Residential

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Carpe Diem, the new carpet designed by Morandini, is distinguished by its unusual yet clearly delineated format. Two intersecting diagonal bundles of lines inscribed within a square sweep out in a semicircle before returning to the square, diagonally once again. The endless loop thus created takes the form of an elongated figure eight, an expression of controlled dynamism. In this design Morandini’s typical black-and-white contrast has been softened into an interplay of dark and light grey.

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Technical Information

Surface	Pure new wool
Application areas	Hotel, Lounge, Residential
Kollection	Designer's Edition
Year	2010

Marcello Morandini

Even while studying at Milan’s famous Accademia di Brera School of Art from 1959 to 1964, Marcello Morandini was working as an industrial and graphic designer. He created his first works of art in 1962, and in 1965 he was able to present his creations in a solo exhibition for the first time. Morandini attained international recognition through his participation in the Biennales in Sao Paulo (1967) and Venice (1968). Another highlight of his artistic career was his invitation to Documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977. In 1979, Morandini embarked on long and intensive collaboration with German porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal, his most important partner in industry.

He continues to be very active artistically, and since the 1990s he has been teaching with increasing frequency at various European schools of art and design. In 2008/09, his work was honoured with a wide-ranging retrospective that debuted at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Ca' Pesaro in Venice before moving to the Neue Sammlung in Nuremberg.