papyrus

Papyrus by Rosenthal Studio-Line is the result of countless creative experiments conducted by the Rosenthal creativity department and the Italian designer Vittorio Passaro. It all began with a paper roll.

The distinctive style of the texture of this element is evident in the ample concept of "home accessories": vases, cups and other tableware in the very finest bone china. A hybrid creation characterized by a combination of traditional porcelain crafting, the industrial information technology developed by the company and the use of a refuse material as paper. The design of the whole collection is characterized by the texture: dense reliefs, thin ripples which bring to mind paper, imperfectly developing surfaces and profiles. In fact, the forms are created by the geometry generated by the original material's capacity to adapt itself autonomously during the crafting. This irregularity, along with the perfectly white bone china, creates a strong visual impact which changes the way the forms are perceived, giving the vase a particular and agreeable development. The surfaces and forms, which are never identical in terms of density and development, feature the distinctive decorative element of every item in the collection: numerous objects with different forms and dimensions inspired by the methods of traditional papermaking, reproduced on an industrial level.

Vittorio Passaro was born in 1967 in Montella, Italy. He studied carpentry in Meda (Mi) and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. He held his first exhibition in the Gallery via Farini in Milan in 1992. In 1994 he moved to Los Angeles for six months to work on a project of video art. Subsequently, he continued his work of art research in Paris, where he lived for three years.
Since 2002 she joined the firm of Patricia Urquiola.