shibori

The Landscape concept table designed by Patricia Urquiola for Rosenthal in 2008 now vaunts new contents: the Shibori decoration. As in Landscape, also in the new decorated version the designer focuses on cultural reminiscences linked to the customs of the Western table and Eastern traditions, unveiling studied decorative effects which take on new, intense and unexplored dimensions in every item in the collection. For Shibori, Patricia Urquiola combines the traditional crafting inspired by the homonymous Asiatic art of textile dying with modern digital technology. Shibori is a Japanese decoration method that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries, based on manipulation and twisting of fabrics during their dying in order to create abstract fantasies. The result is a decoration in bright indigo, featuring seven different rosette ornaments which surface from the porcelain, giving every single element of the collection fascinating three-dimensional effects. Highlighting the design of the central collection, Shibori creates a new landscape of objects of which use is hampered by rules, and where everyone may choose and interpret the collection, creating an own time dimension and spontaneity on the table. The collection therefore represents another stage in the research process commenced more than five years ago by Patricia Urquiola together with Rosenthal. A complex study which has led to new and exclusive techniques of modern decorative production and experimentation.

Patricia Urquiola is among the best names in international architecture and design. She was born in 1961 in Oviedo, Spain and now lives and works in Milan. She studied architecture at the Polytechnic of Madrid and Milan, where she is graduated in 1989 with Achille Castiglioni. She directed the department of design of Lissoni office. In 2001 she opened her office dedicated to Iindustrial design, architecture, installation and concept creation.