Why come up with a new product when you can work on and improve one that already exists? Doesn’t sustainability also mean durability, in both forms and materials? The new Jack bed redesigned by Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto for Bolzan is based on these ideas and the sense of responsibility these designers from Veneto feel when creating an object, which in their view should be timeless, last as long as possible, and be able to tell a story. The original model that was updated this year dates back to 2017. It keeps the same simple and minimal shape, but now the head- and footboards are in wood instead of metal. Like two rollers, they hold the fabric, which is closed with a zipper. Leather is another novelty for the upholstery and is available along with the fabric. The story told by the new Jack bed is about creating networked collaboration between small and medium-sized companies focused on sustainability, all located within a radius of 300 kilometres between Friuli, Veneto and Lombardy. “Analysing the micro and carefully exploring the area and the people who live there led us to discover unique situations like the artisans and companies working with Bolzan,” say the designers. LorisTill, Loris Giacomini’s workshop, uses recycled wood or wood from certified forests (the ash for the Jack bed comes from reforestation) and applies all-natural paints and varnishes. The leather from the Conceria Pietro Presot comes from European cattle farms that respect strict standards on animal welfare and are GMO-free certified. The leather is treated with tannins, vegetal compounds that need two months to provide stability and resistance. The natural yarns from Torri Lana 1885 are used to make the new pattern designed by Zanellato/Bortotto that evokes the intertwining willows in Sacile, Bolzan’s home town for the past 30 years. The weave is made from hemp, a plant that requires little water to grow and can cleanse the earth from heavy metals; the warp is a shot cotton fabric woven on a jacquard loom. Every element of this bed is an example of high-end craftsmanship as well as a commitment to sustainability, made of moderate yet mindful changes.
Text by Loredana Mascheroni for Domus
Read more about this project in the publication In Itinere
Jack, re-edition by Bolzan, 2022
In collaboration with TorriLana 1885, LorisTill
Photo credit edit: Mattia Balsamini
Why come up with a new product when you can work on and improve one that already exists? Doesn’t sustainability also mean durability, in both forms and materials? The new Jack bed redesigned by Giorgia Zanellato and Daniele Bortotto for Bolzan is based on these ideas and the sense of responsibility these designers from Veneto feel when creating an object, which in their view should be timeless, last as long as possible, and be able to tell a story. The original model that was updated this year dates back to 2017. It keeps the same simple and minimal shape, but now the head- and footboards are in wood instead of metal. Like two rollers, they hold the fabric, which is closed with a zipper. Leather is another novelty for the upholstery and is available along with the fabric. The story told by the new Jack bed is about creating networked collaboration between small and medium-sized companies focused on sustainability, all located within a radius of 300 kilometres between Friuli, Veneto and Lombardy. “Analysing the micro and carefully exploring the area and the people who live there led us to discover unique situations like the artisans and companies working with Bolzan,” say the designers. LorisTill, Loris Giacomini’s workshop, uses recycled wood or wood from certified forests (the ash for the Jack bed comes from reforestation) and applies all-natural paints and varnishes. The leather from the Conceria Pietro Presot comes from European cattle farms that respect strict standards on animal welfare and are GMO-free certified. The leather is treated with tannins, vegetal compounds that need two months to provide stability and resistance. The natural yarns from Torri Lana 1885 are used to make the new pattern designed by Zanellato/Bortotto that evokes the intertwining willows in Sacile, Bolzan’s home town for the past 30 years. The weave is made from hemp, a plant that requires little water to grow and can cleanse the earth from heavy metals; the warp is a shot cotton fabric woven on a jacquard loom. Every element of this bed is an example of high-end craftsmanship as well as a commitment to sustainability, made of moderate yet mindful changes.
Text by Loredana Mascheroni for Domus
Read more about this project in the publication In Itinere
Jack, re-edition by Bolzan, 2022
In collaboration with TorriLana 1885, LorisTill
Photo credit edit: Mattia Balsamini
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Vicolo Biscaro, 3
31100 - Treviso (Italy)
VAT 01752370930
Get in touch at:
T +39 0422 17 85 975
info@zanellatobortotto.com
During the last Milan Design Week, De Castelli presented the book Tracing Venice. The outcome of a research we carried out around the mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco, masterfully interpreted by De Castelli in a series of metal mosaics. A story narrated among others by the Venetian writer Tiziano Scarpa and the executive director of the Michelangelo Foundation Alberto Cavalli, and accompanied by unpublished drawings from the historical archive of the Procuratoria of the Basilica di San Marco. Exhibition open until the end of July in the De Castelli showroom in Milan.
A visual diary of our projects, exhibitions and new collaborations introduced at Fuorisalone 2023 in Milan last April.
Our journey began in Venice in 2013.
When we look up we are often mesmerised by the beauty of a place. However, in Venice, we learned to change our point of view, we observe the city by looking downwards. On the cold days of February, the light filters through the mist, highlighting what is rare if not impossible, to find anywhere else. Shades, stains and imperfections are the undeniable marks of a unique phenomenon: acqua alta. This tricky matter was for us the starting point of a design journey that continues to influence our work today. A professional growth which over the years has gone well beyond the geography of the lagoon itself.
In Venice, human hands do not have the sole task of giving shape to material. They must protect its beauty from the force of nature. From the water, for example, that surrounds it and often engulfs it, carrying away scraps and leaving indelible marks. A portfolio of subjects and effects that naturally became part of our language. An inspiring vocabulary where imperfection and flaw turn into the starting point of what we are telling in our project.
Our professional journey started with a collection called “Acqua Alta”: a travelogue made of notes and pictures that eventually took shape in a series of products deeply connected to the history and craft traditions of the lagoon city. Just like a manifesto.
Since then we have continued to explore this heritage through our curiosity and ideas, investigating a contemporary interpretation of narratives – even centuries-old ones – that are alive and vibrant today.
Our projects are meant to be testimony to a unique cultural heritage which belongs to different lands. We wish to guardian this unparalleled technique and knowledge that connect craftsmanship and manufacturing. Close to this world of making, we have measured ourselves over time with extraordinary workshops, businesses and ateliers, always careful to preserve their knowledge and secrets while projecting them into the future.
Our creative process is spontaneous and complex, deep and meticulous. We believe in putting into play our devotion to the genius loci, not only to share about places and lifestyle but also to look up to their resources, skills and specific identities. The outcome of these many happy collaborations proves how artisan manufacturing and technology are precious tools to praise our present and be able to imagine a different path ahead.
The result of the research we have been carrying out with confidence since 2013 is a tribute to history, talent and the art that resist over time and exist, in balance and proactive towards the future.
Our journey began in Venice in 2013.
When we look up we are often mesmerised by the beauty of a place. However, in Venice, we learned to change our point of view, we observe the city by looking downwards. On the cold days of February, the light filters through the mist, highlighting what is rare if not impossible, to find anywhere else. Shades, stains and imperfections are the undeniable marks of a unique phenomenon: acqua alta. This tricky matter was for us the starting point of a design journey that continues to influence our work today. A professional growth which over the years has gone well beyond the geography of the lagoon itself.
In Venice, human hands do not have the sole task of giving shape to material. They must protect its beauty from the force of nature. From the water, for example, that surrounds it and often engulfs it, carrying away scraps and leaving indelible marks. A portfolio of subjects and effects that naturally became part of our language. An inspiring vocabulary where imperfection and flaw turn into the starting point of what we are telling in our project.
Our professional journey started with a collection called “Acqua Alta”: a travelogue made of notes and pictures that eventually took shape in a series of products deeply connected to the history and craft traditions of the lagoon city. Just like a manifesto.
Since then we have continued to explore this heritage through our curiosity and ideas, investigating a contemporary interpretation of narratives – even centuries-old ones – that are alive and vibrant today.
Our projects are meant to be testimony to a unique cultural heritage which belongs to different lands. We wish to guardian this unparalleled technique and knowledge that connect craftsmanship and manufacturing. Close to this world of making, we have measured ourselves over time with extraordinary workshops, businesses and ateliers, always careful to preserve their knowledge and secrets while projecting them into the future.
Our creative process is spontaneous and complex, deep and meticulous. We believe in putting into play our devotion to the genius loci, not only to share about places and lifestyle but also to look up to their resources, skills and specific identities. The outcome of these many happy collaborations proves how artisan manufacturing and technology are precious tools to praise our present and be able to imagine a different path ahead.
The result of the research we have been carrying out with confidence since 2013 is a tribute to history, talent and the art that resist over time and exist, in balance and proactive towards the future.
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