Barbara Vergnano

As is often the case with Italian ateliers, tradition is handed down from seniors to juniors. Algranti Lab conveys a new aesthetics, inherited from ...

As is often the case with Italian ateliers, tradition is handed down from seniors to juniors. Algranti Lab conveys a new aesthetics, inherited from Costanza Algranti’s creativity, expressing itself through dismissed materials, where recycling becomes an art.
In fact, the true value of these artefacts is not in recycling, but in the effect they trigger: sheet metal, copper sheets, wooden materials ruined by time are carefully reused and readjusted to fit new spaces and meet new requirements. They tell a story, insofar as they have already lived one life and have survived. Only the very best things – besides feelings – survive the test of time and the objects we are talking about do have feelings and thoroughly express them.

Davide Grosso established his GLab company in 2000, introducing an unprecedented collection of furniture and furnishing items, with a “raw” as ...

Davide Grosso established his GLab company in 2000, introducing an unprecedented collection of furniture and furnishing items, with a “raw” as well as classic look, realised in different metals, processed with numerically-controlled laser machinery. Craftsmanship is now openly tackling technology through one-of-a-kind, customised pieces, enabling replication of manufacturing processes without affecting their uniqueness. In time, his collection has been enriched with woods, varnishing, and other techniques from the antiquarian world, a familiar field for Davide, who first started experimenting with it at the beginning of his career. Today, GLab, also supported by architects Giampaolo Celada and Cristina Meucci, caters for the requirements of a refined international clientele, looking for exclusivity and excellence for their homes and working spaces.