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THE CIRCLE II (SALONE DEL MOBILE)
THE CIRCLE II
SALONE DEL MOBILE
MILANO
19 - 27 OCT 2019
Ten years old and still young, Dutch inverts turn to the mother in all forms: the circle, the supreme symbol of unity, perfection and infinity.
In times of division and inequity, the circle stands as an emblem of cooperation and connectivity. We need to re-enter its orbit to find what is fundamental in life. The interpretation of the elementary form pushes each inverted to identify what is essential for them.
During the last ten years we have started curatorial projects with our constantly expanding collective. Exhibitions organized at Milan Design Week and Dutch Design Week have explored relevant topics ranging from mass production and energy consumption to psychology and human identity.
While the tension between the collective and the individual dominated the artistic and public debate, we have embraced cooperation and coexistence. Inverts find their way to handle today's complexity by sharing knowledge and thinking together in constant dialogue.
“In the last 10 years, we have made and produced more than 100 works and 25 exhibitions with more than 80 designers. Going forward, our focus will continue to be an exploration of possible futures to constantly reinvent ourselves and explore new fields of design. "
Wendy Plomp, Founder and Art Director of Dutch Invertuals
The Circle features a selection of pioneering and emerging Dutch Invertuals designers, such as Architects of Identity (Edhv), Daphna Laurens, Raw Color and Martens & Visser, who played a significant role in the genesis of the collective. They embarked on a journey to redesign "The Circle." Presented for the first time in Milan during the Salone del Mobile 2019, The Circle exhibition now travels to Dutch Design Week with new Invertuals joining the fair.
Carlo Lorenzetti (b. 1990 Chicago, IL) is a designer from Michigan, USA. His formative training in pottery was the basis for his undergraduate studies. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design with a B.A in Fine Arts, in 2012. He studied ceramics and furniture design and focused his research on the relationship between digital fabrication with traditional craft techniques.
In 2015 he received an M.A from the Contextual Design department at Design Academy Eindhoven, where his research focused on themes of the subconscious. His focus shifted away from hybrid fabrication methods to user experience. His craft background was foundational in his exploration of domestic and primal archetypes. He looked at human behavior, researching themes of the subconscious mind and psychoanalysis, relating them to his design objects. Vessels and containers offer a physical and symbolic platform. He currently lives and works in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.