CHINESE
CHINESE
The pattern of the CHINESE rug is inspired by a journey to China of designer Alessio Romano, who replicated on the rug the traditional Oriental culture of symbols, in which each simple line or curve conceals a message. “The circle is a symbol of perfection, but also the ideal representation of time, the year, day and night, of the eternal return of life and, hence, immortality”. The complex pattern of CHINESE reflects a study of continuous lines perfectly fitted together, which means that the rug can be placed either vertically or horizontally. It is made of jacquard weave, with mixed chenille and cotton yarns woven into plush.
Alessio Romano
Alessio Romano was born in 1984 in Catania, where from 1998 he attended the Institute of Art. In 2003 he moved to Milan and gratueted in industrial design at IED ( Istituto Europeo di Design ). After finishing his studies at the age of 23 he already signed his first project for Segno of Leonardo Luce Italy, working together with the CRIED ( IED Research Centre ) developing projects for companies such as Pirelli, Guzzini and Campari.
In 2006 he founded the De – signum studio where it begins and grows relationships with major national and international companies, designing lamp, products for indoor and outdoor, fashion accessories and exhibition spaces. From 2014, after the opening of his studio in Cannes, works between Italy and France.
His designs are distinguished by the refined simplicity , clear lines and simple, translated into functional objects and heterogeneous.
