Iosa Ghini for Barausse

"The unavoidable return to naturalness calls out to be represented by an evocative sign, even as an expression of the new and rediscovered attention towards the use of materials and respect for the environment. It is from these considerations that Fiorella, Pia and Graffiata spring. I wanted to design Fiorella to express a certain concept of lightness in the decoration which remains on the surface while rendering itself almost invisible to the eye. In their frivolity and elegance, the petals mirror a certain idea of femininity. Pia is a door which evokes an imaginary artisan concept or, better still, an idea of tailoredness. I chose a rich material with a thickness of a certain consistency – leather – which I embellished with contrasted quilting to endow a delicate elegance on an object which transmits smartness and classical harmony. Usually when we speak of wood we imagine a smooth, sanded, finished and compact surface. For me, on the other hand, the true soul of wood is expressed in the surface chiaroscuro effects. It is precisely this aspect that I wished to relate in the Graffiata door."

Massimo Iosa Ghini