Stories Alecio Ferrari: over and above objects Text by Alessandro Ronchi Photo by Alecio Ferrari Add to bookmarks Photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Ferrari divides his time between personal projects and collaborations with brands, developing a language that draws on the visual arts generally. Alecio Ferrari‘s photography celebrates objects and makes compositions out of them. His subjects are extremely wide-ranging – design pieces, cars, clothes – he has worked for Flos, Nike, Aspesi, Off-White, Golden Goose, Audi and Miu Miu, amongst others – as well as objects in everyday use, such as a knife resting on a chopping board or a basic life kit (an alarm clock, a comb, a cigarette lighter, a smartphone, a button etc.). 19 Chairs, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Generally backlit, chiaroscuro or see-through effects and an assortment of manipulations contrive to lift his work out of the natural and ordinary, in an approach that seems to look to Man Ray and Surrealist photography. photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari His images are heavily processed, he is not content simply with portraying and documenting, less interested in the naked entity as in its latent magical possibilities. photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari L’Officiel, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Fornasetti, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Tami Izko Ceramics, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Landscape, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari Landscape, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari The Instant of Change, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari The Instant of Change, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari The Instant of Change, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari The Instant of Change, photo courtesy Alecio Ferrari
Stories 10 designer hotels to stay at during the 2025 Salone In partnership with MiCodmc, a selection of establishments ripe for discovery during the 63rd edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, from 8th to 13th April
Stories Italian buildings ripe for rediscovery From Milan to Turin by way of the Island of San Giorgio in Venice. A journey of discovery, taking in unique places that deserve to be visited at least once in a lifetime Serena Scarpello
Stories In memoriam: David Lynch The American director has left us at the age of 78. The Salone del Mobile.Milano had the honor of working with him during its 62nd edition, hosting his immersive installation titled “A Thinking Room”. An extraordinary journey into the depths of the mind and feelings. His vision will continue to be a source of inspiration.
