Stories gerdastudio and the sense of space Text by Alessandro Ronchi Add to bookmarks Domus Ventura Centrale ©gerdastudio gerdastudio was set up in 2017 by partners Giorgio De Vecchi and Giulia Di Lenarda, photographers with different training backgrounds, from architecture to research into deserted islands in the Mediterranean Uzbekistan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale ©gerdastudio gerdastudio’s photography evidences a very tightknit relationship with space or, better still, with spaces, plural. There are apartments, educational hubs, exhibition pavilions, residential and industrial complexes, offices, hotels and showrooms. There are interiors and exteriors. Each has its own colour, aesthetic and emotional texture: catalogue-coated, with dominant white, or suggestive of Luigi Ghirri’s metaphysically black shadowed square. Domus, Belgium Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale ©gerdastudio Obvious exceptions aside, such as a report on a launch event at Harvard for Virgil Abloh’s book Insert Complicated Title Here, compositional sensitivity remains a constant, favouring empty pictures, suspended in the manner of installations, and reminiscent of certain members of the Dusseldorf School, a hypothetically minimalist Candida Hofer, less fixated on central symmetry. Sinergo spa, Castello di Godego school complex ©gerdastudio Uzbekistan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale ©gerdastudio Lopes Pertile Offices ©gerdastudio Tobia Scarpa Offices ©gerdastudio Marble Furniture New finishes ©gerdastudio Viabizzuno Via Solferino in Milano ©gerdastudio Sinergo spa, Enrico Dusi Salottobuono, Nuova Piazza Sant'Agostino FE ©gerdastudio Sinergo spa, Enrico Dusi Salottobuono, Nuova Piazza Sant'Agostino FE ©gerdastudio 11 January 2022 Share
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.
