Marmomac 2018: Water/Stone “Dialogue”
VERONA, Italy — Water will be the element animating The Italian Stone Theatre at Marmomac 2018, to be held here in late September.
The theme for the 2018 edition, set for Sept. 26-29 at Veronafiere, is Wellness & Hospitality, where natural-stone materials are involved in the creation of furnishings, products, accessories and architectural elements for hospitality and well-being scenarios.
The main theme for the edition in Hall 1, curated by designer Raffello Galiotto and architect Vincenzo Pavan, is water, with its fluid nature prompting a wealth of aesthetic and perceptive aspects in dialogue with the solidity of natural stone.
The Italian Stone Theatre, dedicated to excellence in the Italian natural-stone field, will host five exhibitions (two for product design, one with an architectural focus, one with an artistic identity and the Ristorante d’Autore (the by-now not to be missed gourmet event during the show), the Forum Area and the bar corner.
Two sectors are involved: stone processing companies and companies producing machinery and technology – lined up in a single exhibition occasion. All companies are matched with designers and architects who will stimulate relational opportunities and the ability to transform specially designed projects into artefacts and prototypes.
On the schedule:
Liquid, solid, stone: An exhibition promoting new ideas for well-being environments through the creativity of highly talented designers teamed up with companies to give life to prototypes for furniture and accessories for bathrooms, saunas, thermal baths and spas.
Architecture for water: Companies will collaborate with prestigious architects to develop projectssharing the theme of cladding of facades and reflective architectural elements in the large liquid spaces of Hall 1.
Brand+Stone: High-end brands in the world of furniture interested in developing conceptsand prototypes for inclusion in their collections will offer projects, thanks to collaboration with companies handling materials, processing and machinery to implement works of design and/or interior design.
Art-Ways: Spaces dedicated to water in the hall will also be enhanced by art itineraries involving works by international artists, with experience in numerical processing of natural stone in collaboration with machinery manufacturers.
Ristorante d’Autore: In adopting the “pavilion” concept, the project implemented by ADI Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige Delegation highlights water as a natural element to celebrate all its different aspects – shape, color, sound and movement – by interpreting it in a way that helps create the objects furnishing the restaurant, and welcomes guests with the movement and sensations of a flowing stream.
As a prestige stage-setting in terms of centrality and visibility, The Italian Stone Theatre is dedicated to Italian exhibitors keen to try their hands at creating theme-based works in collaboration with international architects and designers such as Paolo Ulian, Ludovica Roberto Palomba, Craig Copeland, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Massimo Iosa Ghini, Marco Piva, Kengo Kuma, Patricia Urquiola and Benedetta Tagliabue.
The 2018 edition of Marmomac is once again being developed with the contribution of the Ministry for Economic Development and in collaboration with ICE Trade Agency and Confindustria Marmomacchine in the context of Special Made in Italy Promotion Plan that provides finance dedicated to activities focusing on incoming operators from abroad (350 at last year’s event, from 58 countries) as well as the fourth edition of the International Stone Summit, the world conference dedicated to natural stone attended by the main international marble associations.
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