The new project by Rubbettino and Lanificio Leo: Fables under the blankets is an innovative publishing and design project conceived for the magical moment of reading fairy tales, to unite children and parents in a multi-sensory experience.

Made thanks to the manufacturing skills of Rubbettino and Lanificio Leo, Fables under the blankets is a series of children’s books that combines each issue with a mini plaid illustrated in jacquard knit. The first two titles of the series refer to two of Aesop’s fables, “The tortoise and the hare” and “The deer and the lion”.

PRODUCT DESIGN  Material: Merino virgin wool woven Client: Rubbettino Editore + Lanificio Leo  Shop Libro + plaid: La lepre e la tartaruga / Il cervo e il leone Shop: Plaid: La lepre e la tartaruga / Il cervo e il leone

“Fables under the blankets is a quality Italian manufacturing project that follows the tradition of the book as a design object, an experimental edition for children that focuses on the cognitive development of the child.”

The books are conceived as a continuous drawing that develops over several pages bound together with fabric hinges. Handmade in Italy, they are made with the utmost care in FSC certified recycled cardboard. Each book can be opened completely to see the development of the story’s actions at a glance and also positioned horizontally or vertically, becoming a game.

In the special boxed version, each fairy tale is combined with a version of the same made on a mini plaid / tapestry in merino virgin wool woven by Lanificio Leo. It is a soft support on which even the very young child can visually read the story told by the parent, following the figures that illustrate the story, and at the same time immerse themselves in a warm embrace. The plaid can accompany the child from the first months as a blanket to childhood as a decorative tapestry for the bedroom.

play test shooting photo by Paolo Belletti

L'articolo Favole sotto le coperte – Lanificio Leo + Rubbettino-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

For the project “Animals: invisible stories” the designer has chosen to represent a snake with marble. It’s refer to the Ouroboros, a very ancient symbol, present in many peoples and in different eras, snake / dragon, circle without beginning or end: metaphor of death and rebirth.

The representation of this snake is made up of discs cut by numerical control and finished by hand joined by an elastic core which thus allows the object to be articulated and follow and support the profile of the books on which it is placed.

PRODUCT DESIGN  Material: Dark Portoro Where: Edit Napoli 2021 Client: Alfaterna Marmi

” Ouroboros represents a sort of “memento mori”, but also a symbol of knowledge and the possibility given by it, the only way that could guarantee us a future. “

The snake, writes Gaston Bachelard, is one of the most important archetypes of the human soul and therefore the most suitable for expressing the cycle between life and death, creation and destruction, with reference to the fact that one day many animal species, including the ours, may no longer be present on this planet, but there may be others as already happened in the past.

presentation at Edit Napoli 2020

L'articolo Uroboro – Alfaterna Marmi-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

The new collection produced with Alfaterna Marmi, presented in a small preview at Edit Napoli, aims to enhance the working of the chemical and physical elements on the surface of the stone slabs. The inspiration aims to highlight the aesthetic dimension assumed by the stone exposed to chemical, physical and biological agents.

To achieve this goal, we simulated the intervention of nature on it, through contact with various chemical agents, numerical control cutting and the skilful dexterity of Alfaterna Marmi’s artisans.

PRODUCT DESIGN  Material: Marble Where: Edit Napoli 2019 Client: Alfaterna Marmi Published on: Elle Decor, Interni

presentation at Edit Napoli 2019

” The project aims to be a hymn to the classicism of marble and the richness of its workmanship, in which the graphics of nature become a distinctive symbol of the project, capable of transmitting and evoking the history of the stone itself.

The project uses precious and original marbles, experimenting with finishes that will characterize each product in the collection, to bring to light a primordial materiality, generally absent from everyday objects.

Each piece has in its name a reference to the transformation phases undergone by the stone exposed to the natural elements: Erosion, Layering, Oxidation, Crystallization, Fracture.

L'articolo Cava – Alfaterna Marmi-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

Fly Chair: it’s a chair that “welcomes” who sits on it. Human anatomy is the inspiration of its ergonomic and “muscular” shape that reminds an insect. The basic structure is a single wooden piece of 1,5 thickness and supports the back through the lumbar area. Above these padding elements made of TST-ES by Albeflex there is a sliced flexible wooden panel with a foam that together give a soft touch.

PRODUCT DESIGN Product: Fly Chair Contest: Promosedia International Year: 2010

L'articolo Fly Chair – Promosedia-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

Fabriano is a basket made entirely of recycled paper. The thin layers consist of 50 disposable bags and when the bin is full you just have to extract the bag and throw it away, the layer beneath use to keep al the other elements together.
The shape of a “muffin cup” is easy to produce and allows to obtain the shape of a classic office bin, as well as it gives a personality to it.

PRODUCT DESIGN
Name: Fabriano
Waste Paper Bin
Year: 2010

L'articolo Fabriano Waste Paper Bin-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

It is a set-up made of recycled materials and vertical gardens: a scented and emotional experience in an environment that blends with Nature and Technology. The location presents a microcosm enriched with accents in which the walls form extensions of pulsating Life. An immeasurable visual symphony offers an intimate and multisensorial space. Images, sounds and olfactory vibrations are displayed in a space where the mystery is revealed. The main focus of the event are the Video installations: short movies of 1 minute each that will move and astonish, reaching charming moments of consideration and discovery of what happens in Nature and that the human eye can’t perceive.

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN Client: 3820 Hearts and Arrows Where: Milan Design Week – Fuorisalone Year: 2011 Photograph: Michela Benaglia [rev_slider slider8]

L'articolo 3820 Fuorisalone 2011-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

“Expressionism” Grassi Pietre catalogue expresses all the expressive possibilities caused to the stone from Vicenza by new manufacturing technologies. The company that cooperates with great international designers, summarizes in this catalogue all the products and special projects presented at Marmomacc. An emotional introduction tries to communicate the sensations “touch”, “breath”, “see”, “feel” through the images.

GRAPHIC  DESIGN Client: Grassi Pietre Expressions Catalogue Year: 2012

L'articolo Grassi Pietre – Catalogue-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

During the Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012 Geberit invited architects, designers and students to confront themselves on what makes design innovative and democratic in the dialectic between aesthetic and function. Following this idea, we use Facebook, Twitter and Youtube as a virtual agora on the concept of Innovation Democracy.

CONCEPT – ENVIRONMENT
Client: Geberit
What: Event at Fuorisalone Milan Design Week
Year: 2012
Photograph: Michela Benaglia

L'articolo Geberit – Fuorisalone 2012-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

Giardini Wallcoverings presenta le sue nuove collezioni a Maison & Objet / Heim Textile 2013 con un concetto di stand che mostri vari abbinamenti di carte da parati e altri accessori in delle piccole nicchie. Ogni nicchia ha il suo mood e il suo mondo. Exhibit Design & Styling per Giardini Wallcoverings

CONCEPT – EXHIBITION DESIGN
Client: Giardini Wallcoverings
Where: Maison Objet
Year: 2012
Photograph: D+O Studio

photo D+O Studio

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L'articolo Giardini – Maison Objet 2012-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.

Giardini Wallcoverings present its new collection at Maison & Object / Heim Textile 2013 with a new concept of stand that show different combinations of wallpapers and other accessories in small niches. Each niche has its mood and its world.

ART DIRECTION 
Client: Giardini
What: Textiles materials
Year: 2012
Photograph: Giardini

L'articolo Giardini – Artdirection-en proviene da Domenico Orefice Design Studio.