Mosaics

A. ANALYSIS | Typological background   - In the past, the island's economy was largely based on agriculture, which exploited the fertile lands. In the case where the property was not flat, the farmer was building retaining walls with the stones he had taken out of the field, a technique that preserved the precious soil from being washed away and turned the slope into arable terraces ("pezoules" ). (see photo 1)   - A characteristic type of island’s vernacular architecture is the stone farmhouse, usually of α rectangular plan. It consisted of the "crevatos", where the couple would sleep together with its children, the kitchen and rarely a reception room. (see photo 2) It was only later on, when families could afford to expand this core-house... More

The Client is construction company specialising in restoration of historical buildings and significant architectural monuments. The main challenge for the architects was to demonstrate within the interior design the mayor achievements of the company and to create a kind of portfolio, inspiring employees, clients and partners of the company. Another goal was to provide a large number of employees with comfortable working environment while keeping the room light and spacious. The idea and realisation. The architects featured the main activities of the client such as architecture, construction and restoration. The architectural elements like cornices, сhapiters and other fragments of the classic order, mosaics and portals are depictur... More

Introduction: Orsoni is the historical Venetian furnace that uses the same traits since 1888 to produce 24K gold leaf mosaics and enamels in more than 3.500 colors. Linvisibile participated in the restoration of the last furnace of the Serenissima, Orsoni’s headquarter, providing 2 doors that were coated with 13 different shades of Orsoni’s hand cutted gold mosaics. From this project a special collaboration was born, demonstrating that Linvisibile’s products technology and Orsoni’s ancient artisanal techniques, when combined, allow spectacular results unique in their genre. A real sensory experience for those who immerse themselves in this environment, combining ancientand modern, light and color, past and future... becoming emotional.... More