Éclats, splinters and flashes of art - Friul Mosaic

Éclats, splinters and flashes of art

«Éclats is a French name with two meanings: on the one hand, splinter, the fragment of glass that makes up the image; on the other, flash, or the brilliance of the texture that makes up the mosaic». The architect and designer Fabio Ferrillo Belli thus highlighted what led him to choose Éclats as the name of his new collection for the company and custom mosaic laboratory Friul Mosaic, a project truly capable of transmitting the profound meaning of a mosaic: not a simple set of tiles, but a true amalgam of fantasy, creativity, passion, technique, material and taste.

The contents of this series of mosaic art are in fact current, enhanced by an iconographic, technical and chromatic language that is absolutely contemporary, modern, experimental. This collection was conceived «around three evocative, contemporary and original themes – underlined Ferrillo Belli –, nine subjects, 27 variations and infinite possibilities. Each theme has been conceived in two different declinations and can be intended for the contract, wellness and residential worlds.

The first declination is two-dimensional, more traditional, linked to the support; the second more contemporary, innovative and three-dimensional, in which some details of the subject come to life by detaching themselves from the wall”. The protagonist, then, is the color, thanks to a palette of Venetian enamels chosen and created specifically for Éclats: each pattern can be declined in the full range of shades but, at the same time, also in black and white.

The themes of ÈCLATS
Flying Creatures, Tropical Jungle and Tribute to Milan are the three themes of Éclats developed by Fabio Ferrillo Belli for this new collection of Friul Mosaic. Flying creatures have always fascinated the designer by virtue of their lightness, fragility but also the particularity of their wings. The latter are «perfect structures – is Ferrillo Belli’s description – yet geometrically almost casual, unrepeatable, composed of tiny differences, which speak the same language as the mosaics of Friul Mosaic and the hands of the artisans who compose them». The iconographic power of the plant world, in particular of the tropical jungle, lies in its connected symbolic contents evocative of the same intricate structure of the leaves: this, in turn, refers to the deepest essence of nature, elusive, powerful and at the same time to the fragility of the ecosystem that populates it.
Finally, the tribute to Milan: «A tribute to the city, to some of its most representative architectures because – added the designer – I believe they deeply express its identity, collect its contents and return them, through the time of history, in an orderly, clear, representative way, as if they wanted to talk about those who, by choice or by chance, built, family after family, that society that makes the city so incredibly alive».

Experimentation, eco-sustainability and customization
The values ​​of experimentation, eco-sustainability and customization were placed at the base of the collaboration between Friul Mosaic and Ferrillo Belli, therefore also the valorization of the artistic and artisanal skills of the artists. The experimental vein with which we approached the creation of Éclats has therefore led to compositions that are true works of art, scenographic backdrops and precious flexible coverings, so much so that they can be suitable for sophisticated environments of hotels, restaurants or spas, but also for more private areas of yachts or homes: the shards of precious colored enamels, collected in panels and special supports, detach from the wall, reaching new locations. In keeping with the sustainable philosophy shared by the company and the designer, the collection can be considered completely eco-sustainable: the colored fragments are obtained from recycled glass which, combined with natural pigments, undergo a low-temperature sintering process, free of emissions into the atmosphere and toxic substances. The supports are made of recycled or completely recyclable materials, such as aluminum and innovative plant fibers, and even the installation materials are completely eco-friendly.

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