says Giovanni Corrado creative director, Baroncelli
As specialists in designing spectacular interior centrepieces, we like the idea of placing gold in an outdoor environment: it is as refreshing as it is magical. The dynamic focal point is a sculptural orchard of cherry trees, created using our Flexus system. These dazzling configurations of reflective gold curves and cristallo rods morph with the light by day and night, just as an orchard transforms through the seasons. A wild, floating Murano meadow provides a delicate reminder of the glass’s hand-blown fragility and enduring beauty.
The setting is a large urban courtyard, a public space serving as an appropriate backdrop for the contrasting sculptures and living plants in it. A Flexus bench sits below a magnolia tree, signifying the encompassing monumentality of nature. Our sculptures, rather than an attempt to mimic or replace, are a playful celebration of this inspiring, natural world.
Giovanni Corrado
The son of founder and MD of the Murano glass lighting specialist Baroncelli Rinda Baroncelli, Corrado joined the firm in 2004, having worked as a brand consultant in the fashion, hotel and interior design industries. He has been instrumental in developing the way the company works with Murano glass, and says he takes great pleasure in preserving traditional glass blowing techniques while leading the business in a new direction.baroncellidesign.com
