The matter of technology

A table for a collector, equipped with a mobile plasma panel with a lifting mechanism, is a subject for an “advanced user,” says Luigi Bruno, art director of the Santo Passaia factory

Passing the gallery

Magazine: Decor N11 (188) 2013

A table for a collector, equipped with a mobile plasma panel with a lifting mechanism, is a subject for an “advanced user,” says Luigi Bruno, art director of the Santo Passaia factory

Luigi Bruno reflects on why several leading trends, both interior and “existential”, are combined in one subject: modern life makes new demands, including in terms of technology. But how to combine all this in one subject? We made it. Our factory created furniture “with a secret” for collectors. This composition is from a triangular table and a semicircular rack, from which a TV-panel may appear by the wave of a hand. Retractable display cases are operated in the same way as the TV, by means of a lifting mechanism. The collector — say, porcelain — can easily take any object from a display case and place it on a table of a convenient triangular shape. Super modern video technology, controlled from the console and hidden in the depths of the classical style of furniture, is a trend. I am an architect, and I am impressed by a systematic approach. Therefore, I want to draw your attention to the context that we created for this furniture group: the entire interior of the cabinet, right down to the coffered ceilings, is “dressed” in a tree of valuable species ”

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