Art+Furniture+Sex = One Hot Credenza
Fusing art and design, Canevese wraps furniture in Italian pop-artist Guido Crepax's erotic comic strip "Valentina" in this unique and boundary stretching collection. Crepax's strip, created in 1965, features an often scantily clad/sans clad Valentina in various erotic, dream-like environments - public and private. The strip, part of Italy's 1960's/1970's "Radical Design" period, also makes reference to the work of notable 20th century artists: Magritte, Duchamp, Man Ray, Mondrian, and Warhol.
"Objects and products were no longer designed in view of their mere function, but were transformed in actual "emotional media" in which to encapsulate ideas, thoughts and yearnings that were, in particular, those of an entire generation."
Content aside, these Ennezero pieces pop in any environment with lacquered black and white graphic surfaces and clean structural lines.
The collection is mostly comprised of storage pieces in various configurations: vertical chests and horizontal credenzas, enclosed bookshelves and wardrobe style cabinets, but also features two statement four poster beds, one with a life size image of Crepax's Valentina seductively stretched across the headboard.
Western Living magazine featured Canavese's work in "The Goods - Homes and Design" section of the October 2010 issue, noting Gabriel Ross as the source. If you're in Victoria and are interested in seeing one of the cabinets in person, drop by our showroom M-F 9-5:30, S 10-5, 250-384-2554.
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View more of Guido Crepax's art work here.