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Vacheron Constantin will be presenting the «Arts & Crafts & Design: Time according to ECAL and Swiss Craftsmen» exhibition, produced in partnership with ECAL (Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne - University of Art and Design Lausanne) and the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte, an institution known for its commitment to the sustainability of the artistic crafts, at the Swiss Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015 which will take place from May 1st to October 31st 2015. A preview was launched during the Milan Furniture Fair which was held from 14th to 19th April.
The manufacture is delighted to share its passion and its philosophy in its capacity as partner of the Swiss Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015. This event represents a magnificent opportunity for exchanges as well as a unique showcase for the expertise and crafts of the participating countries.
Within the framework of this project, ECAL and Vacheron Constantin have asked twelve students to combine their creativity with that of experienced craftsmen in order to produce unique objects and demonstrate the richness, the variety, as well as the relevance to contemporary creation of these artisanal crafts. Under the leadership of Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin (Studio Formafantasma), these twelve «duos» have worked on the same theme, Time, and more precisely the cyclical time of the seasons, using materials as diverse as paper and glass. Visitors will thus have an opportunity to explore mobiles crafted with an automaton maker; a picnic bag made with a saddler; a vase created with a glass blower; a mirror cast in an aluminium foundry; a lamp built with a stonemason; an axe and knives developed with an expert in carbon fibre; an assembly of stained glass windows composed with a master glassmaker; plates designed with a ceramist; fans produced with a paper-cutting specialist; a tray fashioned from marquetry; a millstone carved in conjunction with a stone sculptor and finally a musical box executed with the help of a stringed-instrument maker (luthier). These works have given rise to this exhibition entitled «Arts & Crafts&Design: Time according to ECAL and Swiss Craftsmen».
April 23, 2015