1 of 19

Raja Contemporary Mother of Pearl Table by Jacopo Foggini

Name: Raja Contemporary Mother of Pearl Table by Jacopo Foggini
Brand: Jacopo Foggini
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

$45,000List Priceper item

About the Item

A precious table inspired by objects from the past, entirely made with inlaid mother of pearl in the Indian region of Rajasthan: a place where Jacopo Foggini, during one of his travels, discovered this unique material, with thousands of shimmering reflections. A generously sized table, with a rectangular top and four tapered legs that emphasize its lightness, in which the essential geometric lines enhance the richness of the material. The meeting between Design and craftsmanship gives life to a functional object, a symbol of conviviality, and at the same time a piece of furniture capable of defining and characterizing the space that welcomes it. While working for the family business, Jacopo Foggini discovered the versatile nature of methacrylate, a material generally used in the production of car reflectors. Enchanted by the aesthetical and chromatic qualities of this thermoplastic resin, similar to glass yet tremendously light, Foggini started experimenting its use since the late 1990s. With a machine of his own invention, Foggini melted methacrylate, and later polycarbonate, at 200°C transforming it into a filament that he then moulds with his hands creating luminous shapes and monumental artworks: labyrinths of colored light, blurring the boundaries between art and design. “The speed of execution is almost the same as that for the glass, however with my materials I can mould monumental artworks that are extremely lightweighted”. Jacopo Foggini was born in Turin and currently lives and works in Milan. He explores art and design crossing the boundaries imposed by the conventions of those disciplines. Jacopo joins really early the family business where he discovers the versatility of the methacrylate, an Industrial material normally used in automotive design. His first experimentation with this material date back to the beginning of the nineties, when he starts using a machine of his own invention that heats the methacrylate up to 200 degrees Celsius, producing a filament that he models with his hands to create luminous shapes, monumental works and mazes of threads in an elegant intertwining of colors. The primary picture below shows the Medusa chandelier model A and the other pictures are past installations created by Jacopo Foggini to give a better idea of the artist's work. The primary pictures below is the Raja table in the light an in the dark followed by a close up of the mother of pearl. The next pictures are various installations that Jacopo has done as an artist including the chairs that he manufactured for the Orsay Museum in Paris' restaurant where they are still.

Creator:
Jacopo Foggini (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29.93 in (76 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 96.46 in (245 cm)
Style:
Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Mother-of-Pearl,Inlay
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
Contemporary
Production Type:
New Custom(Current Production)
Estimated Production Time:
13-14 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3791119286422

Shop All Jacopo Foggini

Jacopo Foggini

Italian designer Jacopo Foggini creates playful modern furniture — he uses industrial materials in novel and exciting ways that frequently break with the constraints of conventional design. His chandeliers, vases and sculptural pieces have an ethereal quality, and each new work merges art and functionalism in rich and interesting ways.

Foggini was born in Turin in 1966. As a young man in the 1990s, he joined the family business in the industrial sector. Ever inventive, he modified a piece of machinery to heat a polymer called methacrylate and make a filament that could be molded with his hands. Foggini used the filament to produce large installations of the colorful spiraling material.

In 1997, Foggini held his first exhibition in the Milan boutique of friend and fashion designer Romeo Gigli. His next major career highlight came in 2006 when he was asked to design the Lampadario da Teatro for the Turin Winter Olympic Games. The chandelier illuminated the stage during a performance by opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. In 2011, he also designed a six-meter diameter matryoshka doll for Moscow Design Week.

One of the most important relationships over the course of Foggini's career has been with furniture manufacturer Edra. Foggini and Edra routinely collaborate on striking tables and chairs, among them the sinuous Capriccio table and the sculptural swivel Ester chair.

Foggini has exhibited at more than 60 venues and galleries all over the world and he has shown his work numerous times at Milan Design Week. He has also designed installations at prestigious hotels, restaurants, theaters and showrooms. Just some of his many projects include the Nhow Hotel in Milan, the Riad Enija Hotel in Marrakech, the Milan Bentley Showroom, the Etro showroom in Istanbul and Vapiano restaurants.

In 2021, Foggini launched the new A’mare collection with Edra at Milan Design Week. A collection of outdoor furniture that sparkles like the surface of the sea, A’mare’s transparent polycarbonate tables and chairs bring color and style out into any garden area or patio space.

On 1stDibs, find Jacopo Foggini lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and more.