MATTIA BONETTI

‘FLORIDA’

22 June - 23 July 2023

New Pieces from the master of gesture, Mattia Bonetti the Paris-based designer Mattia Bonetti doesn’t create collections of work. Instead, he dreams up individual pieces which emerge fully-formed from his fantastical mind and onto the pages of his sketch book. From there, they are translated directly from free-hand drawing into a three-dimensional reality, with no loss of the original idea.

The lozenge series is based on a repetitive diamond pattern, adapted differently for each piece. “The lozenge is a geometric pattern, but an especially dynamic one,” explains Bonetti. “Although it is made of straight lines, to the eye it is made of two triangles – one a mirror image of the other – which gives it a particular energy. You could almost say it’s a two-dimensional pattern with a three-dimensional effect.”

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Mattia Bonetti Side Table 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, glass View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Armchair 'Lozenge Petit', 2023 Bronze, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Sofa 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Table Lamp ‘Lozenge II’, 2023 Bronze, silk shade View Details →

“I like to think that this series is simple and sober,” says Bonetti. “The use of materials is minimal, clear and exacting but there are still intriguing flourishes that make these things you can live with for a long time.”

Like a magician, the results emerge from the sleight of hand that underpins his oeuvre, as he combines these many facets of inspiration. First, Bonetti makes exquisite drawings of pieces, then these are translated exactly into three-dimensional form. “I continue to have new ideas all the time,’ says Bonetti, “and although they might use the same language, I always twist things to create difference.”

Mattia Bonetti Gueridon 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Chest of Drawers 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, hand-painted wood, oak drawers View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Armchair 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Side Table 'Marchioness' and 'Baroness', 2023 Bronze View 'Marchioness → View 'Baroness' →

Mattia Bonetti Chair 'Buttocks', 2023 Sculpted wood, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Table 'Operetta' , 2023 Fer forgé, hand-painted wood View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Chair 'Operetta' , 2023 Fer forgé, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Side Table 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, glass View Details →

The language of the EATON series is a simple one, punctuated with thoughtful embellishment. The bronze desk has a vellum top embossed with an organic pattern designed by Bonetti. The shades of the lamp are made of pure raw silk, while its legs are in the very slenderest cast bronze.

Mattia Bonetti Desk 'Eaton', 2023 Bronze, parchment, wood, oak drawers View Details →

Among the new works are a complex sculptural console, called JINN, which is one of the most ambitious pieces of Bonetti’s career. Formed of two parts, the higher section is in bronze inlaid with marble and the lower one in marble inlaid with bronze. The legs are secured in curvaceous marble sections that pay homage to the natural world.

Mattia Bonetti Etagere 'Eaton', 2020 Bronze, parchment, wood View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Standard Lamp 'Eaton', 2020 Bronze, silk shades View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Table Lamp 'Lozenge I', 2023 Bronze, alabaster View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Table Lamp 'Eaton', 2023 Bronze, silk shade View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Console 'Poston', 2023 Bronze, fer forgé, pâte de verre View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Coffee Table 'Lozenge' , 2023 Bronze, glass View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Armchair 'Eaton' 2020 Bronze, upholstery View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Table Lamp 'Lozenge II', 2023 Bronze, silk shade View Details →

Mattia Bonetti Buffet 'Lozenge', 2023 Bronze, hand-painted wood, oak shelves View Details →