Lappeso
Eugenio Laponte
Shaker Hanger
Inspired by the tarot card of the Hanged Man, a symbol of discernment, enlightenment, and prophecy, the XII of the Major Arcana represents the aspiration to more profound knowledge and the openness to new perspectives by willingly hanging upside down and looking at the world from another point of view.
LAPPESO by Pragma x Eutopiarch is a new take on the traditional shaker hanger, investigating what a common and often overlooked object can become and how it can function; the coldness of the metals and the sharpness of the shapes make it a timeless and placeless element to be used but also, and maybe primarily, to be looked at.
LAPPESO is an auto production - conceived, designed, and handmade in Milan.
Materials:
Satin Brass Satin Steel
Dimensions:
LAPPESO is modular
Bar 100 cm (39.37' in) long + hangers 35 cm (13.78' in)
Meet the artist
Eugenio Laponte
Born in 1986 in the south of Italy, he inherits his passion for design, and arts in general from his mother who from a very young age pushed him to nurture his natural inclination towards different kinds of artistic production: glass painting, sculpture, and above all free hand drawing.
Moves to Milan to study architecture at the polytechnic school of Milano, a city where he starts working for different architectural firms while still a student. Preferring small studios to big companies, to have the chance to personally follow all the different phases of the architectural projects firsthand, he develops a particular interest in the investigation of the use of materials and both the conceptual and empiric process of giving a physical shape to abstract ideas.
He's now the founder and creative director of EUTOPIARCH, his studio, which focuses mainly on interior architecture, bespoke furniture design, and set-ups projects.
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