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FURNISHING ACCESSORIES
MENADE staircase
Project by Cristiano Alviti for Officina Alviti with Paolo Vanzolini 2006 Sand cast bronze Can be made to measureThe staircase is part of a collection featuring several pieces (a balustrade in the garden, a door, and some furnishings) named after the “Maenads”, the priestesses of Bacchus. The bronze vine shoots that compose it climb the four floors in a villa of a passionate connoisseur and collector of wines, creator of one of the most important private cellars in Switzerland. A clear example of a perfect understanding between the designer and client.
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Cristiano Alviti designed and built this staircase using the ancient sand cast technique that allowed the balustrade to be flexible and curved, following the line of the original supporting structure.
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Hundreds of elements were made in the Roman workshop of Officina Alviti and then meticulously reassembled one by one on site.