KOLKHOZE IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE EXHIBITION BRAZIL BY ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER JORIS POGGIOLI, SHOWCASING HIS FIFTH COLLECTION OF COLLECTIBLE FURNITURE. KNOWN FOR BLENDING ARCHITECTURAL RIGOR WITH ARTISTIC SENSUALITY, THE FRANCO-ITALIAN ARTIST UNVEILS A EXCLUSIVE SERIES OF WORKS INSPIRED BY BRAZILIAN MODERNISM, PAYING HOMAGE TO MASTERS OSCAR NIEMEYER, LINA BO BARDI AND PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA.
POGGIOLI’S CREATIONS EXPLORE THE TENSION BETWEEN THE STARK, BRUTALIST LINES OF MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE AND HIS OWN POETIC, SCULPTURAL APPROACH. THIS BALANCE, ROOTED IN HIS TRAINING AS A SCULPTOR, PUSHES HIM TO ALWAYS SEEK THE LINE, THE STRONG AXIS THAT MAKES A PIECE VIBRATE. IN THIS SPIRIT, HE REINTERPRETS MODERNIST CONCRETE NOT ONLY AS A RAW MATERIAL BUT ALSO WITH A TOUCH OF POETRY, BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO THESE IMPOSING ARCHITECTURAL SHAPES.
THE COLLECTION IS AN EXPLORATION OF FORMS AND RHYTHMS. PLAYING WITH SOFT CURVES AND BOLD VOLUMES, POGGIOLI’S WORK EVOKES BOTH NATURE AND SENSUALITY, AS AN ODE TO THE FEMALE BODY. THE SUBTLE INFLUENCE OF BOSSA NOVA, PARTICULARLY JOÃO GILBERTO IS REFLECTED IN THE RYTHMIC AND HAMONIOUS PROPORTIONS, WHERE EACH LINE VIBRATES LIKE THE CHORDS OF A MELODY.
TWO VERSIONS OF THE PIECES ARE OFFERED, LIKE THE A-SIDE AND B-SIDE OF A VINYL RECORD – THE RIO ROSEWOOD COATED WITH A FULL GLOSS LACQUER, AND THE BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL – CREATING A FASCINATING DIALOGUE BETWEEN TRADITION AND MODERNITY. THE CONTRAST ECHOES THE LEGACY OF BRAZILIAN MODERNIST DESIGN WHILE INCORPORATING A UNIQUE SCULPTURAL TOUCH THAT DEFINES POGGIOLI’S UNIQUE SCULPTURAL STYLE.
THE PIECES ARE IN LIMITED EDITION OF TWELVE ITEMS, NUMBERED AND SIGNED.
FLORAL COMPOSITION BY CLEMENT BOUTEILLE
PICTURES BY MAXIME FROGE
RUG COURTESY OF NORDIC KNOTS
