Not Just Marble. 'The Salvatori World is Experimentation'

24/06/2022 - "The focus, as always, is on experimentation". This is how Gabriele Salvatori, CEO and Creative Director, presents the new Salvatori marble, wood and leather furnishings. This year, the brand, whose core business has always been stone, is pushing the envelope to explore materials and technologies - from its debut in the world of taps and fittings to modular oak systems, leather working and recycled paper.
 
In a video interview with Archiproducts during Milan Design Week 2022, Gabriele Salvatori talks about the brand's new products designed by Kengo Kuma, Yabu Pushelberg, John Pawson, Elisa Ossino, Luca Nichetto and Piero Lissoni. A multidisciplinary journey combining design and current events.


 

Spaghetti tapware - Elisa Ossino

2022 marks Salvatori's debut in the world of tapware with Spaghetti, the first complete set by Elisa Ossino. The revolutionary collection combines timeless aesthetics and technical innovation. The 20 mm cartridge reduces the diameter to the essentials making Spaghetti the slimmest and most minimalist tap ever.

Koushi wooden modular system - Kengo Kuma

Koushi modular wood furniture by Kengo Kuma is another Salvatori release this year. A new universal grammar for furniture based on cubic units of knots and strips that can be freely combined in space.
 
"The result of Kuma's design is maximum freedom of expression," explains Gabriele Salvatori. "Freedom to compose a bathroom cabinet thanks to accessories that include a mirror and washbasin. But also the freedom to detach itself from the wall and become a dividing cabinet. Freedom of placement pushes the limits, with Koushi in the living room as a coffee table or bookcase".

Punto by Yabu Pushelberg - Salvatori marble bathroom furniture

Among the new Salvatori marble furnishings, the Punto bathroom collection by Yabu Pushelberg lets wood and stone dialogue with each other. Wood veining enhances the shelves and drawers of the main cabinet, while the marble washbasin and backsplash blend with the shine of softly curved mirrors.

Omphalos, Salvatori marble coffee tables - John Pawson

For the living area, the Omphalos coffee table by John Pawson reinterprets natural stone - a heavy material, both visually and physically - transforming it into a soft sculpture. The size and design of the marble top make it so light that it seems to float in mid-air.

Teo lamp and Flirt chairs and table - Luca Nichetto

Luca Nichetto brings the retro taste of Flirt and Teo to the living area. The two collections play with leather and recycled paper. "The Flirt chairs and coffee table pay homage to the game of chess," continues Salvatori. "It only takes a few gestures to transform the circular table from a smooth surface to a chessboard. When the game is ready, players just sit down on the rounded brown leather seats to play". "Thanks to the recycled rice paper diffuser, the Teo rechargeable table lamp emits soft, poetic light to illuminate the board ".

Lighthouse and Japanese Collection - Piero Lissoni

Last but not least, Piero Lissoni's creations. The latest addition to the Village collection, Lighthouse, is a proud guardian of hope and candles. The Japanese Collection of three small bowls is inspired by the delicate and elegant Japanese porcelain. Salvatori on Archiproducts