Christmas Pop
Opera
Christmas Pop
Location
Largo Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Donizetti Theatre)
Client
Designer
Massimo Castagna
Christmas Pop
Christmas Pop is an interactive installation conceived as an unconventional Christmas tree, which projects lights and plays of coloured shadows on the architecture of the Donizetti Theatre and the ‘Sentierone’, in the heart of Downtown Bergamo.
There is no explicit reference to real tree-shapes: the artwork consists of a transparent plexiglass structure that is a reminder of the peaks of the Dolomites, but also of the Bergamo Alta skyline. The work comes alive in the evening with a play of light. The main lights are directed towards the transparent "blades" which combine with the shadows of people as they move across, creating unusual luminous acrobatics all around.
Christmas Pop, designed for Christmas Design 2023 by Massimo Castagna and created with the contribution of Zenucchi Design Code, will be exhibited in Largo Gianandrea Gavazzeni, near the Donizetti Theatre, in Bergamo.
Zenucchi
Zenucchi Design Code is a well-known designer of contemporary furniture, and is committed to creating environments in which the client feels at home: domestic landscapes that reflect the personality, needs and habits of the owners in every
detail.
“At the centre of every Zenucchi choice there is always the person who inhabits the house, their lifestyle, their needs; the whole project should be at their service, all aimed at making living in their home easy, simple and satisfying.”
This design thinking has guided the company for over 20 years, with its four showrooms in Bergamo, Brescia and Milan and a direct relationship with more than 100 of the best Italian design brands.
Zenucchi's custom-made solutions are created through collaboration with selected artisans throughout Northern Italy and a specialized team of over 30 people. The company addresses an audience that ranges from private clients to architects and interior designers, providing a collaboration, consultancy and support service in all phases of the project and management of the construction site, all the way through to its completion.
Zenucchi Design Code participates in Christmas Design 2023 with the artwork Christmas Pop, created by designer Massimo Castagna and exhibited in Largo Gianandrea Gavazzeni in Bergamo.
Designer
Massimo Castagna
Massimo Castagna was born in Italy in 1957, graduated from the Polytechnic of Milan in 1984, and founded the AD Architettura studio in 1986. He has always dealt with architecture, interiors and design according to an approach that links the three disciplines together in a coordinated spatial design.
His contemporary language, never shy in its aesthetics, shuns fashions and trends.
Purity, naturality and tactility of materials, but also a touch of art are essential elements in the work of the AD studio, which focuses on the perceptions of the senses and the physical experience of space.
Massimo Castagna's work has influenced the evolution of design in general, and
interior design in particular over the last decade, in balance between form, material and artisan manufacturing techniques, seeking expressiveness as a whole. His approach is strongly linked to the wisdom of the hands, know-how as the true essence of Made in Italy, ranging from product design for high quality Italian brands to interior design and architecture for high-level residences between Italy and Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
Massimo Castagna’s works are on exhibit in international museums such as the Shatchi Gallery in London, the Moma in New York and the Triennale in Milan. He hasreceived numerous awards and nominations.
Since the year 2000 he has been Creative Director for many important Italian furniture brands, including Minotti, Giorgetti, Henge, Exteta, Gallotti&Radice, Flou, Acerbis International, Tonelli design, Ceccotti Collezioni, Rossana kitchens, KNindustria, Roda and many others. His work has been presented in the most prestigious international publications for years.
He was a teacher at the Politecnico di Milano for 10 years, holding courses on strategy and design criteria for furniture sales outlets. The Pyramid laboratory for the Everest-K2-CNR scientific committee created for the National Research Council, installed in Nepal since 1991 at an altitude of 5050 m, is among his most significant achievements. Massimo Castagna participates in Christmas Design 2023 with the work Christmas Pop, created thanks to the contribution of Zenucchi Design Code and exhibited in Largo Gianandrea Gavazzeni in Bergamo.
Technical Partner
Agenzia Gusmini Rappresentanze e Servizi per l'Edilizia Industriale
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