Cyberwall installation made with Iris Ceramica Group's eco-active ceramics for the Architecture Venice Biennale 2021.
Looking at the latest Venice Biennale, it’s clear that this theme has become more and more central for the current artistic scene. But what about design and architecture? It is a fact that from the 1950s onwards, the leading ceramic companies started to work jointly, not only with designers but also with artists and architects, to produce an organic integration between architecture and ceramics. Miró’s ceramic intervention for the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris was realised jointly with Josep Lluís Sert, one of the leading Modernist architects. His example of integration between traditionally inspired ceramic production and architecture is today internationally followed by several leading architects. Nevertheless, Miró’s ceramics were all produced by a craftsman, whereas in Italy we have at the very same time the perfect integration between architects and several ceramic brands working with artists to realise their designs. This tradition is represented by a new generation of architects who brilliantly integrate ceramic tactility and its vibrant colours to conceive a more sustainable architecture. Thus, the architecture of the future becomes bywords of the landscape, introducing elements that are in dialogue with nature, providing sustainable solutions across the entire ecosystem.
