Spazio Nobile 2022

In this walk along the paths of Capri facing the blue immensity of the Bay of Naples, Spazio Nobile explores the stratifications of ancient soils through the creations of Italian architect and designer Marialaura Irvine. Originally from the area around Oplontis, Marialaura has been immersed in the archaeological culture and the mysterious atmosphere of cities such as Pompeii and Herculaneum, which were buried in the 79th eruption of Mount Vesuvius and are now on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is in Oplontis (Torre Annunziata) that beautiful floors and wall paintings have been preserved under the lava fragments and volcanic sand. Marialaura revisits the beauty of these ancient pavements through two new creations for the gallery: a limited edition rug “Oplontis”, woven in pure wool and made in Sardinia, and a collection of terracotta bespoke furniture “Passeggiata”, for indoors or outdoors, inspired by the pattern of pine needles that cover the shaded paths of Capri. These steles also serve as an exhibition thread among the artists of the gallery. In search of an awakening of the senses in symbiosis with the earth, the sky and the sea, Spazio Nobile thus draws a singular landscape around these creations by Marialaura Irvine, impregnated with Italian culture, between the tradition of age-old know-how and contemporaneity.

Spazio Nobile