COLLECCOLLECTION MDW 25
MDW 25
At the 2025 Salone Satellite, Denny Candotto presents three projects: Bruta, Diva, and Plinto. Although distinct in techniques and materials, they are united by a shared concept: a design approach where experience and craftsmanship play a fundamental role in the creative process. It is the imperfection, intuition, and sensitivity of the human hand that gives each element a unique character, harmonizing with the rationality of industrial processes. A symbiotic meeting between craftsmanship and product.
BRUTA - MDW 25
BRUTA
Bruta is a chair with a brutalist design, available in two versions: one in varnished ash wood and the other in various natural wood essences. The components are characterized by strong volumetry and a raw finish, devoid of unnecessary grace.
BRUTA - MDW 25
DIVA
Diva is a seat inspired by industrial and high-tech architecture, transforming into a refined work of engineering. The backrest and seat in methacrylate offer a 360-degree view of its metal structure, which unfolds in its three-dimensional forms.DIVA - MDW 25
DIVA - MDW 25
PLINTO
Plinto
arises from an approach where the artisan defines the final shape of the object. It responds to the contemporary man’s need for symbolic gym tools, designed to integrate into homes, offering home workouts without objects with a technical aesthetic.
PLINTO - MDW 25
PLINTO - MDW 25
Starting from the natural arrangement of flowers and their stems, is a vase that reinterprets this compositional scheme through the tubes of the vase itself, playing with the varying heights of the flowers and their stems. Made with metal tubes of different heights and a base of Piasentina stone, is designed to hold a precise number of cut flowers, creating a play of heights that enhances the balance of the arrangement. An object that not only holds but celebrates the natural beauty of the flowers in a refined balance with form.
Cannula - Ready made, 2025
Scivolerebbe -
About Archivio, 2025
From the oblique division of a cylinder emerge two complementary halves: a support that holds the sandpaper and a soap bar. The inclination, which allows the soapy water to slide, entrusts the sandpaper with the task of retaining the soap, transforming the limit into function.
Disincanto - Conceptual Art, 2025
That which gives us color and nourishment, that which makes us alive and transports us into the beauty of the world, could suddenly harden irreversibly, as if even the breath itself were to stop. Yet, in this moment of fragility, we are compelled to live with the strength we have absorbed, trying to embrace it as a new part of ourselves. The challenge does not lie in changing the course of events, but in accepting the transformation, in learning to walk with that same force that once nourished us, now suspended between softness and hardness, in a fragile balance that teaches us to live in its essence.
Inspired by the concept of the ready-made, a poetic tribute to the ability of objects to reveal themselves in new ways through their unconventional use. “Morso” is a bookshelf that, like a loving yet firm clamp, holds books between the surfaces of the home. Each element of the house transforms into a refuge for the written word, where beauty and functionality intertwine in a subtle yet intense embrace. An act of poetry that not only decorates but also protects.
Morso - Ready made, 2025
Dama is an ashtray that draws inspiration from the arrangement of holes seen in Chinese checkers, providing designated spots for cigarette placement. Crafted entirely from stone, its concave top surface, coupled with the dimensions of holes, ensures usability for all potential users.Dama ashtray - Julia Marmi, 2024
Dama ashtray - Julia Marmi, 2024
A metal chair made through the casting process, composed of two main pieces. The sinuous shape that defines its lines and legs becomes both its name and its distinctive feature.
Sinuosa -
Fluid metal chair
, 2024
Tensioni Manifeste - Colla Super, 2024
"La sospensione, l’equilibrio mancato, il colore concentrato, la scala di grigi, il chiaroscuro, la forma plastica, le parole: queste le caratteristiche della ricerca dell’artista. I protagonisti delle tele evocano dei personaggi o delle situazioni indefinite: la tensione superficiale che ne scaturisce è capace di esaltare figure ricche di significati che costruiscono microcosmi evocativi. Lo sfondo è esattamente uno sfondo, in cui ogni figura è protagonista assoluta. Come quando si disegna e si progetta una sedia, il fondo è bianco, non ci interessa la libreria che può starci dietro. Le figure appaiono trafitte e sospese in uno spazio e in un tempo indefiniti, ma c’è qualcosa che tiene insieme tutto. È come se ci fosse una specie di magia, che non ci viene spiegata. Quello che sembra chiaro, è che una così sottile linea incontra una massa, e le due in qualche modo vibrano. Emerge una dicotomia molto forte tra la leggerezza e la pesantezza. La massa, culturalmente dotata di una sua pesantezza, appare priva di autonomia, mentre il filo, per definizione elemento molle e informe, sembra essere ciò che sorregge le figure. Leggerezza e pesantezza sembrano così invertirsi nella loro definizione originaria, come descrive Kundera. Forse, tutto quello che scegliamo e apprezziamo come leggero non tarda a rivelare il proprio peso. Ma davvero la pesantezza è terribile e la leggerezza meravigliosa? Quanto più una cosa pesa, tanto più è vicina alla terra, tanto più è reale e autentica. La pesantezza, la necessità e il valore sono tre concetti intimamente legati tra loro: solo ciò che è necessario è pesante, solo ciò che pesa ha valore. Ma chi è pesante non può fare a meno di innamorarsi perdutamente di chi vola lievemente nell'aria, tra il fantastico e il possibile, mentre i leggeri sono destinati ai corpi e alle anime possedute dalla pesantezza."
Credits. Marta Marrone
Tensioni Manifeste - Colla Super, 2024
HONORABLE MENTION
The history of relations and borders between Italy and Slovenia has been very complex, causing insurmountable obstacles and difficulties for populations living near the border. The project aimed to see this territory as a single borderland, as Claudio Magris writes in Microcosmi: “Borders are more than dividing lines; they are transition spaces where cultures, languages, and histories blend.”
It is precisely in this sense that the Stela Bench was born—an urban bench that seeks to honor a past that should not be forgotten. A monument with meaning across languages, it also embodies the symbolism of a stone, historically used as a commemorative monument and a symbol of collaboration and diplomacy.
STELA Bench - Seats of Understanding, 2024
STELA Bench - Seats of Understanding, 2024
STELA Bench - Seats of Understanding, 2024
Borders can transform differences into resources and division into connection, thus making reference to the complex history of divided yet united territories in many respects. The bench builds its design on the axes, routes, and imaginary boundaries shared by these cities.
The name “Stela” not only carries a universally understood meaning, but also represents how cultural and geographical variety can be a source of enrichment rather than separation. In the calm aftermath of a tempestuous storm, residents of Gorizia and Nova Gorica sit together on Stela, with their young grandchildren captivated, envisioning a future interwoven in the spectrum of a rainbow—this encapsulates the visionary essence of the project.
This pair of glasses was created with the brand's intention to have an iconic piece in its collection. The concept stems from the idea of working on the glasses in three dimensions, using layers of different materials. Available in four different colors, it becomes a striking pair of glasses that defines the face of the wearer.
Cnddny - Voglade Eyewear, 2022Cnddny - Voglade Eyewear, 2022
Dura - Ro Plastic Prize, 2022
Half of the plastic produced globally is designed for single-use purposes. It is used once and then immediately discarded. Now, imagine increasing the thickness of one of these polluting items until it becomes rigid, present, and durable, transforming it into a long-lasting product. This object would not only serve as a functional design piece but also raise awareness about recycling and the proper use of plastic, highlighting the old and incorrect practices that have led to its misuse. In this case, however, these practices have been reinterpreted into a solid, purposeful design product. For its creation, injection molding technology will be used, with polycarbonate as a 100% recyclable material.
Dura - Ro Plastic Prize, 2022
Study of a pendant lamp that, thanks to the positioning of LED strips within adjustable circular arcs, allows the user to choose where to focus the light accent more strongly.
Saturno -
Suspension lamp, 2021