Hand-woven jacquard silk velvet. Presented for the first time in the decorative arts pavilion during the 1934 Venice “Biennale”. The original design was the work of the Milanese painter Alfredo Carnelutti. The surface is characterized by wavy uneven horizontal elements (reminiscent of the Venetian lagoon sandbanks) standing out on a ground pattern of gold diamonds.
Martino Gamper was born in Merano, North Italy in 1971. After completing an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker, he went on to study at the Academy of Applied Arts & Fine Arts in Vienna and the Royal College of Art in London, graduating with a masters in 2000.
