HEMEROTECA
12 junio, 2014
Beluga, designed by Ferruccio Laviani, gets in Rastelli constituent scene as a composition made of sober elegance, able to perform the space where it is and giving rhythm with musical skill.
Beluga is a real orchestra, able to tastefully combine lights and shades, voids and volumes, metals and natural essences.
The composition plays two basic concepts: the former is the typical modern idea of considering the light as the fourth dimension of space, allowing the creation of a chromatic and material balance between the tense linearity of metallic tubulars, which give rhythm to the composition, the door mass in heat-treated oak, which gives strength to the combination, and the drilled metal sheet, element of fusion and lightness thanks to the union with the light.
The latter concept of Beluga philosophy is planarity: the doors with coplanar sliding opening do not hamper, and allow the comfortable access to the inside of the units. The result is a real example of design experience, a sensorial experiment which involves the five senses, a concrete system of open architecture.
This is a solid project, well defined but constantly evolving. I don’t want this project to end only through images or certain compositions: I would like this project to be an introduction, a starting point, say its designer, Ferruccio Laviani.
The company
Rastelli brand is born in 2014 from the will of Mr. Renzo Rastelli, that aims to penetrate not only the Italian market but also the worldwide business. The idea of internationalization encourages the company to get in touch with two of the best designers in the world: the Italian Ferruccio Laviani and Karim Rashid, in order to create a product with a versatile approach and continually evolving to reflect the Italian design and a wider ranging program. The development doesn’t stop on the aesthetic aspect, but studies in deep the themes of the ergonomic and environmental compatibility.
The company wants to be identified also through its green trademarks because certified according to the strictest FSC and ISO 14001 standards. From an ergonomics point of view, Rastelli approaches the market offering the widest cabinetry range in terms of quantity and quality, choosing as standard, ingenious well-designed storage solutions being able to count on dimensions that can meet the American standards. There are three words that can summarize the company’s mission: design, quality and green. The management’s daily goal is to offer kitchens to an international and sophisticated public that besides looking for the Italian design also pays attention to technology and quality, providing a quality service in an efficient, effective and timely manner, having the customer at the center of the project.
* For further information: www.rastellicucine.it
