L'entrée du magasin Olivetti Le magasin de prestige de la société Olivetti (Olivetti showroom, Negozio Olivetti) conçu en 1957-1958 par le grand architecte vénitien Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), à la demande de l’industriel Adriano Olivetti, se trouvait sous les arcades des Procuratie Vecchie (15ème siècle), place St Marc, à Venise. La société l’a fermé en 1997 et l’a loué à un commerçant vendant des articles destinés au tourisme. Le groupe des Assurances Generali, qui en est aujourd’hui…
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A stunning sculpture by British artist Sophie-Elizabeth Thompson. Sculpted from a black stoneware clay, the dramatic lines and curves flow from all sides making this pleasing to look at from any angle. Living in Barcelona, Sophie's work is not only abstract but also minimal and stripped down to the purest sense. For her it’s all in the details, making architectural structures that have little to no boundaries, those that are fluid and dynamic. Although architectural in terms of their…
