The Design Edit
Obsessed with light and entranced by glass, Irene Cattaneo creates tactile forms and immersive environments that evoke childhood memories.
Tucked behind quiet canal, around the corner from the ornate Palazzo Fortuny where Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm’s surreal objects are currently on display, is a small garden, jewelled with greenery and flowers. Here, all summer long, a new collection of dream-like sculptural furniture pieces designed by Italian designer Irene Cattaneo held court, creating an intimate stage for storytelling. As the show, titled ‘Il Giardino Segreto’, was closing, with several pieces lined up for display at PAD London and Design Miami Paris, The Design Edit caught up with the her...