LS Gomma Fills a Venetian Palazzo With Rubberized Furniture
The Paris-based designer unveiled his latest collection alongside the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Summary
- Paris-based designer LS Gomma is presenting a new exhibition titled “Heavy Reticello” in Venice, coinciding with the Venice Architecture Biennale.
- The exhibition, presented by London’s Max Radford Gallery, features seating and lighting made from LS Gomma’s signature combination of metal mesh covered in rubber
- “Heavy Reticello” is described as both an homage to and an evolution of historical Venetian craftsmanship, translated into a bold and tactile material language.
Paris-based designer LS Gomma has revealed a series of new works in Venice, in a show titled “Heavy Reticello”.
Presented by London’s Max Radford Gallery, the exhibition opened alongside the beginning of the Venice Architecture Biennale. Its title comes from the reticello patterns seen in lacework and glassblowing, but in LS Gomma’s work, these types of grids are created through the use of metal mesh, which is then covered in rubber material.
“The connection between LS Gomma’s practice and some of that of the Murano glassworks meant that showing a body of their works felt like the natural decision for what we might exhibit,” says London-based Radford.
Courtesy Of Max Radford Gallery
Courtesy Of Max Radford Gallery
Courtesy Of Max Radford Gallery
Opening in time for the wider Venice Biennale, the show will take place in and around the Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro, and will feature seating and lighting crafted from the rubber and metal mesh material combination the Paris-based designer has become known for.
His chairs, bench, and lights set to be displayed at the show have all been hand-crafted in the designer’s studio.
“They embrace a similar lattice-like complexity, suggesting a heavy, tactile version of the once ethereal technique. In this way, ‘Heavy Reticello’ becomes both homage and evolution—translating historical craftsmanship into a bold material language rooted in experimentation and physicality,” the gallery adds.
Heavy Reticello was on show until May 18. The furniture is now available to purchase through the gallery, with prices available on request.
