Contemporary vase

ceramichandmadeby Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

In 1968, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni were commissioned by CEDIT to design ceramic objects to be produced on a small scale, with the additional specification that "the maximum size of each piece should be within the range of 25-30 cm, both in height and width." The design research, carried out with the usual attention to detail that distinguishes the iconic creations of the two designers, led to a family of three vases identical in shape but different in size, characterized by a decidedly original silhouette: the perfectly circular geometry of the mouths of the containers, extruded vertically, is shaped to close in on itself, similar to that of a small pitcher with a sharp bottom. Decades after the creation of this wonderful design insight, CEDIT has decided to celebrate its partnership with the ingenuity of the Castiglioni brothers by offering a meticulous re-edition of Lapis in the three original formats and with an updated color palette, strongly inspired by that of the era. Faithful to a clear direction in its new course, CEDIT honors the culture of design by linking a sublime example of 20th-century Italian creativity to that of our time, while also inaugurating a personal research journey that, drawing from its extraordinary history and present, aims to add to its original research in the field of slab production with the edition of ceramic objects signed by the masters of yesterday and the protagonists of today.