Fresh Postal Art Ready to Set Off to Your Letterbox
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If you’re following our monthly dispatches, you’re already aware of the time and love we invest in creating our postcards. Thus, we're really excited to reveal that brand-new artworks – hand-drawn by Erica Toffanin and hand-printed in Venice in a limited run – will soon land in your letter box. In the meantime, here’s a preview. |
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Marie’s Legacy Is About Glass and Soul, door Magazine Writes
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A worth-reading piece about Laguna~B recently appeared in door magazine – an editorial spinoff of the Italian newspaper la Repubblica. The article, signed by Marta Galli, delves into Marcantonio’s vision and creative personality in the light of our company’s 30th anniversary. It also includes exclusive photographic excerpts from our recently updated Archive. Italy-based fans should get their printed copy asap. |
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Our Favorite Tablescape This Month
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Our collector and friend Matilde Ferri – who’s also a talented producer and creative director at Erg Media – included a variety of our Goto tumblers in the stunning setting she designed for Gérald Genta early this June. Celebrating Genta’s love for art, cars, and design, the event took place at Fondation Maeght, in Southern France, and featured a 44 seater tablescape surrounded by Joan Mirò’s sculptures.
You can browse more pictures here. |
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Saalhof 1123’S Heart of Glass Was the First Laguna~B-Themed Exhibition
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Jean-Claude Freymond-Guth opened Saalhof 1123 in Basel just a few months ago, and it’s already a must-go destination for those in town. Half art space and half boutique, it’s located in a tranquil area at a walking distance from the art district. During Art Basel’s opening week this month, Saalhof 1123 inaugurated Heart of Glass, an exhibition conceived around Laguna~B’s craftsmanship and history. The show includes selected pieces from our classic collections, as well as some of our artistic commissions and collaborations, like Marie Méon and Harold Bérard’s Murano Upcycling and Francesca Albergo’s Pleasure Dance.
Shout out to Jean-Claude for curating the exhibition! (...And to S.P.A. winery for providing delicious natural wine at the opening.) |
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The Universal Photographer
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Book tip by Alessandro Trevisan
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This month’s reading was picked by Alessandro Trevisan, our in-house photographer and head of content.
The Universal Photographer by Anne Geene and Arjan de Nooy was published in 2018 by Rotterdam-based Uitgeverij de HEF. It collects the work of a fictional photographer called U., who lived from 1955 to 2010 and whose work spanned all kinds of styles, subjects and themes. The result is a “pseudoscientific” publication serving as an “encyclopedia” of photography but also chronicling the personal life story of a universal photographer. “U.’s work may well be an invitation for even more photos,” one of the authors claims.
“The Universal Photographer appeared to me as a natural extension of Susan Sontag's On Photography and David Campany's On Photographs, which are tightly related to each other. With thousands of everyday, anonymous photos, this book proves that the history of photography is mostly made up of pictures that are not beautiful, not exhibited, nor shot by a famous person.” Alessandro said.
The B~Library is an exciting Laguna~B side project. It is a book collection curated (and continuously updated) by @studio.bruno located at Spazio, in Dorsoduro 3276, Venice. Anyone can borrow any book every day from 10 AM to 7 PM. Come and visit! |
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The Mudflat Crew Book Launch
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Pietro Leddi. © Eleonora Sovrani |
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One week ago we hosted the launch of The Mudflat Crew – our latest publication with Vital – at our headquarters in Venice. The book, written and illustrated by Pietro Leddi, celebrates the lagoon’s wonders and fragilities. During the presentation, the author signed copies of the book, and two ornithologists shared insights about the local bird species that inspired the story. |
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Our Connection to the Lagoon
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Giants of the Lagoon is a participatory experience that invites to explore the lagoon environment in a movement towards the observed subject: from the observation of the landscape, through the use of binoculars, to the search of the smallest elements that can be found in the soil thanks to a magnifying glass. A suggestion to emphasize the value of each individual element in relation to all the others in a holistic view. In its second year, Giants of the Lagoon, initiated in 2023 as part of WaterLANDS (GA 101036484) and developed by WahV ETS, has expanded, involving 13 classes from 3 secondary schools in the Venice area, who participated in various field activities discovering this extraordinary environment. A final exhibition at Palazzo alle Zattere in June presented original materials created and collected throughout the educational project, including drawings, photographs, soil chromatographic analyses, maps, and illustrations. |
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Our new limited edition glass Punto – coming in just three pieces – will be unveiled on July 2 with an event at our store Spazio, in Venice, featuring graffiti artist Marco Laudadio and curator Andrea Ceresa. Join us at 6 PM!
If you’re in Capri next month, don’t miss the chance to visit Cathaleia and shop Laguna~B and Maccapani in the same boutique.
Autonoma Next’s 2024 edition will start on July 8, with students from the US-based organization Firebird taking part in a one-week glass art residency in Murano.
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Every month we update our Diary with behind-the-scenes photos from our everyday life at Laguna~B.
Check our June album here! |
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