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fragma

A piece of paper on a wall with a drawing of a vase with yellow flowers and a small horse figure, arranged to create the illusion of a 3D scene.

Fragma is a collection inspired by ancient Roman ruins from a distant future.

We travelled in Rome many times to discover some treasures: Palazzo Altemps, Diocleziano’s Thermae, Pantheon and many more. Everything seems stuck in time and we felt the power of the City. What captured our attention was the architectural force, the sculptural meaning of those buildings and we tried to retranslate those forms into small, every-day use objects.

The Truth

The Truth

The Pillar

Using unbreakable materials, as stainless steel, creating contrast trough colors and textures and merging together a nordic minimalistic aesthetic with italian 80’s design, we tried to build some poetics and time-travelling forms: a stool, a shelf, a mirror, a lamp, a candle and more objects will be added in time.

Black and white photo of a brick wall decorated with various carved stone plaques and tiles, some cracked or broken, and a wooden door on the right.
Black and white photo of the classical Roman-style entrance with columns, inscription "MAGIRIPPAL F.COST" and triangular pediment, taken in low light or dusk.

The Fragma Marble Candle

The Pillar Lamp

The Fragma Marble Candle

The Front

Each time we come to Rome we experience it in a different way, and the light is constantly changing with the season.

We thought of a paradigma:

what an ancient roman walking into the future would think of his ruins? How the iconic can be translated into the ordinary? How the eternal can remain so?

Black sculpture of a headless, armless person on a tall, round marble pedestal in a gallery.
Nighttime black and white photo of a bridge with arches, illuminated by streetlights, reflecting on a body of water below

Fragma collection is inspired by a winter evening walk in the freezing Eternal City.