Eleven prototypes of hemp-made objects will be on display at Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts, in the frame of the Fabric-Action Project promoted by Regione Umbria in collaboration with the Hemp Museum – Ecomuseum of the Umbrian Appennine Ridge, the Polifactory of the Polytecnnic University of Milan and Ghénos Communication.
On the occasion of the 2017 Milan Design Week of last April, the project was presented at the Fuorisalone. 80.000 visitors praised the futuristic lines of the eleven objects on display, that include musical and percussion instruments, an air-filtering system, vase-holders for indoor farming, a suspended cradle, a hat by the revitalising properties, and insulating modules. And then there is more, i.e. retro games such as seesaws and skateboards, which sent the imagination of many a visitor back to their childhood days…
All these hemp prototypes were conceived by famous designers or by students who threw their hats into the Fabric-Action ring, to give new shapes and life to this fiber, deeply rooted into the Valnerina’s traditions and lands.
Fabric-Action combines design and digital production through multiple experimentations on hemp, across digital technologies and new production techniques.
In particular, Fabric-Action, conceived and developed to support Valnerina in the frame of the Valnerina – Saper Fare project, blends the material theme of hemp with the immaterial dimension of know-how, that distinguishes Umbria in general.
After the huge success of the Fuorisalone exhibition, the prototypes will be on display at Spoleto – Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts – 17 June through 31 August.
Inauguration: 17 June, 2017 at 12.00
Speeches:
Fernanda Cecchini – Head of Culture at Regione Umbria
Camilla Laureti – Head of Culture at Comune di Spoleto
Gianluca Marziani – Director at Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts
Stefano Maffei – Directore at Polyfactory, Polytechnic University, Milan
Tullio Fibraroli – Mayor of Sant’Anatolia di Narco
Walter Trivellizzi – Director at GAL Valle Umbra e Sibillini
