\nThe finalists have finally been selected for the tenth edition of the Rometti Prize, an international competition organised by the historic Umbrian manufacturer and reserved for students from Art and Design Academies around the world.
\nThe competition aims to promote innovation and originality in the field of ceramic art, opening the doors of the factory to young people, a bit like what happened in the 1920s and 1930s, when Ceramiche Rometti hosted promising youngsters who later became artists of the calibre of Corrado Cagli and Leoncillo Leonardi. An experience that is revived today, at the behest of owner Massimo Monini and artistic director Jean Christophe Clair, with the aim of combining Rometti’s tradition and unmistakable savoir-faire with the innovation and originality of contemporary artistic and design imprints.<\/p>\n
Among the more than sixty proposals received, six projects were awarded<\/strong> by the jury, composed of experts and chaired by the great designer Ugo La Pietra. The young creatives will experience an internship<\/strong> at Rometti, from Monday 25 to Friday 29 July, where they will give concrete form to their ideas<\/strong>, side by side with the skilled workers of the factory.<\/p>\n Crush me if you can<\/strong>, coffee table by Isabella Jahns (RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts;The finalist projects<\/h3>\n
\nAlbedo and Nigredo<\/strong>, vase set by Anna Villa (Accademia di Bella Arti di Brera);
\nDeduzione<\/strong>, vase by Martino Chiesa, Elettra Sarno, Marco Spataro (IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan);
\nBon-Bom<\/strong>, vase by Tomas Bongermino (IED Milan);
\nRitual<\/strong>, vase by Alaina Keys (University of Washington, USA);
\nSphere<\/strong>, lamp set by Letizia La Mincia (University of Perugia).<\/p>\n