“Mirror of Society” AP1 – 2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Alice C. Occleppo 124 x 84 x 15 h cm / 25 kg Aluminum Unique piece, exclusive Galleria n.38 Mirror as investigation Mirror as spirit of time Mirror as the human life To create Mirror of Society, Nucleo has used an application born to capture the zeitgeist (spirit [...]
“Souvenir of the last century” Ladder – 2013 Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino 46 x 15 x 221 h cm / 90 Kg Wood ladder and epoxy resin Unique piece Studio Nucleo exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Souvenir as an evidence of memories. Souvenir as a gift for those who were not there. Souvenir as a [...]
“Wood Fossil” A.P.2, 2013 “Wood Fossil” A.P.3, 2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 41x29x47,7H cm 42x29x42H cm Epoxy resin, wood Studio Nucleo exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of [...]
“Resinite” Resin Fossile Coffee Tables 2013 Design Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini 80x80x40H cm Fiberglass, polyester resin Studio Nucleo exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Resinite as fossil mold. Resinite as rest, persistence. Resinite as evidence of past lives. Resinite plays on the presumption to design the future of its objects making them fossils of themselves. As [...]
“Lines”, 2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 60x42cm Laser engraving, cotton paper Edition of 30 pieces Lines as graphics without color. Lines as the traces left by moving points. Lines as tensions they generate. PRESS INFORMATION © 2013 Studio Nucleo
“Cages” coffee table 01-2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Gabriele Bagnoli Polished and patinated bronze, iron 80x120x35H cm Studio Nucleo exclusive for Nilufar Gallery “Cages” coffee table 02-2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Gabriele Bagnoli Polished and patinated bronze, iron 80x120x35H cm Studio Nucleo exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Cages as simple spatial representations. Cages as grids that allow the [...]
“Primitive” Vertical bookcases Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Daniele Ragazzo, 2010 50x50x282H cm cardboard, fiberglass, polyester resin. Primitive as primary geometric figures. Primitive as computer language called the simplest solid objects. Primitive as, in English, are defined original, coarse and wild objects. Primitive aims to fragment and destruct. To reduce aggregated forms to elementary geometry. Nothing more and nothing less than volume, [...]
“Wood Fossil” table, 2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 80x240x74H cm Wood, epoxy resin Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of lightness and weight, challenging the law [...]
“Stones” consolle 01, 2013 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Nicola Bartoccelli Epoxy resin, epoxy resin sawdust, wood sawdust, pigments 29×103,5x80H cm Exclusive for Galerie Italienne Stones as cutting tools Stones as result of sedimentation compacted by pressure of overlying deposits Stones as thin sheets of translucent alabaster Ideal continuation of past projects related to the primitivism, [...]
“Petroglyph Table 02″ 2013 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alexandra Denton 121Ø x 74H cm recycled wood, silkscreen color, a mixture of resin and wood unique pieces Petroglyph as the neorealism in everyday life. Petroglyph as stories handed down over generations. Petroglyph as a medium of hidden messages. The Petroglyph collection recodes and reprocess scrap material sourced by the Nucleo [...]
“Wood Fossil” consolle, 2013 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 30x120x80H cm Wood, epoxy resin Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of lightness and weight, [...]
“Histogram” Lego coffee table, 2012 Nucleo_P. Robino + Alice C. Occleppo + Lada Neoberdina 54x58x48,5H cm Lego Bricks,Gold plated Lego brick D.I.Y. We are proud to celebrate and share with you our 15th birthday! To celebrate, Nucleo has created a special gift to share with all their fans, friends, followers. Nucleo has made an affordable [...]
“Souvenir of the last century” bench, 2012 Design Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino 44x205x46h cm Wood bench and epoxy resin Unique piece, exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Souvenir as an evidence of memories. Souvenir as a gift for those who were not there. Souvenir as a triumph of life experience. “Souvenir of the last century” is [...]
“Resinite” Resin Fossil Table 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini Dimension 1200x2800x740H mm Fiberglass, resin and pigment limited edition of three, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Resinite as fossil mold. Resinite as rest, persistence. Resinite as evidence of past lives. Resinite plays on the presumption to design the future of its objects making them fossils of themselves. [...]
“Souvenir of the last century” MMXII Kitchen, 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino 352x68x95H cm Iron, Deconsecrated Marble Altar, Plywood, Iron pipe, Burner Unique piece, site specific for a collector Souvenir as an evidence of memories. Souvenir as a gift for those who were not there. Souvenir as a triumph of life experience. “Souvenir of the last century” [...]
“Wood Fossil” consolle, 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 30x100x80H cm Wood, epoxy resin Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of lightness and weight, [...]
“Histogram” Lego coffee table, 2012 Nucleo_P. Robino + Alice C. Occleppo + Lada Neoberdina 54x58x48,5H cm Lego Bricks,Gold plated Lego brick D.I.Y. We are proud to celebrate and share with you our 15th birthday! To celebrate, Nucleo has created a special gift to share with all their fans, friends, followers. Nucleo has made an affordable [...]
“Metal Fossil” Nickel coffee table, 2012 Studio Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 420x460x390H mm Nickel Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Metal Fossil as the marks left behind. Metal Fossil as formed by a variety of geological processes. Metal Fossil as a process inspired from the nature. Studio Nucleo plays on the presumption to design the [...]
“Wood Fossil” bench, 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 150×30,5x42H cm Wood, resin Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of lightness and weight, challenging [...]
“Wood Fossil” A.P., 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 28x38x39H cm Epoxy resin, wood Unique piece, exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Wood Fossil as impurities, inclusions. Wood Fossil as resins fossil. Wood Fossil as macromolecule. The fossilization process evolving, dissolving, leaving an object half fossil half materialized. A game of presence and absence, of lightness and weight, [...]
Histogram coffee tables Nucleo_P. Robino + A. C. Occleppo high 54x58x48,5H cm small 54x57x40,5H cm Epoxy resin, pigments Auto production, Unlimited production for Nilufar Unlimited March 2012 Histogram as three-dimensional objects of two-dimensional representations Histogram as connected rectangles that give an account of the continuity of characters Histogram as a digital image’s tonal. Histogram is [...]
“Presenze” consolle, 2012 Design Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension consolle 100×30×80 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique pieces exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance and immateriality, historical and afterlife forms. [...]
“Primitive” Gold chair, 2012 Nucleo – Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini Fiberglass finished in gold 24 karat 900 x 770 x h 790 mm For Nilufar Gallery 2012, edition 1 of 1 PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT THE GALLERY MEASURES
“Metal Fossil” Copper fossil table, 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 420x460x390H mm copper Unique piece, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Metal Fossil as the marks left behind. Metal Fossil as formed by a variety of geological processes. Metal Fossil as a process inspired from the nature. Nucleo plays on the presumption to design the future of [...]
“Primitive” Chair, 2012 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini 570x670x820H mm cardboard, fiberglass, poliester resin. Nucleo add a other piece in Primitive collection. A basic one off chair. Primitive as primary geometric figures. Primitive as computer language called the simplest solid objects. Primitive as, in English, are defined original, coarse and wild objects. Primitive aims to fragment and [...]
Nucleo was invited to participate at Countdown Design in Bolzano. We present one armchair and two chairs of Petroglyph artwork. COUNTDOWN is an international design platform aimed at exploring and supporting brand new research, experimentation and emerging experiences in the field of contemporary design. The first edition is devoted to the topic of UP-CYCLING. It [...]
Souvenir as an evidence of memories. Souvenir as a gift for those who were not there. Souvenir as a triumph of life experience. “Souvenir of the last century” is a collection of memories up-cycled into new physical forms. Nucleo explores materials, experiences and points of references, both fragile, lost and strong. The memories of [...]
“Presenze” consolle, 2012 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension consolle 105×30×80 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique pieces exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance and immateriality, historical and afterlife forms. This [...]
“Presenze” consolle and chair, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension consolle130×40×75 cm – chair 48×38,4×67 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique pieces exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance and immateriality, historical [...]
“Petroglyph” 2011 Nucleo for SecondoMe Gallery Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alexandra Denton 560x540x870H | 830x830x360H | 530x600x930H mm recycled wood, silkscreen color, a mixture of resin and wood unique pieces Petroglyph as the neorealism in everyday life. Petroglyph as stories handed down over generations. Petroglyph as a medium of hidden messages. The Petroglyph collection recodes [...]
“Resinite” Black Resin Fossil coffee tables, 2011 Design Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini 660x660x240 h mm | 540x540x330 h mm | 420x460x390 h mm Fiberglass, polyester resin, pigment. edition of 5 + 2 a.p. Exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Resinite as fossil mold. Resinite as rest, persistence. Resinite as evidence of past lives. [...]
“Metal” Copper Age Table, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini Dimension 260x100x73 cm Materials copper welded polished plates Unique piece exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Metals as matter. Metals as evolutionary process. Metals as aesthetic suggestion. Nucleo discovers metals with a sequence of three tables, unique pieces inspired by the metal ages, united by [...]
“Presenze” Desk, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension 120x60x75 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique piece exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance and immateriality, historical and afterlife forms. This is the [...]
“Meta” Iron Age Table, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini Dimension 260x100x73 cm Materials iron Unique piece exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Metals as matter. Metals as evolutionary process. Metals as aesthetic suggestion. Nucleo discovers metals with a sequence of three tables, unique pieces inspired by the metal ages, united by the name “Metals”: [...]
Presenze Chairs and Consolle Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension chairs 65x50x80 cm – consolle 80x30x80 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique piece exclusive for Nilufar Gallery Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance and immateriality, historical [...]
“Metal” Bronze Age Table, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini Dimension 260x100x73 cm Materials Bronze welded polished plates Unique piece exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Metals as matter. Metals as evolutionary process. Metals as aesthetic suggestion. Nucleo discovers metals with a sequence of three tables, unique pieces inspired by the metal ages, united by [...]
“Resinite” Resin Fossile Coffee Tables 2010 Design Nucleo _ Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini 660x660x240h mm | 540x540x330h mm | 420x460x390 h mm Fiberglass, polyester resin 2010 Edition of 3 exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Resinite as fossil mold. Resinite as rest, persistence. Resinite as evidence of past lives. Resinite plays on the presumption to [...]
“Presenze” Consolles, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension 105x30x80 | 80x30x80 cm Epoxy resin and pigment Unique piece exclusive for Nilufar Gallery photos Courtesy of Nilufar by Amendolagine Barracchia Presenze as an evidence of past lives. Presenze as ethereal, floating like ghosts. Presenze as absence and immaterial substance. Presenze and absence, appearance [...]
“1000 camicie rosse”, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Alice Carlotta Occleppo Dimension 250 x 110 x 72 cm Materials Painted Shirts inside epoxy resin Unique piece 1000 camice rosse, incorporated into a thousand red shirts blocks of resin, a conglomerate of cubes creating a structure without hierarchies, in which each block is simultaneously unique and [...]
“Carboniferous”, 2011 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini Dimension 280 x 119 x 72 cm Materials Cardboard honeycomb with fiberglass resin and covered with unidirectional carbon fiber Unique piece exclusive for Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Carboniferous is a table that cuts through space, definite and strong. Its many layer of black surfaces together create a [...]
“Resinite” – Resin Fossil Table 2010 Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino+Stefania Fersini Dimension 1260x3760x740H mm Fiberglass, resin and pigment limited edition of three, exclusive to Gabrielle Ammann Gallery Resinite as fossil mold. Resinite as rest, persistence. Resinite as evidence of past lives. Resinite plays on the presumption to design the future of its objects making them fossils of [...]
By the wind is one of the latest experimental project of studio Nucleo. The concept is to create a surface with a high degree of uncertainty as if it would have been created during a natural phenomenon like a snow storm. The semi-finished object, a hybrid of nature and technology, is coated through a process [...]
PRIMITIVE ABITATIVE Theme: Babilonia project during the exhibition “Quali cose siamo” Correlated events: “Quali cose siamo” (The Things We Are), Triennale Design Museum, 26th of March – 27th of April 2010 Date of production: February 2010 Description/dimensions: 70 x 70 x 220 cm (l x d x h) model scale 1: 300 Suggestions: diversity, modular [...]
PRIMITIVE ON THE SKIN Piergiorgio Robino invited Clemens Mueller, a young and highly talented designer from Dortmund (Germany) to contribute, with his own art, to Primitive Collection, the Nucleo’s latest open source project. Mueller has developed four photographs where white is stratified as a casting resin on his skin. The images interpret the process and [...]
“Primitive” table, 2009 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini cardboard, fiberglass, polyester resin 142x320x75H cm Edition of 3 + 1 AP “Primitive” armchair, 2009 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Stefania Fersini cardboard, fiberglass, polyester resin 77x90x79H cm Edition of nine pieces “Primitive” hanging lamp, 2009 Design Nucleo_Piergiorgio Robino + Daniele Ragazzo cardboard, fiberglass, polyester resin 75×155 [...]
PH Inspired by molecular structures and crystal lattices created when atoms bond to one another, PH is a pentagonal modular made in expanded polyurethane. The pentagonal shape allows an ample number of configurations by drawing closer the various sides. The water despite the simplicity of its molecule shows complex behaviour in its liquid state. In [...]
TROTTOLA Inspired by Muybridge’s work (English-born photographer, known for his early use of multiple cameras to capture motion), the Trottola fruit bowl in Corian® is reminiscent of a top, one of the oldest children’s toys, frozen in four frames, combined to enhance the visual effect. Auction in Brussels by Pierre Bergé & Associés: selected installations [...]
Human’s Landscape Date: April 2007 Theme: Jewellery Event: Triennale of Milan, Salone del mobile Description: Line of jewellary designed especially for the Luxury Design exibition New codes of Luxury /Jewellery design, curated by Denis Santachiara, Triennale of Milan Suggestion: Life _ city _ codes _ sacredness _ fashion _ composition _ personality Material/tecnology: 24 Carat [...]
ANGELICA swinging lamp dimensions: diameter 1200 mm x 1000 H mm neon tubes Soft volutes bring us back to the passed 18th century renewed “in” the light of technology. Angelica draws its presence in space ironically evoking the past with soft shapes and swirls eighteenth century. PRESS INFORMATION CONTACT TO ORDER
“Terra!” – Armchair for outside use, 2000 Nucleo_ Andrea Sanna + Piergiorgio Robino 120x120x57H cm cardboard, seeds. multiple, produced by Nforniture (2000/2006) International Young Design Store, Turin, Italy. LITERATURE XIX premio Compasso d’Oro ADI annual selection. “Terra!” Category: product for the community. 2001 (3 yearly award, excellence in European design) “Terra!” The evolution of products [...]