Severity and verve. Zaven’s design practice merges the conceptual daring of contemporary art with the rule-based creativity of graphics, enabling the firm to interface both with the world of industry and with the museum and gallery scene.
Responsive to all the latest trends but well aware of the history of design and architecture, Zaven provides a contemporary viewpoint particularly dense in meaning, embracing both two-and three-dimensionality.
The only Italian design firm chosen by Nike for the 2016 Salone del Mobile, Zaven was the subject of an individual show at the Triennale in Milan and exhibited in the “The Future is Handmade” collective show at the Kalmar Konstmuseum.
The institutions with which it has worked, often on themes of visual communications, include Ca’ Foscari University, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, IUAV University in Venice, Sindika Dokolo Foundation (Luanda), the Venice Biennale and the Russian V-A-C Foundation.
Its clients include: Agusta Westland, Antolini Marmi, Atipico, CC Tapis, Knoll, Mercedes, MINI Bmw, Miniforms, Nike, Novamobili, PaolaC, Red Bull, Replay Jeans, Galleria Luisa delle Piane, Galleria Secondome, Seletti, Telecom Italia, Tod’s.
Between 2012 and 2015, Zaven came together with a group of designers with a similar approach to found the Something Good contemporary design accessories brand, one of the first to give visibility to craftsmanship, pointing the way to a trend still growing today.
“Rilievi it is a project in which two worlds of ceramics merge: the industrial world based on research and technology and the artisan one counting on excellent craftsmanship. The collection follows our research journey on the transformation of bi-dimensional drawing into volume; characterized by strong colors, geometric shapes and materic finishes.”
Zaven | Enrica Cavarzan & Marco Zavagno
