DESIGN FOR LUXURY & CRAFTSMANSHIP

Alice Brovarone – Soft Hidden Gesture

by Alice Brovarone

Soft Hidden Gesture is a stackable ceramic object composed of five elements. Assembled, they form a sculptural form inspired by the silhouette of a Japanese temple. Its true nature only emerges when it is taken apart: the object becomes a tea set. The contrast between exterior and interior colors reinforces this transition — the inside reveals a different color, visible only once the object is opened. Each element is designed digitally to ensure precise joints and formal continuity. The transition to ceramics introduces a fundamental tension, the material lives, shrinks, reacts. A further challenge is to develop a visual identity able to reflect the inner meaning of the project. The piece is intended in porcelain, a material whose delicacy suits the quiet character of the object.