So far apart (in appearance). So close (in reality). Leather and mosaic can be particularly similar worlds and the proof comes from Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone. Here – since 1932 – is the headquarters of the Friuli School of Mosaic Workers. And here Lineapelle, together with the brand Dudubags and the Friulian tannery Presot, has launched the second round of a creative project based on the practical conceptualisation of this relationship. Title: Tessere di colore / Tiles of Colour.
Leather and mosaic can be (very) close worlds
The link between leather and mosaic has ancient craft roots and has always moved along parallel, non-converging tracks. Both are productions that men have been carrying for millennia. Both are “disciplines” that require creative wisdom, but also a very strong creation. Friuli mosaicists (together with their school) prove this, being among those – still today – most sought after in the world. Italian tanners, likewise, represent global excellence. Same for leather goods. This is the starting point for the project to connect all these skills, with Lineapelle as a strategic partner from the very beginning (as you can read here).
Tessere di colore / Tiles of Colour
The second round of the project – as mentioned – bears the name Tessere di colore / Tiles of Colour. “This time”, explains the curator of the project, Matteo Bardi (on the right in the photo), “the students will be engaged in looking for figurative elements from the contemporary world to digitally rework the iconic Smile bag”. They will have to do so “in the most identifying DuDu colours, creating a graphic and chromatic variant in glass mosaic, hide and leather that the company will create for the winners, as many as five this year”.
A further novelty “is the entry of Conceria Pietro Presot”, a historic company in the province of Pordenone, specialised in the production of natural leather since 1932. Presot, among other peculiarities, supplied the leather for the boots of the Italian expedition on K2 in 1954. “Glass, leather and hide are ancient and natural materials, cornerstones of craftsmanship over the centuries. It is wonderful to be able to stimulate this exchange of materials between skills that share the same deep passion for making”, concludes Sandra Cione, designer at Dudubags.
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