Fabrica, Benetton's communication research center, will be participating in ExperimentaDesign the international Biennale of design creativity and culture in Lisbon later this month. They'll be showing Bizarre, souvenirs inherited from the past, a collection of ceramics designed by Sam Baron and Fabrica for Sisley...

Fabrica sent us some preview images.

From Fabrica:

The Sisley store in Chiado will feature a collection of ceramics, especially created by Sam Baron for Sisley, re-inventing one of the best Portuguese traditions through a contemporary vision of the old "savoir-faire". The collection assembles a futuristic approach of souvenirs inherited from the past, merging details of a long tradition of nature-inspired shapes with classic vases and tableware pieces. Consisting of five limited-production objects, which will be sold in the Sisley store during the days of Experimenta Design, the Bizarre collection is a range of vases and tableware in classic shapes with industrial-production ceramic figurines used as three-dimensional decorative details. A way of "populating" our home with strange, hybrid creatures: from a vase which hosts a family of swans or with indiscreet rabbit ears that create floral motifs, to the plate that seems to have a fish swimming in it, or the salt and pepper set where a bee has settled gently. The ceramics are made by hand and produced by Olfaire, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

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