A Slice of « Briccole », A Slice of Venice

For the exhibition "Tra le Briccole di Venezia" ("Through the Docking Posts of Venice ") organized by Riva 1920, Philippe Starck transforms the "Briccole” of Venice, worn-down by the tides, in wooden plates.

“I’ve lived in Burano, these last 25 years.
Venice is far away,
The fog on the lagoon is thick, menacing, endless.
In it you are lost for ever.
But the Briccole are there.
By day they are noble.
At night indispensable.
In the fog they are essential.
Everything about the Briccole has a noble elegance.
Even and above all the wood, which now, humbly, ends its splendid life in our homes, in our hearts.
Your friend whose heart is in Burano.” Ph. S

Exhibition - North Arsenal of Venice
26 August - 26 September 2010