Bronsa Coerta: blankets in 100% natural wool Made in Italy
New collaboration between Lanificio Bottoli and Nico Vascellari’s Codalunga
A limited edition of Italian-made blankets in 100% natural wool in natural ‘ashy’ grey has been named Bronsa Coerta (which in Venetian literally means ‘covered embers’, i.e. embers smouldering under the ashes without being seen, and figuratively an idiom used to refer to someone who outwardly appears harmless or quiet but is actually very lively and cunning). The limited-edition blankets made from local wool woven at Lanificio Bottoli keep the natural pigmentation and come in manually screen-printed cardboard boxes.
The recurring orange in the blanket labels recalls the colour of the poster for Codalunga’s first event in 2005. Codalunga is the section of Nico Vascellari’s studio dedicated to visual and sound experimentation, one of its missions being to enhance and celebrate local heritage. The two companies’ links to and love for their territory (both are based in Vittorio Veneto) provided a deep meeting point for this collaboration. Nico Vascellari is considered one of the best active performers on the international art scene: he has put on solo exhibitions at major international galleries, from MAXXI in Rome to Palais de Tokyo in Paris, from Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester to the Estorick Collection in London.
And this is not Vascellari’s first collaboration with the fashion world. The artist has links to the fashion system through Fendi, where he has been artistic director for the famed brand’s runway shows. Lanificio Bottoli, with over 160 years of history behind it (the company dates back to 1861), has also collaborated with the art world before, having previously produced fabrics inspired by the panels of Giorgione’s Studiolo and worked with British painter Sally Muir on the Eye Junya Watanabe Comme des Garçons Man line.