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Maze by Fede Cheti
A born and bred Milanese, Fede Cheti was an entrepreneur and designer working between the 1930s and 1970s, who became a prominent figure operating in the international textile industry. Her activity is intertwined with that of architects, designers and painters of her time. Indeed, her productions came to influence the taste and style of almost half a century of decorative art.
The collaboration between Amini and the historical archive Fede Cheti begins in 2020, proposing that very same taste and style in two surprising carpets – Il Volo and Ventaglio – two graphic reinterpretations on the theme of dynamism, expressed here through the succession of sinuous shapes, by varying the thickness of the pile, and the composition of the materials.
Twist by Rodolfo Dordoni
Curves and movement: Twist is the result of a journey parallel to the rigorous geometric research that Rodolfo Dordoni has deepened with Amini over time. The sinuous patterns of the carpets are enriched by the interplay of chromatic planes, which infuse depth into the design. The foreground fillings stand out thanks to the sheen of silk and the higher pile, which lends them a delicate softness compared to the background.
Salone del Mobile 2024
From 16 to 21 April at the Salone del Mobile, Hall 24 – Stand L11, Amini presents its new collections: Verner Panton, Fede Cheti, Rodolfo Dordoni.
Rho Fiera Milano, Padiglione 24, Stand L11, 9.30 – 18.30h
Verner Panton Lounge
From 16 to 21 April c/o 10 Corso Como, Milan discover the Verner Panton Lounge: Romantica, Domino and Mono. Three collections where colour becomes design material.
Capsule Plaza | In collaboration with: Vitra, &Tradition, Verpan, Offecct, Kvadrat and Montana
c/o 10 Corso Como, Milano, 9.30 – 19.30h
Abstract Garden by Elisa Ossino
From 16 to 21 April in the Amini showroom comes to life Abstract Garden, a project by Elisa Ossino that evokes a fantasy world, a walk in nature where carpets take on organic shapes and three-dimensional volumes.
VIa Borgogna 7 – Milano, 10.00–13.00, 14.00–19.00h
AMINI | Milano Design Week 2024
Discover our events dedicated to Milan Design Week 2024
The Abraham & Wolff Gallery meets Amini
The TAPIZOO collection, designed by Gabetti&Isola in 1970, will be presented by Amini at the exhibition dedicated to the architect and designer duo from Turin at the Abraham and Wolff Gallery in Paris during the new edition of M&O.
Architectural + Bespoke
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milano
19th October – 14th November 2023
With a dedicated staging at the brand showroom on Via Borgogna in Milan, Amini presents proposals for the Contract world and the new Architectural line, conceived by Amini Studio with the artistic direction of Elisa Ossino Studio.
Giardino, designed by Carlotta Fortuna
A luxuriant imagination for the Giardino carpet by Carlotta Fortuna, a random and cluttered spray of flowers and blades of grass that embody the overwhelming and regenerative strength of nature itself. It is represented here in a basic, quick and thoughtful sign, like the free brush strokes on a painter’s canvas. Nature, therefore, is the protagonist and the inspiration comes from Botticelli’s Primavera and from its flora full of symbolism: the suggestion of the Renaissance masterpiece is noted in the colour range of the flowers and background, which make this hand-knotted carpet a refined and contemporary work of craftsmanship.
60th Anniversary Amini Brothers Company
Amini Brothers Company celebrate their important 60th anniversary in the elegant rooms of Villa Erba, set in a marvellous context overlooking Lake Como.
Salone del Mobile 2023, Milan
Arts&Crafts
Salone del Mobile, Rho Fiera Milan
April 18th – 23rd 2023
From designer items to contemporary rugs, from the theme of floor coverings to research and experimentation with hand embroidery. For its booth at Rho Fiera, Amini thakes inspiration from the Arts&Crafts movement and from the excellence of hand craftsmanship of rug.
Ciclopi Collection | Milano Design Week 2023
A collection featuring organic wool and vegetable dyes by Elisa Ossino
Amini Showroom Via Borgogna 7, Milano
April 18th – 23rd 2023, 10am – 9pm
Born from refined and meticulous research on raw materials and the world of colour, comes a new collection of rugs in organic wool. The material composition and the natural dyeing method are the authentic protagonists of a collection that is mainly inspired by the theme of the environmental impact of its process and of the relationship between man and the elements of nature.
Milan Design Week 2023
April 18th – 23rd 2023
From designer items to contemporary rugs, from outdoor to the theme of floor coverings, to research and experimentation with sustainable colours and materials.
Design Icons Collection: Focus on Manlio Rho e Ico Parisi
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
January 20th – April 15th 2023
Amini pays tribute to 20th century design and Italian abstract art with an exhibition dedicated to two great masters of the Rationalism tradition in Como: Ico Parisi and Manlio Rho.
The Green Collection Award, Domotex 2023
The Le Fil Vert Collection is awarded for the Eco-friendly Products category at The Green Collection show at the Domotex 2023 fair. THE GREEN COLLECTION is the centerpiece of DOMOTEX 2023. This special show is the central area in which the topic of sustainability is played out. The award for the Eco-friendly Products is focused on organically and ethically produced materials, as well as recycled and upcycled raw materials.
Salone del Mobile + Milano Design Week 2022
From 7 to 12 June, Amini is presenting a world preview of four new collections: Composizione 1956, by Manlio Rho, RD Trace, design by Rodolfo Dordoni, Nostalghia, design by Elisa Ossino, and Giardino, design by Carlotta Fortuna. On display at the 2022 Milan Furniture Fair.
Colorless Graphic
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
December 6th 2022 – January 9th 2023
Amini is presenting an exhibition dedicated to a selection of fine Afghan wool carpets hand carded and twisted, made in villages of northern Afghanistan, where symbols and knotting techniques are passed down from family to family, and differ in each village. Amini’s Afghan looms are certified by Label Step, demonstrating its on-going commitment to economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Tribal Collection
These rugs can speak to us through symbols, abstract geometries and code signs. Their natural tones recall the earth, its history and its remains. Their decorations are basic, yet mysterious messages sent from ancient ancestors. And this is how Pangea, Nomadic, Collective and One of a kind were developed, carpets with a strong tribal flavor united by the search for a sign.
Laguna Collection
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
October 6th – November 19th 2022
The Laguna Collection display showcases the exquisite crafstmanship of Amini’s Indian tradition highlighted by these unique hand-knotted pieces that turn any type of room into an exclusive setting.
Caro Joe Colombo, tu ci hai insegnato il futuro
Curated by Ignazia Favata
24 May – 4 September 2022
GAM, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan
“Dear Joe Colombo, you taught us about the future” is an exhibition that GAM, the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Milan dedicated to Joe Colombo, an architect and designer who was able to anticipate the future through an approach to design that was revolutionary in its impact.
On the exhibition route we come across the Isola Orange carpet from Amini, inspired by the technical patterns designed by Colombo to fit out the Hoecht stand for the Düsseldorf plastics trade fair in 1970. The carpet was selected because the colors, shapes and lines perfectly reflect the futuristic visions of this brilliant, modern designer.
Amini Showroom, Milano Design Week 2022
Gio Ponti. Relations.
Curated by Elisa Ossino
Amini Showroom, via Borgogna 7
June 7th – 30th 2022
A stand entitled Humans weave at the Rho trade fair and an exhibition curated by Elisa Ossino – Gio Ponti. Relations. – at the showroom in Via Borgogna. These were Amini’s two contributions to the Salone del Mobile 2022, an occasion for the brand to present its new collections of modern and contemporary carpets.
Salone del Mobile 2022, Milan
Humans weave
Salone del Mobile, Rho Fiera Milan
June 7th – 12th 2022
At the trade fair, the meticulously arranged Humans weave shone a spotlight on the art of weaving as a natural human predilection that unites all cultures, regardless of time or borders. Inspired by art, geometry and the natural world, the new carpets by Gio Ponti, Manlio Rho, Rodolfo Dordoni, Elisa Ossino, and Carlotta Fortuna speak of an identity more contemporary than ever.
Milan Design Week 2022
June 7 – 12
Amini Carpets is proud to be hosting several events at the 2022 Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
Amini’s stand at the fair in Rho is titled Humans weave, while the showroom at Via Borgogna 7 will be hosting Gio Ponti. Relations, an exhibition dedicated to the Milanese architect and designer, curated by Elisa Ossino. During the Fuorisalone, Amini’s carpets have also been chosen for staging and display in prestigious locations.
Humans weave
Fiera Milano, Rho
Pavilion 13, Stand B02 B06
June 7 – 12, 9.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Gio Ponti. Relations.
Amini Showroom
Via Borgogna 7, Milan
June 7 – 12, 10.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Design Forever
Palazzo Bovara
Corso Venezia 51, Milan
June 6 – 12
Maison Milano
Via Curtatone 10, Milan
June 7 – 12
Caro Joe Colombo, tu ci hai insegnato il futuro
GAM, Galleria d’Arte Moderna
Via Palestro 16, Milan
May 24 – September 4
Le Fil Vert designed by Carlotta Fortuna
Le Fil Vert Collection, designed by Carlotta Fortuna, represents the ideal balance between functionality, respect for the environment and aesthetically–minded quality. The geometric patterns and color combinations of the Le Fil Vert Collection evoke both Mediterranean and overseas ambiances.
Collectives by Carlotta Fortuna
Collectives: Amini reinterprets the Afghan rug in a special collection of one-a-kind pieces. The exclusivity of these handknotted rugs in wool lays in their uniqueness, each of them is unrivaled and unprecedented, each of them represents the excellence of the traditional Afghan weaving techniques translated into contemporary designs, beautifully manufactured by Afghan handicraft realities.
Manlio Rho. Sintesi dell’Astratto.
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth, the Pinacoteca Civica di Como and the historical archive – managed by Roberta Lietti – dedicate to the Manlio Rho the exhibition Manlio Rho. Sintesi dell’astratto. Paintings of Manlio Rho and his archive.
Novembre 26th, 2021 – February 6th, 2022
Pinacoteca Civica di Como
via Diaz 84, Como, Italy
Made in Afghanistan
November 23rd – December 12th 2021
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
On November 23rd Amini launched Made in Afghanistan, the charity auction organized by Amini to support EMERGENCY’s activity in the Afghan territory. The auction featured 3 Taimany carpets, selected from the 42 that are now on sale on Catawiki until December 12th. www.catawiki.com
Lake Como Design Festival
Curated by Wonderlake Como
6-10 October 2021
Palazzo Mantero, via Alessandro Volta 74, Como
A new design event is taking place in the city of Como. This year at its third edition, the Lake Como Design Festival invites to reflect on the iconic designs and their interpretations, offering a dense schedule of extraordinary appointments.
Elle Decor, La Casa Fluida
Curated by Elisa Ossino
4-12 September 2021
Palazzo Bovara, Corso Venezia 51, Milan
During the Milano Design Week the exhibition/installation “La Casa Fluida”, designed by Elisa Ossino Studio, opened to visitors in the historic Palazzo Bovara, Milan. Eleven rooms and an outdoor area providing comfort and flexibility, spaces, and functions, with a natural approach to technological interfaces and a careful eye on sustainability. Elisa Ossino chooses Amini Ritagli saffron lime e Teorema Circles acacia lime carpets.
Photo credits Stefano Giulio Pavesi
Casa Canvas
6-10 September 2021
via Solferino 42, Milan
On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2021, the city opens its doors to new exhibition spaces, including Casa Canvas, a new hospitality proposal for art and design enthusiasts. On display, in the evocative rooms of a seventeenth-century building in typical Milanese style, in the heart of Brera, the Jean II carpet by Amini, designed by the communication and design studio Juma. The installation, curated by Thayse Viégas, founder of Casa Canvas, and Nazarena Manenti, Milanese architect and stylist, offered a fluid and experiential path interpreting the different forms of living in order to create a welcoming and exclusive atmosphere.
Amini presents: RD Collections
Curated by Rodolfo Dordoni
September 5th-18th, 2021
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
The Amini showroom in Via Borgogna 7 is dedicated to the new, colorful designs of architect and designer Rodolfo Dordoni, who chooses a multi-layered installation to present, among others, the new RD Gris Collection.
Supersalone 2021
5-10 September 2021
Pavilion 2 – Stand J24, Fiera Milano Rho
On the occasion of the Italian biggest design event, Salone del Mobile, this year in the special September edition, Amini showcases an absolute preview of the renewed Textures and Colors collection and unveils the new Campiture collection.
Supersalone + Milano Design Week 2021
From 5th to 18th of September, Amini Carpets presents two new collections designed by Elisa Ossino and Rodolfo Dordoni, at the Supersalone 2021 in Milan and at the showroom in via Borgogna 7.
Vietato l’ingresso
Curate by Giulia Pellegrino
September 4 – 10, 2021
Teatro Arcimboldi, viale dell’Innovazione 20, Milan
Amini participates to Vietato l’Ingresso (translated: Forbidden Entrance), an initiative in conjunction with the Fuorisalone 2021 that will allow, after a year of forced closure, to reopen the doors of the TAM Theatre – Teatro Arcimboldi Milano – and make temporarily visitable the areas previously reserved for artists.
Supersalone + Milano Design Week 2021, appointments
Colors, geometries, the materiality of the surfaces: these are the recurrent themes of Elisa Ossino’s and Rodolfo Dordoni’s new projects for Amini 2021. Campiture and RD Gris are new and quite different proposals which Amini chooses to present independently at the Supersalone and in its showroom in via Borgogna in Milan.
Una stanza tutta per sé, Venice Design Biennial
Curated by Elisa Ossino
May 20 – June 27, 2021
SPARC* SPAZIO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Campo Santo Stefano n°2828a, Venice
The Venice Design Biennial returns, after a year of forced break, with the third edition in attendance. Discover the carpet Teorema Hybrid at “Una stanza tutta per sé”, the exhibition by Elisa Ossino open to the public from May 20 to June 27.
Amini presents: Weaving Nature
Curated by Juma
May 11 – June 12, 2021
Amini Showroom, via Borgogna 7, Milan
Weaving Nature is the third appointment of From the Looms, the series of events that Amini dedicates to the launch of the new collection 2021. The protagonist is a selection of carpets united by the use of ancient and natural materials, simple and, at the same time, extraordinary, interpreted through an exploration of the relationship between design, art, and nature. Conceived and curated by Juma, the installation leads guests into a suggestive habitat populated by elements that intertwine, communicate and balance each other.
Natural Fibers, Amini Studio
Three different proposals united by Amini’s keen research on the most precious natural yarns. Alpaca wool, Linen and a selection of fine Indian wools, all hand-woven: Naua organic black, Nilo charcoal and Jackie cream. A neutral and delicate moodboard highlighting materials and the texture of the fleece.
Weaving Nature, the video
Decorative element, object of exchange, expression of local cultures and traditions: many are the roles played by the carpet throughout history. Weaving Nature is an installation inspired by the carpet’s most ancient role, when, above all, it represented a shelter, primary source of well-being, warmth, and energy. The installation and its inspiration are entrusted to an evocative video, reminiscent of the harmony and deep emotions that the relationship with simple and natural materials still manages to arouse in us.
Amini and Label Step, a new partnership
Amini signs an exceptional partnership with Label Step, the independent non-profit organization committed to guaranteeing the well-being of workers in the handmade carpet industry and the quality of the environment in which they operate. The initiative aims at sharing specific objectives, a natural consequence of a holistic vision that has always guided Amini’s choices.
Amini presents: Le Fil Vert
Curated by Juma
March 16 – May 6, 2021
Amini Showroom, via Borgogna 7, Milan
Amini launches a new collection of eco-friendly carpets for outdoors and indoors, weaved with a special, ecological yarn. Discover Le Fil Vert, on display at the Amini showroom in Milan.
Le Fil Vert, eco-friendly carpets for outdoor and indoor
Practical and light, totally recyclable, resistant to water and ultraviolet rays, Le Fil Vert rugs are woven in a newly conceived ecological yarn that guarantees an extraordinary tactile and visual softness, very similar to that obtained with traditional materials of natural origin. Design Carlotta Fortuna.
À la mode de Gruau
New carpets are now added to the collection born from the designs of René Gruau presented last year in Paris. Thanks to the historical archive of Fede Cheti, three new subjects have been selected to become part of the series: Woman, Man, and Cap, carpets realized in a Limited Edition of 99 numbered copies, linked one another by the typical stroke of the illustration, the use of black and white, and the ironic and sensual tone.
Inside our warehouse, digital tools
To Good Beginnings
There are new days ahead of us, filled with more creativity and resourcefulness than ever. Around the corner, many are the blessings the future holds. Among the upcoming news, new designs, new collaborations, and a brand new catalog.
Belmond Hotel Caruso
In the splendid setting of the Amalfi coast, 300 meters above the sea level, the Belmond Hotel Caruso stands out perched on the mountain among the lemon and the olive trees of Ravello. The renovated ancient palace of the eleventh century offers historic interiors with precious frescoed ceilings. The carpets Antichi carpets and Ziegler Amini complete the suggestive atmosphere of the luxurious suites, a prestigious retreat between sky and sea.
J Japanese Restaurant
Elegant, minimal, cozy. The J Japanese Restaurant in Naples, designed by FADD Architects in 2016, is all about simple lines, excellent material surfaces, and soft lighting. On the first floor, the Plain rugs from the Amini Indoor/Outdoor Collection decor the lounge area, recreating a multisensory experience, aimed at comfort and relaxation.
In/Lustro, Texture and Colors
Chosen by Elle Decor for the 2020 edition of the digital interior project “IperHotel”, In/Lustro by Carlotta Fortuna is a minimalist and contemporary carpet that we could define monochromatic with a twist.
Elle Decor Grand Hotel, IperHotel
Curated by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
November 26, 2020 – January 31, 2021
Digital exhibition
In its fifth edition, the Grand Hotel by Elle Decor presents IperHotel, designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. Inaugurated on November 26th in a totally new formula, Elle Decor’s confirms the consolidated set of Palazzo Morando, this year in its virtual version. A hyper-connected display, with practical links and curious contents for visitors, with a rich and always evolving calendar of events.
Precious Fibers Collection
Linen and alpaca wool are the protagonists of a new collection of rugs made of excellent materials, with inimitable properties, and of the highest quality. Natural fibers, virgin, and ecological, intertwined into a sober design, functional to their purity.
Amini presents: Abstract Room
Curated by Elisa Ossino
29 September – 24 October 2020
Amini Showroom, via Borgogna 7, Milan
Abstract Room is the first appointment of From the Looms, the series of events that Amini dedicates to the launch of the new collection 2021.
Ritagli, interview with Elisa Ossino
An object is the concrete outcome of an idea; it is born from an articulated process of translation of a creative and technical project. Elisa Ossino talks about her working method and the genesis of the Ritagli collection, driven by the research for a balance between analogue and digital, tradition and innovation.
Villa Luce – Como Lake
Villa Luce, a splendid residence built in 1840 and located on the shore of Lake Como, is an ode to nature and fine living. A household reflecting all the beauty and elegance that the surroundings offer. On the floor of the colorful living room, Esagoni by Gio Ponti, Amini’s carpet from the Design Icons collection.
Amini Studio, Textures and Materials
Soft fleeces, unique weavings. The research and analysis of different shades and textures have shaped the Amini Lab, a program dedicated to the offer of sophisticated proposals and original color schemes to achieve always new ways to dress your home according to the latest trends. A studio focused on creating innovative solutions in order to style your interiors in a personal and creative manner.
Yarn, the carpet soul
A sweet intertwining of hands and thread, a photographic project that enhances the indissoluble union between matter and the artisan’s ancient know-how. Hands that frame precious materials obtained from natural textile fibers, produced following solid ethical principles and environmentally sustainable.
Amini presents: Alla Terra il Sogno
18 July – 26 September 2020
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
The theater of an event, a collective ritual. The carpet becomes a harbinger of archaic symbols and references, the protagonist of a story narrated through signs and materials. A primordial language inspired by chants and legends of distant lands, through weaves and textures that, like roots, belong to the soil and its history.
Today’s Walls, Rodolfo Dordoni
When the world stops, the mind flies. Interviewed within the walls of his Milanese apartment, Rodolfo Dordoni talks about work, objects, family, projects, and discoveries.
Yacht Sanlorenzo
The declination of custom made project expands to the nautical sector, through the collaboration with Cantieri Sanlorenzo and the supply of carpets able to enhance the excellence of the design that has characterized the company for more than fifty years.
Duplex – Moscow, Russia
Carpets Taranto and Diamantina of Gio Ponti Collection were included in the interior project of architect Daniele Loscalzo Moscheri for the design of a duplex apartment in Moscow. Together with the Icons rugs, a selection of custom Whisper in neutral colors define the spaces and highlight the contemporary and warm design of the apartment.
Boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France
Carpets Sole-Luna, Diamantina and Sorrento of Gio Ponti Collection were chosen for the latest project of interior design by Gérarde Faivre in collaboration with FGF; an apartment in Boulevard Saint-Germain, 7th Arrondissement, with a vintage and charming atmosphere.
About Materials: Our Wool
Wool, a fiber used since ancient times that maintains unchanged its modernity and its innate properties: fineness, resistance, and lighter and earthy tones. A material tied to local traditions and processes coming from sustainable pastures and farms.
RD Grid Berber, Rodolfo Dordoni
A carpet that embodies all the values of the Berber tradition, with clear contemporary expressions. Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, the carpet plays with geometries, and the interpretation of the materials becomes rudimentary and spontaneous.
Jackie, Texture and Colors Collection
Today’s walls, Elisa Ossino
A Matter of Colors. The Grammar of Nature
Amini Studio carries out a careful and scrupulous research on the theme of color, through the analysis and experimentation of palettes and chromatic combinations. A continuous research inspired and guided by the suggestions of the natural world, which is best performed in the carpets of the collection, defined by the tonal harmonies of elements like stones, plants, shells.
Amini presents: Designing Icons
19 May – 18 July 2020
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
On the occasion of the Milan’s Showroom reopening, Amini presents Designing Icons, a new exhibition that pays homage to the shapes, designs, intuitions, and research of four masters of the 20th century: Gio Ponti, Joe Colombo, Ico Parisi and Manlio Rho.
Le Fil Vert. The Outdoor Collection
Tones, shapes and multiple suggestions of the natural world are the elements inspiring the new collection of outdoor rugs, designed by textile designer Carlotta Fortuna. In balance between functionality, respect for the environment and innovative aesthetics, this corpus of rugs stands out for its resistance to atmospheric agents and extraordinary tactile and visual softness.
Sustainability means… interview with Basir Amini
“Our production handcrafted, based on traditional techniques, and all materials we use have natural origins. But our commitment toward sustainability is equal to any company pay attention to quality and to the working conditions of the whole chain: from the cultivation of cotton, jute, and hemp to the farms from which we obtain our wool…”
Teorema Hybrid, Elisa Ossino
The geometric figures are protagonists of a continuous play of counterpoints and continuous geometric echoes, while the creative freedom, at the heart of the Contemporary collection, finds in Teorema carpets a three-dimensional and distinctive graphic interpretation.
Circolo Marras | 2020
21 February 2020
via Cola di Rienzo 8, Milan
Amini and Antonio Marras together for the Milano Fashion Week 2020. The collaboration between Amini and the Italian fashion designer has always been a great occasion to experiment and explore: a consolidated bond led by a common vision and passion for new challenges. Amini took part in the show dressing the set of Marras’ catwalk with a fine selection of monochromatic and optical kilims reflecting and emphasizing the mood of the event, entitled The crazy sewing machine and the sparkling Jana. A genuine tale about how we can “abandon the usual paths and the well-known to discover meanings that are both ancient and new, universal and individual”.
Paris Déco Home 2020
Curated by Juma
16 – 20 January 2020
24, Rue de I’Échaudé Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Paris, France
The elegant district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the historical center of the intellectual and cultural life of the city, housed the exhibition René Gruau and Paris: a story of love and elegance. On the occasion of Paris Déco Home Amini has launched three hand-knotted carpets, as a result of the close collaboration between the textile entrepreneur Fedi Cheti and René Gruau, one of the most influential Italian-French artists of the 20th century, and now new member of the Icons collection family.
Domotex 2020
10 – 13 January 2020
Hannover, Germany – Hall 2, stand A02
Amini is pleased to invite you to the next edition of Domotex, the perfect occasion to showcase some important new developments: from our new carpet proposals, born out of tireless technical and stylistic research, to our overall image makeover, tied to our company’s re-working and refining of the multi-brand proposal.
Trama doppia: Maria Lai, Antonio Marras
Curated by Antonio Marras
8 December 2019 – 8 March 2020
National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art in Matera
From December 8th, 2019 to March 8th, 2020 in the National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art of Basilicata, inside the XVII century Palazzo Lanfranchi in Matera, will be open to the public the exhibition “Trama doppia. Maria Lai, Antonio Marras”. The duo walks the guests into a poetic world, suspended between visible and invisible. On the occasion Amini realizes a series of nine wall hangings, designed by Antonio Marras, made with some pieces of old jackets. Uniques pieces woven in Afghanistan and hand-embroidered in Sardinia.
Amini presents: Texture and Colors
Curated by Juma
14 November 2019 – 25 January 2020
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
From muted neutrals to bold contemporary hues, a fine exhibition from the beautiful library of our colorful collection. Monochromatic carpets that stand out for their in-depth exploration of nuances and materials; a series with a taste for minimalism, with tones always inspired by nature, presented in an exposition played around the theme of texture and color.
Elle Decor Grand Hotel, Design Therapy
Curated by Matteo Thun & Partners
October 4 – 20, 2019
Palazzo Morando, via Sant’Andrea 6, Milan
The initiative of Elle Decor Italia comes to its fourth edition, reflecting on the constant evolution of the concept of hôtellerie. With “Design Therapy”, Elle Decor Italia presents a project-installation signed by the studio Matteo Thun & Partners, which this year explores a holistic vision of the hotel of tomorrow, where the attention to physical and mental wellness of its guests is the cornerstone of the interior design project, and where the presence of nature is pivotal. Following this philosophy, Amini participates with Plain and Patina, two rugs with different characteristics that complement two of the key areas of the sensory journey set up in the halls of Palazzo Morando: the garden and the night area.
Interview with Elisa Ossino
A versatile architect and designer, she ranks today among the most authoritative names in the field of interior design.
She founded Elisa Ossino Studio and is a co-founder of the H+O brand.
“I like spaces that do not to represent reality too closely. Art is an inspiration in this sense: when I design a space I elevate it to a mere abstraction, I like it to be suspended and dreamlike. I try to arrange it so that the elements decorate the space as they would a painting. Space must be the translation of a moment, convey a feeling.”
Classico Italiano
Curated by Juma
12 October – 2 November 2019
Showroom Amini, Milan – Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, Venice
Amini has officially inaugurated the exhibition Classico Italiano, in the city of Venice. Within the walls of the historical weaving mill of Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, a fine selection of carpets is now on display. Guests will have the pleasure to witness important phases of the carpet making, conducted through original eighteenth-century looms.
Interview with Carlotta Fortuna
Architect and texile designer
Design Department Director of Amini Brothers Company
“If I had to think about the originality of a carpet that hasn’t been designed yet, I would focus on craftsmanship; I would look closely at weavers, try to learn their secrets and, on this basis, I would try to invent new techniques. I would spend time studying history, along with the now-forgotten symbols forgotten; I would look for spirituality. Surely, striving for research, into new materials, looking at rejected samples will allow us to develop new aesthetic forms, new techniques, new types of language that we are still unaware of today…”
About Colors and Matters research
Color trends change with every passing year and whereas some colors remain immutable over time, meaning the old time’s classics, new tones and shades are added to our collections after a meticulous study of new fashions and trends. An important step within the creative process in which keen researches lead towards the achievement of the desired nuances, which is then adapted to the wide range of yarns and materials. Amini draws from numerous sources of reference, including the realm of furniture and, above all, art.