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Classico Italiano
12 October – 2 November 2019
Showroom Amini, Via Borgogna 7
Amini presents Classico Italiano, the collection born in collaboration with the historical Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua. A widespread exhibition that, from its homeland, Venice, with its eighteen-century weaving looms, extends to Milan, the cosmopolitan city in which Amini will present its collections.
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.
Amini presents: The carpet and the butterfly
13 June – 10 August 2019
Showroom Amini, Via Borgogna 7, Milan
Amini reveals the series Vintage, a collection of great charm and a thousand stories. Characterized by artisanal processes that highlight their history and their past, the collection is at the same time an ode to the past and a celebration of the present. The result is a completely new carpet, with exclusive details highlighted by embroidery and finishing, which find their place in the modern world thanks to special treatments and colors.
Salone del Mobile 2019, Milan
April 9th – 14th
Salone del Mobile, Hall 22, Stand C32/36, Rho Fiera Milano
A four areas platform dedicated to the world of Amini. Displayed at our stand at Milano Rho Fiera our latest designs, our collections of carpets created in collaboration with Antonio Marras, Elisa Ossino, Rodolfo Dordoni and Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, together with a selection of rugs from Icons and Vintage collections. A new space that offered a wide range of products and curiosities, to guide the visitors to the discovery of our world.
Circolo Marras
April 8th – 14th 2019
via Cola di Rienzo 8, Milan
Concurrently the Milano Design Week 2019, Circolo Marras presented the installation “Perdersi ad Eudossia”, inspired by “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino and told through twelve carpets, created in collaboration with Amini. A limited edition collection that represents a journey into the concept living the domestic environment and an invitation to explore and contaminate different arts, such as fashion and design, key, and signal, of continuous evolution.
Amini Showroom, Salone del Mobile 2019
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7
Framed by the dynamic environment of the Milanese week dedicated to the world of design, event that echoes internationally calling a vast public from all over the world, Amini presents its new collections 2019.
Woven Forms, finissage
3 April 2019
Amini Showroom, via Borgogna 7, Milan
Under the sign of art, a stone’s throw from MiArt and a new upcoming edition of Salone del Mobile, Amini, in collaboration with R & Company, invites design and art lovers to a live experience with the virtuous processes that led to the birth of Woven Forms.
Salone del Mobile 2019, Milan
9 – 14 April 2019
From April the 9th to the 14th, at Salone del Mobile di Milano and at other downtown locations, Amini Carpets is presenting 5 new collections which reflect the brand’s artisanal expertise and ongoing technical and artistic research. Eclecticism and plurality are the standout features of the collections, fruit of partnerships with designers who adopt various approaches to delineate a whole whose creative language is expressed in multiple facets.
Come visit us at Hall 22 Stand C32/36, Fiera Rho Milano and at Amini Showroom Milan, via Borgogna 7.
Interview with Antonio Marras
Fashion designer and artist
“The carpet is first and foremost an object that changes with time and shapes the appearance of a room. Something you can walk on barefoot, lie down and roll around on. It beckons you to wrap yourself in it. It’s like a book waiting to be written. A blank page or a canvas which you can really fill out to tell a story. I like the fact that a carpet can be handed down, passing on from home to home. I like touching it and imagine who handled it first, who owned and loved…”
Deco Off 2019
Galerie Christy, 5 rue de l’Echaudé, Paris
From the 17th to the 21st of January Amini participated with Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua at Paris Déco Off, the event that transforms the center of Paris into an exhibition space dedicated to interior decoration. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the exhibition, at Galerie Christy Amini presented the new carpet collection developed in collaboration with the ancient Venetian manufacture. Among the news the Rinascimento collection, carpets that reinterpret the floral motif of Damask in a mix of wool and silk that creates plays of light and shadow, with the complicity of multi-level workmanship.
A Matter of Colors
Two are the apparently irreconcilable objectives that Amini pursues in its color study laboratory set up at its headquarters: fidelity to tradition and continuous innovation. Whereas Bokhara red or Chinese traditional hues shall remain classics, in actual fact, color trends change with every passing year, and they must be picked up on.
Interview with Rodolfo Dordoni
Architect and designer
“To me the carpet it’s the connector between moments in our lives and in furnishings, it represents the bond and the binder between the different subjects – furnishings, accessories, but also people – that inhabit it. (…) I am familiar with contemporary art, and love it greatly, but I am aware that I am not an artist. Creating a rug is therefore for me the moment when I am probably closer to the art world…”
Amini presents: Woven Forms
15th March – 6th April 2019
Amini Showroom, Via Borgogna 7, Milan
A group of artists and designers had challenged heir studio practice by reimagining the materials they traditionally work in (wood, glass, bronze, ceramics) and creating completely new works using wool and silk. Exploring the weaving techniques for the first time, without any knowledge of the process what-so-ever, the group of creative were not tethered by any limits normally associated with the craft.
Press Campaign 2018: The flying carpet
In a world where nothing is what it seems, the Amini carpet is told in a story poised between metaphysics and fantasy.
Amini Studio
The deep knowledge of wool, flax, silk, leather and other natural high quality materials used in the Amini production process requires a constant update: that is why the company has created Amini Studio, a special unit dedicated to the study and research of new proposals, made possible by the combination between processing techniques and colors exsperimentations, analyzing and working on pallets and matchings.
The Haas Brothers, Ferngully
The “Ferngully” exhibition opens at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami on December 5th. In their first solo exhibition, The Haas Brothers duo walks the guests into a fantastic, nostalgic and enveloping environment, remindful of renovation and rebirth, both found in nature. The exhibition takes its title from the animated children’s film of 1992, “FernGully: The Last Rainforest.” Set in a magical forest, the film retraces the adventure of two unlikely companions, a fairy named Crysta and a lumberjack named Zak, who join forces to save their home from devastation. A reality that, seen through the innocent eyes of childhood, leads the child to an imaginary world made of monsters, animals dreamlike landscapes, placing a link between the intrinsic functionality of nature and man-made creations.
Design Miami/Miami
5 – 9 December 2018
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach
On the occasion of the 14th edition of Design Miami, R & Company is presenting a special selection of design pieces. Among the protagonists of the booth, the Wendell Castle rug from the Woven Forms Series, made in collaboration with Amini Carpets.
Gio Ponti Exhibition
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
At the Milan showroom, Amini presents a selection of carpets from the Gio Ponti Collection. A series of contemporary rugs that play on sometimes lighter or more pronounced features, on blurred contrasts or hints of very bright colors, and on simple geometries that convey a sense of three-dimensionality and depth to the carpet. Among the carpets on display there are Diamantina, Lettera Disegnata, Dote, Sole Luna and Taranto carpets.
Elle Decor and Airbnb, The Apartment
30 November – 3 December 2018
via Vivaio 22, Milan
The Apartment, an idea of home as a container of emotions and unconventional experiences, opens in Milan on November 30th, as the result of the collaboration between Elle Decor Italia, Airbnb and DWA Design Studio – designer the exhibition.
Amini presents: Far East
12 – 21 October 2018
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7, Milan
As we know, the Eastern tradition of carpet making is centenary. Many were the artists inspired by its aesthetic and beyond the great quality of wools and silks, their weaving technique refined by research and experimentation is a longtime well-known fact.
Casinò di Sanremo
Amini is proud to be among the selected brands chosen for the furnishings of the renovated Sala Dorata and Sala Privata of the historic Casinò di Sanremo. Designed by the architect Marco Romanelli and inspired by Adolf Loos and by the elegance of the Viennese Secession, the project combines iconic elements referable to the great masters from the past, such Gio Ponti’s, with more contemporary and experimental ones like the design of Martino Gamper.
Elle Decor Grand Hotel, Invisible Rooms
5 – 21 October 2018
Palazzo Morando, via Sant’Andrea 6, Milan
On the occasion of the Milan Fall Design Week, Elle Decor Italia will furnish again Palazzo Morando’s rooms. In the third edition of Grand Hotel Milano, the analysis of the concept’s evolution of hôtellerie continues with “Invisible Rooms”, a project-installation by studio Neri&Hu, inspired by the theme of travel and discovery. Within the Cities&Eyes and Hidden Cities areas, a selection of Amini rugs is protagonists, including Gio Ponti’s Labirinto.
Woven Forms, Cape Town
19 September – 11 November 2018
Southern Guild, Shop 5B – Silo 5, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
A year and a half after the debut at the 57th Venice International Biennale, the Woven Forms collection will be shown in South Africa for the first time, at Southern Guild from 20 September until the end of 2018. On show the carpets created by Wendell Castle, Rogan Gregory, Dana Barnes, the Haas Brothers, Katie Stout, David Wiseman and Renate Müller.
Showroom Amini, inauguration
via Borgogna 7, Milan
On the occasion of the 2018 Design Week, Amini inaugurates the new showroom in Milan. This event becomes an opportunity to see friends and collaborators in a dedicated space, able to synthesize and express every aspect of the Amini philosophy. The exhibition space offers an overview of the company’s iconic products, in particular the limited editions of Design Icons: Gio Ponti, Joe Colombo, Manlio Rho and Ico Parisi.
New Opening, Milan
Showroom Amini, via Borgogna 7
The exhibition space, designed by Elisa Ossino Studio, represents the new landmark for architects, interior designers and private customers interested in knowing the timeless qualities of Amini’s carpet and service. Located in the center of Milan, the Amini Showroom is also conceived as a gallery, base for artistic and cultural events.
Renate Müller, Fun and Fantasy
13 September – 22 October 2018
R&Company Gallery, 64th White Street, New York
Amini is excited to announce the opening of “Fun and Fantasy”, a solo exhibition dedicated to the artist and designer Renate Muller. Taking place on the upper level of the 64 White Street base of the New York gallery R&Company, when the space is transformed in a fairy tale landscape. On view are Muller latest toy designs that are all unique pieces and handcrafted, so is the Universe carpet, designed in collaboration with Amini for the Woven Forms Exhibition, presented at the 57th International Venice Biennale.
Salone del Mobile 2018, Milan
17-22 April 2018
Amini presents Trasparenze, a new carpet collection perfectly balanced between two-dimensionality and three-dimensionality through an endless game of combinations and chromatic overlapping. Viscose and hand tufted wool rugs realized in India by expert local craftsmen. In addition to Trasparenze, will be presented the new Intuito, Sight and Kami Kami carpets. Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 10 Stand C09.
The contemporary figure of Ico Parisi
Architect, director, photographer, artist and above all, one of the most eclectic and prolific designers of the Italian twentieth century, Ico Parisi is now receiving an increasing interest from all over the world. Collectors’s demand concerning his art works is rising significantly, as reported by international auction houses. Today Mr. Parisi’s work is recorded in a philological order thanks to the catalog edited by Roberta Lietti, responsible of the cultural legacy of the artist, enriched by an introduction by Marco Romanelli, critic of Italian design. Proudly, Amini pays tribute to Roberta Lietti who, with her passion for Ico Parisi’s work, has made a fundamental contribution to the design development of Onde and Utopia rugs, inspired by recurring motifs of the master’s work. Ico Parisi design. Catalogue raisonné 1936-1960. SilvanaEditoriale.
Carpet Design Award 2018: Best Communication
Amini was rewarded with the significant recognition: mention as Best Communication at the Carpet Design Awards in occasion of the 2018 edition of Domotex. A prize received thanks to the efficacy of its strong visual identity, coherent and unique, able to enhance the particular qualities of the reality of Amini with highly distinctive solutions. Curated since the beginning by studio Juma, in close collaboration with the company staff, the communication of Amini is a set of different supports, from technical to photographic catalogues, from website to social media management , up to the project and design of the exhibition spaces.
Woven Forms, New York
12 October – 16 November 2017
R & Company, together with renowned Italian carpet producer Amini, presents Woven Forms, opening October 12 in a pop-up location in Tribeca. After a successful debut this May in Venice during the 57th International Art Exhibition, the carpets will for the first time ever be shown as a group in New York. Woven Forms includes an extensive catalogue and a short documentary film that tells the comprehensive story behind the limited edition works.
Maison&Objet, Paris
08 – 12 September 2017
Hall 7, Stand H32
Amini is glad to invite you at the September edition of Maison&Objet, in Paris. On this occasion Amini will introduce its new collection, a synthesis of decors raging from traditional to contemporary, that make parts of the most recognizable Oriental aesthetic. A journey through the Lands of the Far East due to the revisitation of iconic subjects matched with rugs with simple and clean graphic textures.
Financial Times
Carpets, starring the show.
The upturn of the rug as a form of art and expression of contemporary design can now be considered an international trend. This is confirmed by a recent publication of the Financial Times dedicated to this theme: a broad essay exploring the most significant cases emerging in the most prestigious ongoing events, from London to Miami, from Milan to New York. A phenomenon that sees Amini Carpets and its partner R&Company New York as one of the most lively and significant realities in the field.
Design Miami/Miami
6 – 10 December 2017
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach
From December the 6th to the 10th in collaboration with the New York based Gallery R&Company, Amini will exposes a selection of limited-edition rugs from the Woven Forms initiative, which debuted in occasion of the 57th International Biennale of Art in Venice, beside a streamlined overview of key historic and contemporary designs.
Design Miami/Basel
13 – 18 June 2017
Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel, Switzerland
It is a pleasure to invite you to Design Miami/ Basel 2017. We will present in collaboration with the New York based Gallery R&Company a selection of limited-edition rugs from the Woven Forms initiative, which debuted last month in Venice, beside a streamlined overview of key historic and contemporary designs.
Woven Forms, Venice
10 May – 31 July 2017
Palazzo Benzon, S. Marco 3927, Venice
Amini, in collaboration with R & Company, is glad to invites you at the Woven Forms exhibition, on view at Palazzo Benzon in Venice, Italy. In conjunction with the 57th International Venice Biennale, the exhibition presents a selection of striking limited-edition carpets designed by contemporary artists and produced in our exclusive manufactories in Nepal and India.
Salone del Mobile 2017, Milan
4 – 9 April
Hall 10 Stand C07, Rho Fiera Milano
Amini is glad to invite you at Salone del Mobile in Milan from the 4th to the 9th of April. Come and discover the new Design Icons’ Collections: Manlio Rho and Ico Parisi.
Wallpaper Design Award 2017
Amini i s glad to announce that has been selected for the 2017 Wallpaper* Design Award with Isola rug by Joe Colombo as Best Reissue.
Maison&Objet, Paris
20 – 24 January 2017
Hall 7, Stand J40
Lake, the new carpet of Wild Silk collection, will be presented at the Maison & Objet fair in Paris.
IMM Cologne
16 – 22 January 2017
Hall 11.2, Stand J.059
Come visit our stand at Imm Cologne fair, with a selection of Icons Collection carpets: Gio Ponti and Joe Colombo.
Abitare Gonzaga
11 June – 11 September 2016
Palazzo Ducale, Mantova
Amini is glad to invite you at “Abitare Gonzaga 2016. Art, design and domestic spaces compared with the past”. A prestigious event dedicated to contemporary panorama of living in the exclusive location of Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, from June 11th to September 11th 2016.
Salone del Mobile, Milan
12 – 17 April 2016
Hall 10, Stand c07
Come and discover the new Joe Colombo Carpet Collection at Salone del Mobile in Milan, from the 12nd to the 17th of April at hall 10 stand c07.
Maison&Objet, Paris
22 – 26 January 2016
Hall 7, Stand K44
At the January appointment of Maison & Objet in Paris, Amini is pleased to present its new and exciting carpets for the collection signed Gio Ponti.
Domotex, Hannover
16 – 19 January 2016
Hall 17, Stand G17 F18
Amini is waiting for you at the annual appointment of Domotex; on display the Moroccan Touch and Gio Ponti Collections.
Maison&Objet, Parigi
4 – 8 September 2015
Carpets as a richly woven manuscript with its own story patiently waiting to be discovered. Discover the Moroccan Touch, Gio Ponti and Broccato Collections from the 4th to 8th of September at Maison & Objet in Paris.
Proposte 2015
27 – 29 April 2015
Villa Bernasconi, Cernobbio
Design meets carpets in the “Gio Ponti, Relations” exhibition designed by Amini and on show in the palatial rooms of Villa Bernasconi, Cernobbio, as part of “Proposte” event running from 27 to 29 April 2015.
Salone del Mobile, Milan
14 – 19 April 2015
Focus on colours, textures and shapes for the new Designer Collection. Come and discover it at Salone del Mobile, from the 14th to the 19th of April in Milan.
Wallpaper* AfghanMade
Amini is pleased to participate at Wallpaper* AfghanMade, the exhibition that unveils the finest carpets to emerge from the Afghan looms and that challenged local craftsmen to reproduce lines, shapes and concepts completely new to them. On display are the Amini rugs born from the collaboration with Scholten & Baijings and the Spanish artist Lluís Lleó.