Paravento Risacca

Overview

The Paravento Risacca is a screen designed by Gaetano Pesce in 2023 in which waves breaking on the shore become a work of art. It is a limited edition produced in nine numbered exemplars, and a Bluetooth speaker in the base recreates the sound of the sea.

Construction

Three individual polyurethane resin panels are attached to six brass bases. Each panel is made by casting a transparent resin in a wooden mould, an effect Cassina compares to oil painting, so that the artist's brush strokes are impressed on the material. The screen is hand-crafted through a series of manual processes that make its details unique.

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Specifications

• Dimensions: 196 x 50 x 180 cm
• Panels: three, in polyurethane resin
• Base: six brass bases, with integrated Bluetooth speaker
• Sound system: 12 V, mono amplifier, built-in exciter, Bluetooth control
• Edition: limited to 9 pieces

The sea in resin

In the Paravento Risacca, Gaetano Pesce represents the lapping of waves on the shore. Cassina presents it as a work of art that portrays the colours of the sea and recreates its sound through a Bluetooth speaker located in the base.

Nine numbered exemplars

The screen is hand-crafted in nine numbered exemplars. Its three panels come from casting transparent resin in a wooden mould, which impresses every brush stroke of the artist on the material and gives the work a three-dimensional quality that makes each piece unique.