Le basalte gris foncé provenant du volcan sicilien situé près de la ville de Catane, l’Etna, et la terre cuite façonnée localement constituent la base matérielle des carreaux de céramique peints à la main de Ninefifty. Suivant la tradition millénaire de la région, la directrice de la création, Margherita Rui, a conçu une collection de carreaux qui marie habilement…
A collection of glazed handcrafted terracotta and lava stone tiles designed by Margherita Rui for Ninefifty, Alfabeto is an anthology of signs conceived to create continuous patterns with the 19 designs made up of converging lines, transforming surfaces into endless graphic compositions. Alfabeto recreates the rhythms of the forms and colours of Caltagirone ceramic tiles,…
A warm, fond thank you to all the friends who visited us in Milan at the ADI Design Index exhibition and in Naples during the EDIT Napoli 2021 show. For 10 days, Alfabeto was presented on handcrafted terracotta at the ADI Design Museum in Milan in an exhibition that collects the best design put into…
Alfabeto, the collection in handcrafted terracotta and lava stone designed by Margherita Rui for 950, has been selected by the Permanent Design Observatory for the “Design for Living” section of Design Index 2021. Alfabeto will thus be competing in the selection for the next Compasso d’Oro that will be awarded in 2022. Alfabeto has…
Many never-before-seen products were assessed and examined by the jury composed of Debbie Millman – Design Matters –, Luca Nichetto – Nichetto Studio – and Alessandro Valenti – Elle Decor Italia. Alfabeto won first prize thanks to its ability to combine research, creativity and top-quality manufacture.
With an attitude respective of, and attentive to, a wealth of skills and with the intent to make the most of the handicraft know-how and abilities of the territory, Margherita Rui presented some of our objects at Edit Napoli 2020: Alfabeto, a family of handmade terracotta tiles; Graffo, a table with a lava stone top;…