From June 3rd to August 28th, Carwan Gallery will be showcasing a furniture series titled RUINS by Roberto Sironi, a series of works that re-signify architectural fragments belonging to different historical periods and which refer to the most significant archaeological sites placed in the Mediterranean basin.

The collection is conceived as a series of contemporary ruins, where you will find references to the classical era with elements such as bases of columns, capitals and sections of an amphitheatre, but the techniques and execution bring in a modern touch that seems to suspend the pieces in indefinite time. These artwork pieces serve as an excellent conversation starter when you have guests over and adds a touch of history to the home and/or workspace. We have selected a few of our favourites below.

TURIN DINING TABLE

The Turin dining table originates from a corrugated metal sheet recovered from a disused industrial site in Turin, one of the places visited for the field research in the study of industrial archeology.

The corrugated sheet metal was reproduced in bronze through the lost-wax casting technique and subsequently patinated in Verde Bronzo, with a degradè that recalls the original oxidation conditions of the metal up to the mirror-polished upper part upon which rests the shaped bronzed glass.

OLYMPIA LOW TABLE

If you are searching for a unique coffee table to highlight your living room space, the Olympia Low Table would be an optimal choice. The Olympia low table consists of three pieces made of Marmo di Rima, conceived as archaeological elements of classical architecture such as a section of column and a fragment of flange, on which rests a shaped amethyst glass, conceived as a horizontal section of a polygonal column.

KNOSSOS CONSOLE

The first piece of furniture to greet you when you come home helps to set the tone of the living space. A console table created with unique colours and embodies historical meaning like the Knossos console would fit this role well.

Knossos console refers to the palace of Knossos in Crete, the seat of the Minoan civilization. The palace is linked to ancient myths of classical Greece, such as Minos and the labyrinth built by Daedalus, and that of Theseus and the Minotaur. Legend tells that Minos, king of Crete, had a labyrinth built to enclose the Minotaur born from the union of his wife with a bull.

The work consists of two fluted columns casted in bronze grafted into a fragment of a classical architrave in Marmo di Rima made with a colour palette based on the shades of the ruins of the Minoan palace.

DELPHI CHAIR

We are drawn to the Delphi chair for its cool mix of tones, with veins of blue and earthy tones interwoven across a cool white backdrop.

The Delphi chair refers to the complex of ruins of Delphi in Greece, and in particular to the circular plan temple of Athena, the spiritual center of the ancient world and therefore omphalos or navel of the world.

The piece is made in Marmo di Rima through the reproduction of a white breccia with ocher and blue veins, conceived as a marble block on which a fragment of a fluted column is grafted, significant elements of the archaeological site of Delphi.

Photo credits: © Giorgos Sfakianakis