De Zotti linea De Bricola
The shapes of De Bricola mark with contemporary contours the architectural and artisanal tradition of Venice. The peculiar elements that make up the Venetian scenario are reinterpreted through an aesthetic research that celebrates its original connotations while fitting into the stylistic and methodological context of today's design. The collection reconstructs a mythology of local uniqueness that rests on the meanings and functions of the context of contemporary living. Its elements are able to generate a sense of place, the genius loci, and of identity in those who own them, not only as original material and aesthetic reinterpretation, but also as creations of the specificity of the local gaze.

Venice, original material

To come into contact with De Bricola objects is to awaken sudden epiphanies of historical memories. The material and shapes of the new collection by De Zotti evoke the millenary myth of a city founded on the lagoon. The bricola wood shows the results of the work of its biosystem; it bears witness to the life of the wood species and passes on the wisdom that guides their selection; it recounts the perpetual bustle along the waterways from the splendours of the Serenissima to our present day.

De Zotti’s skilful craftsmanship makes the manifestation of these traces possible by recovering and preserving the material’s origins. The attentive hand of its craftsmen moves backwards to free the material from the layers that obstruct the memory of its experiences. The design then transforms the bricola into other forms that merge the culture of the material and the appearance of memories into applications designed for modern living spaces.