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NARRAZIONI INTRECCIATE

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IntheheartofItaly,wecrafttheultimateessenceof luxury.Ouruniquepiecesandbespokeinterior solutionsinspiretheextraordinary,defininga timelesslifestyle.

For over sixty years, Visionnaire has defined the height of Italian meta-luxury in interior design, crafting timeless collections that exemplify the artistry of Italian craftsmanship and bespoke solutions. Its philosophy centers on well-being and uniqueness, creating spaces that capture the essence of refined and personalized living. Founded by IPE SRL BenefitCompanyin1959,itsbrandVisionnaire has become a global icon, embodying a lifestylededicatedtothecontinuouspursuitof contemporarybeauty.

The brand operates internationally, with flagshipstoresintheworld’sdesigncapitals— Milan, London, Dubai, Miami, Los Angeles, Hong Kong—and an extensive global network of monobrand stores and selected boutiques. Collaborating with a team of Italian and internationaldesigners,Visionnaireistheideal partner for those seeking bespoke solutions: unique environments designed for exclusive residences, contract spaces,luxury hotelsand yachts.

MultidisciplinaryStudio

Founders:DragaObradovic,AurelK Basedow

Established in 2007 by Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow, Draga & Aurel is a multidisciplinary studio andworkshopforart,collectibledesign,andfurnishing items. Armed with a diversified background in art, fashion, and craftsmanship, Draga & Aurel are widely knownforcombining original methods withanartistic approach to materials and composition. Their design productionstandsalongsidetheartisticoutputofAurel K.Basedow,comprisingpowerful,evocative,andpoetic works. At Draga & Aurel, art and design follow two parallel and complementary paths, in a continuous exchange that strengthens and sometimes inverts theirmeanings.

DesignedbyDraga&Aurel forVisionnaire

interwovennarratives(NarrazioniIntrecciate):aplay ofroleexchangesbetweenartanddesign,where thepowerofcolorsandpainterlygesturesguidethe journeyamongcollectibledesignobjects.

Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow, a duo on an eclectic and complementary journey that draws its strength from the constant exchange of ideas, are bringing the collection Narrazioni Intrecciate (Interwoven Narratives) to Design Miami/. The collection premiered at the Visionnaire spaces in Milan during the 2024 Furniture Fair.Thisexhibitionprojectsitsattheintersectionbetween artanddesignandexpressestheuniquesynergybetween thecreativityofVisionnaire,asymboloftheinternationally recognized meta-luxury and excellence of Italian-made products, and the Lake Como-based couple. Following its Milanese debut, the collection will be making landfall in Miami, embellished in this case by a key element— an artwork by Aurel K. Basedow, entitled AKB_23_101 (the artist’s name, the year of creation, and the production number), measuring 100 x 100 cm, once again affirming Draga&Aurel’s role as key players in a course of research that combines two-dimensional painting with the threedimensionalityofdesignobjects.

Narrazioni Intrecciate takes shape from the interaction between Aurel’s pictorial works and the mastery of his partner Draga in converting these ideas onto unprecedented surfaces and materials, particularly in the worldoftextilesthatDragaknowswell:“Iworkedforalong time in fashion as a textile designer and fabrics were my first love: it was natural to imagine bringing Aurel’s works to fabric, as they are so powerful and kinetic”, she says. These fabrics are the result of a combination of different yarns,designedinanattempttoreproduceAurel’sunique paintingtechnique,whichismarkedbystrong,vigorous

brushstrokes of color, creating unprecedented and unpredictable descriptive elements. “I converted this techniqueusingvariousmaterialstopreservethedifferent levels of interpretation of the work. The splashes of color have been rendered through blends of fine yarns. The shiny shading was achieved using strips of transparent lurex: the shiny effect of the paint was reproduced with polyurethane yarns, while the more tactile effects were rendered with slub cotton, bouclé, and chenille, to best createthetextureofAurel’sbrushstrokes”,addsDraga.

Standing out for its intense shade of blue, this exhibition project encourages us to reflect on the concept of layering, whether physical or conceptual. In this setting, the combinationofcolorsemergesasaneloquenttooltodescribe boththeapproachandtheresultitself,envelopingthespaces and the objects in a continuous interaction between art and functionality. Draga&Aurel’s ability to merge distant but common aesthetic and tactile dimensions is expressed in every item of the collection, transforming design into a multisensoryexperiencethatisabletoengagetheviewer.

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The Aries armchair, produced in an 8-piece limited edition,featuresminimalcontoursandstandsoutfor its use of fabrics that evoke the complex pictorial layering in Aurel’s artworks. The weave and weft of this jacquard materialize as tactile surfaces, giving the seat an unusual immersive quality. The threedimensionalitybecomesavehiclethroughwhichthe color and the material acquire a new level of depth, involving the observer in an experience of expanded expressive perception. The Muse room divider, made from printed satin, plays on alternating levels of transparency and overlapping, bringing out the visual movement of the various layers of color. The resulting kinetic effect calls to mind the typical dynamism of Aurel’s works, in which the accumulation of signs and colors produces a continuousdialoguebetweensurfacesandspace.In this furnishing object, the transposition of the paintings into prints on lightweight materials like organza elevates the visual narrative, giving a tangible form to the duo’s experimental intent. With theLegoconsole,geometrymanifestsitselfinaplay onshapesthatalludetothephasesofcompositional development. In this context, layering — a central component throughout the collection — becomes a metaphor for the object itself; in this instance, the elements playfully overlapping and coming together are made from concrete and aluminum. The pendant lamp, Sputnik, is made up of multiple aluminumtubingcomponentswitharhomboidform, which creates an intricate visual effect while the Thessa separè uses the geometrical shape of a square to lend the object a sense of movement. Finally, a large jacquard tapestry that appears to want to enshroud and embrace all the pieces belonging to this collection is used as an architecturalarmtodividethespace.

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forVisionnaire

StronglydesiredbyVisionnaireandbearingwitness to the company ’ s commitment to exploring new creativelanguages,theNarrazioniIntrecciateproject marks a further step in the artistic journey of Draga&Aurel,wheretheboundarybetweenartand designdissolves,leavingroomforanopendialogue betweenmaterials,forms,perception,andmedia As a whole, the collection doesn’t only consist of functionalobjectsbut,rather,intendstoreproduce animpressivesensoryandvisualexperiencewithina simultaneouslyflowingandlayerednarrativethatis continuallyevolvingandseeksvariousdifferentlevels ofinterpretation

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Draga&Aurel 2020

Suspended lamp composed by four elements in tubularsteelcontaining18LEDlightsandcoldcured rhombus-shapedlampshadeswithpolishfinish.

Inspired by retro-futurism, this modular lamp is made with a large-scale brass mesh which underlines the strong link and contamination with the world of Space Age fashion. Travel companion but also famous spacecraft; and again, a propitiatory name that reminds us thatitisessentialtohavebigdreamsandask importantquestions.

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Draga&Aurel 2020

Main structure in concrete and aluminium The concrete part is worked with an aged surface and painted in mat black. Aluminium part is made by sand casting, textured, polishedandlacqueredbyhandinanycolourofthemetal finishselection.Thetwoelementscanbemountedinthree differentconfigurations.Compulsorywallfixing.

183/168/153x45cmH.90cm

72.2"x17.7"H.35.4"

The word “Lego” has a double meaning in Italian: it means to join, to link but it also recalls the famous game that brought together the childhood of countless children, including that of the designers, giving the joy of being able to build something real, from a towertoatrain.Hencethechoiceofthisname for the low tables and the console which are theresultoftheembraceofgeometricshapes, perfect together but harmonious and solid even separated. The main materials for these pieces are concrete eroded by sea salt and metalelements.

Draga&Aurel 2024

Armchair upholstered in loom jacquard fabric. Internal frame in multiply wood, padding in differentiated densities polyurethane, upholstery in fabric.Baseinsatinchromedmetalth.6mmmade of two bent layers joined by two studs in brass, refined with two cufflinks in marble and chromed brass. The loom jacquard fabric covering reinterprets the paintings of Aurel K. Basedow. The metal parts are available in the metal finishes selection.

Fashionanddesign create theAries armchair which combines minimal chic and geometric lines, a tribute to the space age experiments of Andre Courreges and Pierre Cardin. The padded part is supported by a shiny metal structure,whichcontinuesfromthebaseupto thebackrestdefiningitsuniquestyle.

This year Aries is presented with a new fabric developed by Draga on Aurel’s design. The material presents the typical signs of Aurel paintings and it is characterized by different heights of the fabric, creating a pleasant tactileandvisualcontrast.

Limitededitionof8pieces.

Roomdividerinstainlesssteelandprintedsatin,in two sizes, composed of two sliding panels with a polishedsteelframecontainingtwohighresolution digitallyprintedsheets.Theslidingframesallowyou to vary the area of the screen and overlap the transparentdesigns.Basemadeoftwofoldedand polishedsteelbrackets.

80/160x21cmH.200cm

31.5"/63"x8.3"H.78.7"

Uniquepiece

120/240x21cmH.150cm

47,24"/94,49"x8,27"H.59,06"

Uniquepiece

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Muse is an artistic room divider born from collaboration with the design duo Draga&Aurel. Available in two different sizes, the dividers are extendable, offering the possibilitytocreatevariousconfigurationsand layers of overlap between the different prints that characterize them. In the Muse room divider, Aurel’s painting is composed and decomposed:thelayering,deartotheartistin his creative process, is entrusted to a play of printed organza that, in motion, seems to reproducethegestureofpainting.

Draga&Aurel 2024

Suspendedseparècomposedofchainsandsquare tiles in stratified polycarbonate with metal mesh insert and chromatic gradient. The tiles are suspendedwithathinsteelcablewithacylindrical brassattachment.

10x213x1cm

3,94"x83,86"x0,39"

10x219x1cm

3,94"x86,22"x0,39"

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Abstractwithmixedmediaonwoodpanel. Mediums:concrete,photos,acrylic,waterbased varnish,resin.

100x100cm 39,37"x39,37" Uniquepiece

Draga&Aurel 2024

A reinterpretation of the pictorial art of Aurel K. Basedow,thesejacquardtapestriesaretheresultof a meticulous exploration and experimentation with materials. Various types of yarn come together to recreate the artist's bold brushstrokes and their dynamic,kineticeffect.

1.EDITION1/8

140x230cm

55,12"x90,55"