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The One Yacht and Design enters the world of Sicis to learn more about its ideas on mosaic and the new aesthetic rules for a timeless technique
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ery fittingly, Sicis, a company that uses mosaic to create unique and exclusive artworks, hails from Ravenna, the home of some
of the most beautiful historic mosaics in the world. CEO and an enthusiastic ambassador for the brand Maurizio Leo Placuzzi told us about its core values: “Every Sicis project showcases the elements that make the company so unusual: manufacturing know-how, technological innovation, experimentation with new materials and the ability to balance those elements with elegance and originality. We can no longer look on mosaics simply as decorative trim. We also make furniture, Vetrite wainscoting and artistic mosaic panels that really are art works in their own right. We also do floors in Vetrite, marble and other surfaces as well as mirrors with gold or silver mosaic finishes.� Versatility is definitely one element that explains the contemporary appeal of an technique as ancient as mosaic but it is far from the only one: “Mosaic was not considered remotely
The dazzling mosaic tiling of the swimming on the sun deck of the 72.64m Vicky by Turquoise Yachts (above and left). Right, Maurizio Leo Placuzzi, CEO of Sicis. The company is based in Ravenna, the home of mosaic making
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exclusive when the company was founded and it is thanks to Sicis and its patents that glass, gold metal (another Sicis patent) and marble mosaic tiles (tesserae) are now as sought-after as in ancient times. Today, our artistic mosaics are created by 85
With refined materials, unique colours and exclusive textures, mosaics are far more than simple decorative elements, and have become a forceful expressive language, increasingly popular not only for tiling but also in furniture, woodwork, objects and jewellery
master mosaic artists and adorn luxury hotels, majestic palaces, yachts, colossal works, temples and mosques.” Placuzzi sees bespoke mosaic work as offering endless possibilities. “You
yachting sector further: “We are often involved in working on
can personalise the materials, the products, the designs of the
famous private and charter yachts. We mostly do wellness and
mosaics, the Vetrite, the furnishings themselves.” But are there
pool areas as well as artistic decoration in the hospitality rooms.
trends in mosaic and do they influence aesthetics and client
It is all bespoke which is one of our pluses. Vetrite is particularly
requests? “We like to talk in terms of challenges rather than
popular with designers because it looks so good and we can
requests. For instance, we decorated part of the Garuda in
create trims that personalised in terms of colour and forms which
Bali, which is one of the world’s largest statues, in mosaic. In
can be three-dimensional or otherwise.” A new area for Sicis is
the nautical sector, one recent project was Savannah aboard
accessories: “We have been working on a new line for the last year
which we did decorations requested by the commissioning
and now we can exclusively reveal that we are also investigating
owner. With regard to mosaic and Vetrite materials, trends
using micromosaic on a high-end jewellery line.”
tend to be influenced by design and fashion even though many
The art of modern mosaic knows no bounds – from major
stylistic and creative lines are suggested to us on the basis
projects to tiny masterpieces.
of our commissions.” Placuzzi explains Sicis’s work in the
www.sicis.com
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