WIttmann Antigua Cabinet
ANTIGUA CABINET
ANTIGUA CABINET
Designed By Luca Nichetto
Wittmann is breathing fresh life into two traditions through Antigua – the notion of ornamentation as a design feature, and the genre of the independent, free-standing item of furniture.
With characteristic effortlessness and expressivity, Luca Nichetto picks up on a thread once held by the great master Josef Hoffmann. Precision handcraftsmanship and the perfect interplay between the most exclusive materials bestow treasured-piece status upon the items that make up the Antigua collection.
Elevating functional objects to new heights through artistic design was the overriding goal of the Wiener Werkstätte collective – and a discipline that Hoffmann mastered like virtually no other.
It was ornamentation that played a defining role in this approach. Nichetto references this principle in Antigua, arranging the leather elements in such a way that they appear to hover proud of the fronts.
designer
LUCA NICHETTO
Luca Nichetto’s designs tell stories. They possess both a sensual profundity and a playful lightness.
The designer’s ability to pull off this balancing act is written into his DNA: Nichetto grew up in Venice and today lives in Stockholm.
Both these worlds, with all their cultural facets and contrasts, are imprinted on his creative output.
Born on the island of Murano, he studied at the Art Institute of Venice and the University Institute of Architecture of Venice, and launched his career with his first commissions from the famous Salviati glass blowing factory.
He set up a design office in Venice in 2006, and opened his Stockholm studio in 2011. Nichetto designs glassware and light fittings, furniture and textiles for Cassina, De Padova, Foscarini, Svenskt Tenn and many other manufacturers. He also creates window displays for French luxury goods brand Hermès. His work has won many awards and is exhibited all over the world.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Wittmann
PRODUCT TYPE
Cabinet
FUNCTION
Door is adorned with an element that performs an additional function as a handle
COLLECTION
Antigua
PRODUCTION
Made in Austria
DIMENSIONS MID
- Height : 71 cm
- Depth : 51 cm
- Width : 210 cm
( 2 large drawers, 8 small drawers )
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor
ELEMENTS
Leather Elements
DIMENSIONS LOW
- Height : 71 cm
- Depth : 51 cm
- Width : 210 cm
( 2 doors (with 1 shelf), 4 drawers)
DIMENSIONS HIGH
- Height : 71 cm
- Depth : 51 cm
- Width : 210 cm
(2 doors each with 1 shelf, 4 drawers, 2 narrow doors)
DESIGNER
Luca Nichetto
HANDLES LOW
Leather Colour Black
HANDLES MID
Leather Colour Mokka
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2020
FRONTS LOW
- Scratch-resistant Lacquer
- Frassino Bianco Puro
FRONTS MID
- Scratch-resistant Lacquer
- Frassino Giallo Sabbia
DETAIL
He also articulates his appreciation of what went before by giving this ornamentation not just an aesthetic role, but an essential function, too: arranged asymmetrically yet in harmony with one another, each drawer and door is adorned with an element that performs an additional function as a handle, in a direct reference to the elegant logic that defined Wiener Werkstätte design.
