Founded by Bahar Pourmoghadam and Marco Cattivelli in Piacenza in 2020, Scatter.d is a design studio that bridges industrial fabrication and craftsmanship, with a keen interest in past and present production processes. As the designers explain, fabrication is central to the interactions between people and objects: a manual approach can uncover other layers of personal and contingent meaning. Each of their projects is made in Italy, using the latest technologies and in collaboration with top-notch artisans.
Murano glass, aluminum, brass, fabrics—these are some of the materials SDJOBS has tested itself with. Impassable, for example, is a collection consisting of three carpets of different shapes and sizes, hand-knotted in wool and silk thread. Despite this type of product being characterized by its portability, the countries that safeguard these artisanal processes—Morocco, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, and China—are simultaneously the nations with the worst passports in the world. Scatter.d wanted to create a collection inspired by the desert and endless landscapes, where no borders exist.
For the Armilla lamps, the studio created a real aesthetic alphabet: the striped brass profiles are laser-cut at different angles, assembled, and hand-finished. The soft, warm light passes through the openings and adapts to any setting, from reading a book to a romantic dinner. Handcrafted, the number of lights and rods can be customized according to the customer’s needs to create larger compositions or for specific lighting requirements.
Another product from the Scatter.d studio, in collaboration with Stefano Marongiu, is the Carbonari table, initially developed to furnish the honor hall of the penthouse on via Carbonari in Milan, in the beautiful architecture of Luigi Caccia Dominioni. Made from aluminum alloys, all elements of the Carbonari are mechanically fixed and not welded, allowing any part to be replaced in case of wear. The thickness of the top (only 4mm) and the use of a single material simplify transportation, disposal, and recycling of the product.
One of the studio’s most recent projects is TALAR, a series of lights made of Murano glass and aluminum, conceived as a technological update of the traditional Venetian chandelier, developed in collaboration with master glassmaker Roberto Beltrami (Wave glass). Inspired by the historical contaminations of Venice, the studio explored the concept of the exotic by mixing different worlds: a dichotomy between nature and technology, craftsmanship and manufacturing. The structures are inspired by the slender architecture of pavilions in the Persian garden (Talar architectural style) and highlight the glasswork featuring exotic natural elements.
