Founded in Rome by Chiara Pellicano and Edoardo Giammarioli, Millim Studio designs new visions in which form, material and content join forces to generate a unique viewpoint. The firm’s design concentrates on materials, the recovery of waste and the principles of sustainable creativity.
The studio operates in the sectors of creative consulting, art direction, product design and collectibles, developing original projects that make connections between culture, art, design and communication.
One example of this approach is Merge, a project that brings value to marble waste and scrap, combined with aluminium and 100% recyclable. The side table has been formulated for easy disassembly, leading to a new life for the components or their responsible disposal. Made by hand in Italy, in this project the materials pay homage to history, displaying their own characteristics and becoming new resources.
In the case of the sculpture-bookcase CO Series 01, the scraps are those of the Cutout project, an aesthetic research program on metal forms cut out of other projects. The variable and irregular geometry caused by the previous workmanship gives rise to each new piece. The 5 vases and 4 coffee and side tables produced for Cutout are joined by CO Series 01, a contemporary sculpture that becomes a bookcase with multiple shelves.
Presented for the gallery Label201, in the Metalique series lathe work done by hand becomes a factor and a tool of narration. The products in the collection – a coffee table, side table and low table – stand out for their absolute uniqueness, since they are the result of handiwork and processes that are not completely controlled. The turned legs look solid and dynamic at the same time, thanks to the horizontal top in contrast with the free forms of the shaped supports.
Marbelicious, on the other hand, is the expression of the pursuit of contrasts: sinuous and irregular marble portions are combined in the construction of constantly different furnishing systems. Marble thus conveys a sense of fluidity and movement: a single slab cut and broken down takes on rounded and sinuous forms to construct two bench models and two bookcases. Again in this case, the material is crafted by hand, and every specimen is different from the others.
