Apr. 25
MILANO DESIGN WEEK 2025
The Celebration of Mestieri D'Arte
For the occasion of Milano Design Week 2025, Serapian presents a new project created in collaboration with Bethan Laura Wood, unveiled at Villa Mozart in Milano.
Titled Mosaico Bokashi Landscape, the collaboration interprets Serapian’s exquisite Mestieri D'Arte through the unique lens of the British designer’s work, and it is staged within the company’s headquarter at Villa Mozart, an architectural masterpiece by legendary Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi.
The project revolves around a paravent made of three interlocking screens, featuring Serapian’s iconic Mosaico motif and Wood’s exquisite flair for colour and composition, resulting in an extraordinary object that weaves design and craft. The Mosaico Bokashi Landscape paravent is on view at Villa Mozart as part of this year’s Doppia Firma, an annual initiative pairing contemporary creatives and exclusive craft, led by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte with Living Corriere della Sera, under the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation.
Titled Mosaico Bokashi Landscape, the collaboration interprets Serapian’s exquisite Mestieri D'Arte through the unique lens of the British designer’s work, and it is staged within the company’s headquarter at Villa Mozart, an architectural masterpiece by legendary Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi.
The project revolves around a paravent made of three interlocking screens, featuring Serapian’s iconic Mosaico motif and Wood’s exquisite flair for colour and composition, resulting in an extraordinary object that weaves design and craft. The Mosaico Bokashi Landscape paravent is on view at Villa Mozart as part of this year’s Doppia Firma, an annual initiative pairing contemporary creatives and exclusive craft, led by Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte with Living Corriere della Sera, under the patronage of the Michelangelo Foundation.
The creation highlights Serapian’s Mosaico Mestieri d’Arte weaving technique, where strips of nappa leather are woven to create different colour patterns. The composition draws inspiration from the Japanese Bokashi technique, a woodblock printing technique used to achieve gradual shading from dark to light hues. Used by Wood in previous projects and part of her ongoing research on colour techniques, the woodblock expands the possibilities of leather weaving, adding a new depth to Serapian’s Mosaico.
As part of the Fuorisalone presentation, Serapian also stages an exhibition on the first floor of Villa Mozart, with an installation created in collaboration with Cappellini to showcase a dialogue between design and high craftsmanship. Contemporary Cappellini pieces, including Dimorestudio’s Millepiedi bookcase and Elena Salmistraro’s Myia glass coffee table, help showcase some of Serapian’s most distinctive Mestieri D’Arte.
As part of the Fuorisalone presentation, Serapian also stages an exhibition on the first floor of Villa Mozart, with an installation created in collaboration with Cappellini to showcase a dialogue between design and high craftsmanship. Contemporary Cappellini pieces, including Dimorestudio’s Millepiedi bookcase and Elena Salmistraro’s Myia glass coffee table, help showcase some of Serapian’s most distinctive Mestieri D’Arte.
As part of this display, guests will also discover the Secret Beauty Trunk, a unique bespoke piece presented at Homo Faber in 2024. It is made of Palm Wood, with interiors crafted in the Maison’s signature Mosaico technique, featuring hand-woven strips of lamb nappa.
MILANO DESIGN WEEK
APRIL 8th – 13th 2025
VILLA MOZART
VIA MOZART 9, MILANO
10 AM – 7 PM
MILANO DESIGN WEEK
APRIL 8th – 13th 2025
VILLA MOZART
VIA MOZART 9, MILANO
10 AM – 7 PM
