Trestle, Secondome exhibtion at Rossana Orlandi Gallery – All photos are by Serena Eller.

Design – Rome-based design gallery and platform Secondome and Studio F share a passion for design, craftsmanship, and Made in Italy. At Galleria Rossana Orlandi, they presented a collection of unconventional furnishing accessories inspired by the concept of Trestle.

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If I say ‘On the Trestle,’ what comes to your mind? Curator Claudia Pignatale asked Matteo Cibic, Serena Confalonieri, Simone Fanciullacci, Duccio Maria Gambi, and Studiopepe.

“In literature, the term Trestle, Trespolo in Italian, is used metaphorically to symbolise the base or foundation of something.” Explained Secondo Me. “It evokes an image of a wooden object, or more precisely,  the most supreme of all wooden Objects, with a capital O, followed only by the table, which, for production purposes,  requires both wood and a trestle.”

All the pieces, crafted with utmost exclusivity, are made from strictly Italian reclaimed wood and accompanied by precious materials from Italian tradition, such as Murano glass blown from sheet and copper.

Birdie by Serena Confalonieri.

Serena Confalonieri started from the pedestal concept to create Birdie, a vertical wooden structure configured as a sequence of different and well-defined functional elements that, placed side by side and stacked, form an irregular column of geometric shapes. The piece can be disassembled and divided into three interchangeable modules thanks to threaded central support and cubes that serve as stops.

Alter Ego by StudioPepe.

StudioPepe created Alter Ego, a seemingly unbalanced structure representing the psychological dynamics in defining one’s Self. The cage/structure is the Ego. The light is that of consciousness that helps us see our essence, the Self, represented by the mirrored lacquered circle. The wood finishes are those often found inside Buddhist monasteries.

Claude by Duccio Maria Gambi .

Claude by Duccio Maria Gambi is a collection of shelves and consoles in Murano glass with fluid and luminous shapes, supported by massive geometric blocks of reclaimed Canaletto walnut. The series is named after French photographer Claude Nori, who captured Italy’s idle, joyful, and slow summertime life in the ‘80s.

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Epoca by Simone Fanciullacci is an anti-ergonomic throne obtained by juxtaposing two walnut wood elements as if they were relics from an arcane structure. Enigmatic and asymmetrical, the seat looks different from every point of view, forcing the eye to move between solids and voids to understand it as a whole.

Epoca by Simone Fanciullacci.

Inspired by lava flowing placidly along its path,  Matteo Cibic has created Olga, a three-legged table that is both sinuous and robust, balanced and strong. “The combination of natural materials and fantastical elements gives this piece an appealing appearance, an imagery of mutation: an inevitable as well as desirable transition from one state to another.”

Olga by Matteo Cibic.

All photos are by Serena Eller, courtesy of Secondome.

Trestle, making of the collection.