Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Salone del Mobile 2007


Centro – Gaia and Gino. The Gaia and Gino exhibition of Giant Giants candle holders by Arik Levy was held in the Sportmax boutique in Via della Spiga. Sportmax designer, Grazia Malagoli chats with designer Arik Levy and Gaia and Gino’s founder, Gaye Cevikel. Gaia and Gino is an award winning Turkish home accessories brand with quirky, innovative and unusual products, designed by acclaimed international designers. Gaye Cevikel believes that “If you want to be successful, you should not forget your roots and leave something meaningful to the next generations.”


Arik Levy for Gaia and Gino. Arik Levy describes the exhibition of the Giants in Colors candle holders, designed for Gaia and Gino, “In the world of transparent Giants and monochromatic environments, a colorful geo-visual landscape creating an imaginary color mass in an endless horizontal plans. The feeling of growing endlessly, mixing the colors was a great temptation to create the Giant Giants.”


A close up: of the Giant Giants designed by Arik Levy for Gaia and Gino. The glass candle holder sculptures are made of crystal..