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THE EXHIBITION The Swiss Fine Watchmaking company Vacheron Constantin, the exhibition entitled "Arts & Crafts & Design: Time according to Alessandro Mendini and his Artisans” is being
presented by the Fondation de la Haute
Horlogerie during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. It is the result of a
project undertaken by the Fondazione des Mestieri d’Arte in Milan in collaboration
with the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris. THE WORKS This exhibition, which comprises thirteen works of art, is
the first to initiate a dialogue on the theme of Time between Fine
Watchmaking and the world of design, arts and crafts featured in other manual disciplines. The creations designed by Alessandro Mendini were made by
renowned Italian artisans out of thirteen different materials. The dialogue between the
artist, the designer, and the master artisan, between the person who conceives the idea
and the one who interprets it, conveys the vitality of an economic, productive, and
cultural system of which the legacy still remains clearly in evidence today. The exhibition’s cultural
ambition is thus to highlight the fundamental role played by the artistic crafts within our society, by including them in an
ongoing dialogue evolving in step with modern creative expression. Each piece is signed by
both Alessandro Mendini and the artisan who made it. In accordance with the wishes expressed by Alessandro
Mendini, all the objects on display be designed to showcase the values of excellence of the main
craft trades and materials, using techniques that are partly traditional and partly
experimental. Each of the objects has its own aesthetic identity, its own visual language
coinciding with the characteristics of the materials it "wears.” WHERE CRAFTS MEET DESIGN In the words of Alessandro Mendini, "There are countless
artistic materials and techniques, reflecting the innumerable attacks that the modern world
inflicts on the grand craftsmanship traditions. These days we ‘don’t have time,’ and these
thirteen works are just the kind of objects that take a great deal of it. That is why making
them is meant as a demonstration. In the case in point, they speak about the beauty of works that
are created, not to meet a specific goal, but as an end in themselves, and they
demonstrate the existence of spaces that offer infinite possibilities in the areas that lie midway
between art, craftsmanship, and design, beyond their exclusive domains.” THE EXHIBITIONS After Geneva, Vacheron Constantin, owner of these objets
d’art, will send the exhibition on a tour to promote the importance of dialogue between artistic
crafts and design. VACHERON CONSTANTIN AND ARTISTIC CRAFTS Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest Fine Watchmaking
firm which has been in business continuously for over 250 years, sees it as its duty to
promote and preserve the sometimes forgotten forms of craftsmanship passed down from previous
generations and which it views as an ethical and social value. In contributing to the creation of this exhibition, Vacheron
Constantin wishes to underline its commitment on behalf of Artistic Crafts as living
testimonies to human genius and as authentic players in
the field of contemporary design, while also highlighting the excellence achieved through combining the talents of Art, Crafts and
Design. Vacheron Constantin has always cultivated ties with the world of art and culture. It is the preferred partner of a number of cultural institutions such
as the Paris National Opera, the French National Institute of Arts & Crafts, the
Barbier-Mueller Museum Cultural Foundation, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.  Press/image Vacheron Constantin | |
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