Every object has a story to tell and part of that story always involves someone. This ‘story telling’ is the foundation for the collection of objects from Manoteca by Elisa Cavani. Capturing old, discarded objects and turning them into something new to be appreciated, Manoteca hopes that the object’s new owner will think about the life the object once lived and the stories it invariably told. Often paired with recycled materials, the designers reinvent old objects into one-off designs that are completely handmade and only painted when necessary. Hailing from Bologna, Italy, Manoteca re-creates objects in a little house located in a park. The end result provides a consistent theme that emulates the age when the objects’ story began.
Indoor, photo © Manoteca
Indoor, photo © Manoteca
Indoor, photo © Manoteca
Indoor, photo © Manoteca
