Cersaie Launches Day Off Installation Highlighting Indoor/Outdoor Design

Bologna, IT, September 30, 2015—Day Off, an installation designed by Diego Grandi for Cersaie 2015 and promoted by EdiCer and Bologna Fiere, was inaugurated at Cersaie and will remain on display in Hall 29 of the Bologna trade fair complex until October 2.

Participants at the opening ceremony were welcomed by Confindustria Ceramica director general Armando Cafiero, who noted that the installation is a wide-ranging cultural project involving the participation of leading Italian design brands such as Cassina, Lea Ceramiche, Runtal and Zucchetti.Kos.

“Drawing inspiration from Le Corbusier, one of the foremost figures of 20th Century architecture, and the “cabanon de vacances” he built on France’s Côte d’Azur, Day Off is a project for a weekend retreat, based on the principles of beauty and simplicity, which explores the relationship between man and nature,” explained Diego Grandi.

Occupying an area of 250 square meters, it is an alternating series of outdoor and indoor spaces, where the search for simplicity and conviviality generates an ideal backdrop for interaction between guests and the outdoor environment. Two intersecting volumes, one of which is transparent, form the centrepiece of the composition and create a continuous dialogue with the natural surroundings. An outdoor area divided into relaxation areas, with a swimming pool and kitchen space characterised by the constant presence of greenery, highlight the continual search for well-being.

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