Activities
Connecting the educational world with the stone industry. The findings, learnings and tangible results are being documented and published as well as presented to a wider audience. With events like the yearly CARRARA CAMPUS, the CAMEO association invites the world’s most renowned architects, artists and designers for an exchange to Carrara (IT), the cradle of stone quarrying in the heart of Europe. Cameo also has the goal to help fund research which leads to technological progress enabling or improving a circular (stone) industry towards a more circular economy with tools like Natural Capital Valuations and quantitative circular systems.
Cameo aims to fund sponsoring for the development of personal and business as well as sustainability knowledge. Networks, press work and memberships should encourage online exchange and support member gatherings, recommendations and knowledge transfer in the stone business.
Description
(K)NOT FLYING was born out of an idea at a stone summerschool and emerged as prototype presented at the famous Doppia Firma show in Milan, hosted by Michelangelo Foundation. It plays with perception in a fascinating way, with the contrast of a soft looking marble and a seemingly light balloon, which seems to be lifting and squeezing the stone. The object is merging decor and function in a unique way, capturing the imagination of beholders, and encouraging a change of perspective. Vibrant colors complete the picture, with the bright blue of the cord connecting the rich gold of an Italian classic, Giallo Siena marble and the delicately tinted white glass of the balloon.
Designer
Yvonne Brunner is currently studying Interior Architecture at the NDU in Austria. Before she decided to follow her passion – Interior Design, she led a hotel with her husband. Her focus is on human-centered design, and she is looking forward to breaking new ground in design after her studies!
Mentor
Daniel Zeisner is Creative and Managing Director of studio ZEISNER DESIGN in Vienna and Head of Education & Sustainability at CAMEO. He has created crystal lighting, marble furniture, consumer electronics and user-centric products of every industry. Zeisner Design creates products and interiors for leading international companies such as Swarovski, Siemens, Villeroy & Boch, Turkish Airlines, Nespresso and Huawei.