Uniqka Rotonda Storage Box
ROTONDA STORAGE BOX
ROTONDA STORAGE BOX
Designed by Cara \ Davide
Rotonda is a collection of boxes celebrating leather in its essence and as a structural material. Rotonda has a fascinating and outstanding leather lid, doubling as a valet tray.
Originally a sinuous vessel, leather adapts, moves, folds and is versatile in the way that it is both strong and delicate, soft and tensile. With a simple pinch, the thick vegetable-tanned leather is transformed into a sculptural lid and held together by its tensile properties and a minimal double-stitch detailing.
These few interventions emphasize some of the unique characteristics of leather. A design with a simple yet charming form is created by exposing the properties of the materials with little interventions. Rotonda's purity and simplicity convey a sense of joy, sincerity, and fascination.
Rotonda is a useful and versatile storage option that can be utilized in a variety of settings, from the bedroom to the office. The leather lid of Rotonda functions as a valet tray for displaying and storing items.
Rotonda is completed with a metal container, which doubles as a pedestal on which the sculptural lid is placed. The container of Rotonda is made of copper or steel sheets with metal-spinning technique.
The leather vessel, doubling as the lid completing the box, is made of eco-friendly vegetable-tanned leather and completed with hand-stitching. Offered in large, small and mini sizes, Rotonda is available in nude, tan brown, dark brown and green colorways.
DESIGNER
CARA & DAVIDE
CARA\DAVIDE, design studio based in Milan, is a collaboration between Cara Judd (South Africa) and Davide Gramatica (Italy). They work in the fields of product design, event curation and offer creative consultancy to companies and private clients.
Interested in experimenting with materials, techniques and processes related to different territories, they also produce a series of limited editions working together with artisans in Italy and South Africa.
Graduating in product design from IED Milan, Cara and Davide started their professional careers in diverse areas ranging from apprenticing with artisans to working with industrial companies before merging their experience in 2016. Cara and Davide both lecture in the Product Design Department at IED Milan.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Uniqka
DESIGNER
Cara & Davide
PROUCT TYPES
Storage Box
MATERIAL
- Copper
- Steel
- Vegetable-Tanned Leather
DIMENSIONS
- Ø: 32cm H: 15cm
- Ø: 23cm H: 12cm
- Ø: 16cm H: 8cm
SIZE
- Large
- Small
- Mini sizes
COLOURS
- Nude
- Tan brown
- Dark brown
- Green colorways