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| Anniversary Table Vase | | By: | Nerio Festa |
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| Studio: | Festa and Company |
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| | Specifics: | Steel, River Rock | | | | A masterful way to present a bouquet of fresh cut flowers. This unique blend of steel and river rock gracefully displays the glass vase bringing a sense of enchantment to any decor. All Festa and Co. products are handmade. | | | | Medium: Steel, River Rock Dimensions: 11 x 11 x 14 inches Weight: 4 lbs | | | | If exposed to moisture your piece will rust naturally. To maintain the natural steel appearance apply WD40 with fine sandpaper. | |
| | | About the Artist | | Nerio Festa | | | | | Festa and Company | | Background: | Formed in 1994, Festa and Co. produces hand-made lighting and accessories that can be seen in top stores and galleries throughout the country. Their distinctive designs incorporate steel and river rocks, giving each piece a rich signature look.
Before launching Festa and Co. Nerio designed and built furniture and and custom interiors for home offices and sailing yachts. An engineer by training, he is a self confessed "tinkerer" who invents machinery for the company and for various other purposes. In what he describes as "a very practical joke," one of Nerio’s first designs upon moving west was an earthquake-resistant candle holder. It was the forerunner of the balancing candleholders which appear in the company’s current line in several versions.
All Festa and Co. products are handmade with the help of basic power tools. Nerio Festa lives and works in the wine country and is inspired by the twisted vines surrounding his workshop. He hand picks each stone and carefully selects them for every piece. Festa uses steel, recycled metal, stones and nothing else. Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and rivers, are a central element in the Nerio Festa’s designs.
The idea of using these varied stones in his work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. He took some stones home, placed them around in his living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from their workshop and transforming them into functional art. The company’s philosophy closely follow its esthetic, emphasizing minimal environmental impact in the fabrication process. Most operations are done by hand thus using little energy. No varnishes or toxic chemicals are employed and most of the packing materials are collected from local businesses. Festa & Co. has grown to a dozen people who still make one piece at the time with hand-picked stones. | | | | Artist Statement: | | "The company’s philosophy closely follows its esthetic, emphasizing minimal environmental impact in the fabrication process. Most operations are done by hand thus using little energy. Candle holder cups are a by product of car muffler manufacture. No varnishes or toxic chemicals are employed and most of the packing materials are collected from local businesses." | | See more of their works: Nerio Festa | | | | Technique: | | Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and river currents, are a central element in his designs. The idea of using these varied stones in his work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. He took some stones home, placed them around in his living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from his workshop and transforming them into functional art. Since then Festa and Co. has grown to a dozen people who still make one piece at the time with hand-picked stones. |
| About the Artist | | Nerio Festa | | | | | Festa and Company | | Background: | Formed in 1994 by Nerio Festa, Festa and Co. produces hand-made lighting and accessories that can be seen in top stores and galleries throughout the country. Their distinctive designs incorporate steel and river rocks, giving each piece a rich signature look. Nerio Festa is a transplant to Sonoma in Northern California, from Italy.
Before launching Festa and Co. Nerio designed and built furniture and and custom interiors for home offices and sailing yachts. An engineer by training, he is a self confessed "tinkerer" who invents machinery for the company and for various other purposes.In what he describes as "a very practical joke," one of Nerio’s first designs upon moving west was an earthquake-resistant candle holder. It was the forerunner of the balancing candleholders which appear in the company’s current line in several versions.
All Festa and Co. products are handmade with the help of basic power tools. Nerio Festa lives and works in the wine country and are inspired by the twisted vines surrounding their workshop. He hand picks each stone and carefully selects them for every piece. Festa uses steel, recycled metal, stones and nothing else. Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and rivers, are a central element in the Nerio Festa’s designs.
The idea of using these varied stones in his work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. He took some stones home, placed them around in his living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from their workshop and transforming them into functional art. The company’s philosophy closely follow its aesthetic, emphasizing minimal environmental impact in the fabrication process. Most operations are done by hand thus using little energy. No varnishes or toxic chemicals are employed and most of the packing materials are collected from local businesses.Festa & Co. has grown to a dozen people who still make one piece at the time with hand-picked stones. | | | | Artist Statement: | | "The company’s philosophy closely follows its esthetic, emphasizing minimal environmental impact in the fabrication process. Most operations are done by hand thus using little energy. Candle holder cups are a by product of car muffler manufacture. No varnishes or toxic chemicals are employed and most of the packing materials are collected from local businesses." | | See more of their works: Nerio and Heidi Festa | | | | Technique: | | Naturally occurring stones, polished smooth by centuries of ocean tides and river currents, are a central element in the couple’s designs. The idea of using these varied stones in his work grew out of a trip to Encinitas, a storybook beach in Southern California. He took some stones home, placed them around in his living room and began experimenting with "wrapping" them within rusted steel rods from their workshop and transforming them into functional art. Since then Festa and Co. has grown to a dozen people who still make one piece at the time with hand-picked stones. |
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