The latest edition of ‘Christmust’ is out. The prestigious publication features innovative Italian products and the year’s design success stories.
Managed by the Italian Agency for Employment and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ‘Christmust’ project has been running since 2008. Each year the book showcases 100 companies selected to represent the best of Made in Italy. With text in Italian and English, ‘Christmust’ aims to promote Italian excellence at home and abroad.
The fifth edition focuses on sustainable products and the monograph is made from Favini crushed paper. The book’s container is not just simple packaging but is an eco-sustainable bag made from regenerated leather.
Among the products included is Campeggi’s Sosia covertible sofa by Milan-based designer Emanuele Magini. The sofa has two seats and flexible fabric flap so it can be configured to accommodate a variety of different seating needs. It can be used as sofa, armchairs, daybed or even made into enclosed space that can be used as a dressing room.
Also included is Barrique’s San Patrignano Letizia Cradle. Barrique makes furniture and design pieces from wood reclaimed from old barrels. The project was launched by the San Patrignano Community, near Rimini in Emilia-Romagna. The Community rehabilitates young men and women who have serious drug abuse problems; it is considered to be one of the world’s finest drug-rehabilitation programmes. Barrique got off the ground with the help of Maurizio and Davide Riva, and the support of the Federvini, FederlegnoArredo and Cosmit associations.
The project is about new starts: both for the wood reclaimed from 230 litre casks and for the young people of San Patrignano. Thanks to the initiative, they have been able to learn a trade that is dying out and put themselves to the test making pieces designed by 30 of the world’s best-known designers and architects.
‘Christmust’ is available online at http://www.christmust.com.
