MILANO DESIGN WEEK
SALONE RARITAS, SALONE DEL MOBILE
MILANO
2026
WITH @PARASITEPARASITE X @BIANCO.67 / PHOTO BY @LUCA.CAIZZI
[SECUNDA NATURA ] IS AN EXPLORATION OF THE LATENT POTENTIAL OF DISCARDED MATTER, PROPOSING WASTE NOT AS AN END CONDITION BUT AS THE STARTING POINT OF A NEW MATERIAL AND SPATIAL NARRATIVE. THROUGH THE RECOVERY OF TRAVERTINE EXCLUDED FROM TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES, THE PROJECT REDEFINES THE VALUE OF WHAT IS OVERLOOKED, RESTORING VISIBILITY AND MEANING TO FRAGMENTS OTHERWISE DESTINED FOR DISPOSAL.
POSITIONED BETWEEN OBJECT AND ARCHITECTURE, SECUNDA NATURA UNFOLDS THROUGH EQUIPPED SURFACES, VERTICAL PRESENCES, AND SCULPTURAL VOLUMES THAT FORM AN OPEN, MODULAR SYSTEM ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT CONTEXTS AND FUNCTIONS. RATHER THAN PRESCRIBING FIXED USES, IT INVITES MULTIPLE INTERPRETATIONS AND EVOLVING CONFIGURATIONS, FOSTERING A FLUID RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIAL, SPACE, AND THE EXPERIENCE OF INHABITING.