Gualti Anémones ou feux d’artifice ? Les sculptures-bijoux de ce créateur passionné de fleurs tremblotent à votre cou, vos mains, votre veste ou même vos talons hauts. Broches, diadèmes, colliers, bagues et bracelets sont fabriqués avec un mélange de verre et de résine et déclinent des couleurs acidulées et pourprées. Éclectique, Gualti réalise aussi sur commande quatre modèles d’escarpins en satin de soie, avec pochette assortie, à choisir parmi 120 coloris. Vous voilà parée pour monter les marches de la Mostra…
Travel Guide Florence & Venice by Richard Saul Wurman – 2007 GUALTI Gualti is one of the new wave of Venetian artists and craftsmen. And what a wave! What this man does is somewhere between art and craft and represents the best of both. He works in resin, glass, and nylon to create what can only be described as wearable sculpture. His works have the lightness and delicacy of glass, yet are pliable. Gualti says he sees them as extensions of the wearer’s body. I only wish I thought my body were beautiful enough to extend into anything like these earrings and necklaces, headpieces and shoe ornaments. They are like exotic sea anemones, or sometimes flowers or leaves, extending tendrils from a tiny central point-sometimes an eye or a “pool of water”-that frequently is made of glass crystal. The tendrils of his brooches, especially, cascade over the wearer’s shoulder like a fabulous corsage. The colors are rich, and each piece is crafted by hand with the point of a hot needle used to bore and solder. Gualti not only creates exuberant shoe ornaments, but hand dyes the handmade silk shoes to match them. The latest addition to the art of Gualti is an array of fabulous wraps and some breathtakingly gorgeous jackets. All come in his wonderful colors-and most are reversible. The wraps and jacket collars are malleable into undulations and peaks as suits thewearer’s fancy. Truly this is unique, wearable art.
Misteriosa ed evanescente, Venezia regala sempre emozioni, suggestioni e ricordi. Al di là dei luoghi più celebri da San Marco al Canal Grande a Rialto la città rivela gli angoli più insoliti e curiosi quando la si percorre alla scoperta di botteghe, atelier, antiquari, artigiani più o meno noti.
Verso campo San Barnaba (Rio Terà Canal 3111, tel. 041 5201731) si trova l’elegante e raffinato Atelier Gualti: artista e creatore di gioielli-scultura in resine sintetiche e vetro, Gualti realizza anche sofisticate gorgiere e “abiti- ornamenti” come le stole multiuso cangianti, chiamate dall’artista “Madrepora”, assieme a scarpe in raso e seta disponibili in più di cento colori.
Italian American Magazine by Mazzanti Editori Dicembre/December 2006
For a Gift…from the Heart
THERE ARE PRESENTS AND THEN THERE ARE PRESENTS THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE AS A SIGN OF AFFECTION OR THAT YOU CAN BUY YOURSELF AS A SYMBOL OF PERSONAL SUCCESS. THERE ARE OBJECTS WHICH GO BEYOND THEIR SIMPLE MONETARY VALUE (NOT ONLY IN THE SENSE THAT “THEY ARE PRICELESS”) BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT AN INTIMATE DATE WITH THE HISTORY OF THE PLACE WHERE THEY ARE RECEIVED, WITH THE CREATIVITY OF THE ARTIST WHO CREATES THEM AND WITH THE NATURE OF THE MATERIAL WITH WHICH THEY ARE MADE.
In Venice, where the practice of selling, and selling yourself a bit in the process, is still observed, there are, fortunately, some happy isles upon which business in the soul has not surrendered to mass commercialism. There are objects which leave the world of the souvenir and enter the world of preciousness, uniqueness and good taste; there are shops which have chosen to remain intimate and genuine workshops in which craftsmen appear in leather aprons one day with work- worn hands then fly to New York the next to sell their “jewels.”
Let us continue and move on to the costume jewelry where we enter into two workshops where young owners/artists put their outstanding imagination to the service of light, art, and materials, realizing exquisite jewels and ornaments for the body. The unstable, curvy, iridescent and vibrant creations of one of these young artists accompany the numerous elegant Venetian and foreign clients along an imaginary path of stylistic perfection, which tends to move away from the object towards its symbolic value. Pins, chokers, bracelets and hat pieces are all born from his passion for nature and for everything that is hidden under the appearance of what is real (roots, shoots, stamen, filaments, pistils) and for this reason they are created using a synthetic resin, soft and delicate and very fragile in appearance.
Perhaps it is actually true: in every object you can find the heart of a city. L.D.S.
Where to find them… Gualti Dorsoduro 3111 – Rio Terà Canal – Venice
Group Exhibition “Spielerischer Schmuck” GUALTI at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany from 1 to 17 December 2006 with the GALERIE HILDE LEISS ( Großer Burstah 38, 20457 Hamburg )
GUALTI at Strand Gallery In collaboration with Suffolk Craft Society SHOWCASE : JEWELLERY (Group Exhibition) 164 High Street, IP15 5AQ Aldeburgh, Suffolk Regno Unito
14 July until 6 August 2006
Exhibition Catalog 21 x 21 cm
GUALTI – Italy
Jewels… … intense emotions in a play on lines and light… …delicate, ethereal creatures that ebb and flow around the body… …bracelets, earrings, brooches, necklaces… …dramatic sculptures to be worn.
Venedig auf Abwegen VENEDIG ist fantastisch, genial, absurd, irreal und dann auch wieder ganz alltäglich. Die Mischung macht das GESAMTKUNSTWERK SHOPPING Gualti Dorsoduro, Rio Terà (sic) Canal 3111, Schmuck der ganz anderen Art. Wer nur schauen möchte, ist auch herzlich willkommen.
GUALTI Designer In his tiny workshop with spotless white walls-so white in fact that they look like they’ve been daubed in whipped cream- Gualtiero Salbego’s surrealistic objects seem to float in midair. One side plays host to jewelry-sculptures made of resin, fiber-optic cable, and any other material that the creative and poetic imagination of Salbego has seen fit to make use of, a mass of brooches, pendants, bracelets, and neck- laces; the other displays a single style of court pump: made to measure in satin silk, available within a month in eighty-five colors, with, on request, a clutch to match.
VENEZIA Let’s start this 2006 blog edition of Contessanally with this heavenly “firework display” of unusual sculpture-jewelry from Gualti’s tiny boutique/atelier just off the trendy Campo Santa Margherita. “My creations are unique, with fluid movements like an organic poem. The reflections and the vibrations of the resins mixed with a central piece of glass give light and a taste of eternity, where time vanishes…..” Gualti explains. These bijoux evoke intense emotions and a brooch or an Elizabethan inspired ruffled collar/necklace will dress up any little black dress or jacket. They are extremely chic as the grand dames who wear them, like Dodi Rosekrans, who is famous for her masked balls in Palazzo Brandolini. In fact it is by “word of mouth” in a palazzo or a salotto that one discovers these divine surreal pieces. I suggest that if you are not bold or confident enough to wear one of these pieces, that you go and also look at the cloth wrap-around-wraps mounted on steel wires that recall the waves of the lagoon or the felt “octopus” inspired “scarves”. For sure, Peggy Guggenheim would have taken Gualti under her wing, bought out the whole collection and dedicated a show to this talented artist.
Travel Guide by Lonely Planet – City Guides Series By Damien Simonis – 2006
GUALTI Jewellery & Shoes
The searing white interior of this fashion oddity houses two quite unrelated collections. On the one hand there’s a set of daring ladies’ satin shoes in a range of colours. On the other there are strangely luminous brooches, pins and similar accessories that look like something in between a burst of fireworks and those 1970s table lamps that resemble clumps of unkempt hair with luminous split ends. Intriguing.
THE VENETIAN DREAM Venice is a Dream The artisans of the city a-dd to its beauty Gualti with ‘sculpted’ shawls and neck scarves, and one off jewellery and head pieces.
September 2005 Jewelry / By Gualti Venice can often appear to be a solid mass of teeming T-shirted tourists, all hell-bent on accessorizing themselves with Murano glass beads and gaudy costume masks a far cry from the glamorous crowds of the city’s heyday. In welcome contrast, Gualti’s colored-resin creations bend and swirl in ethereal patterns and gleam in the light, evoking a time when lingering laughter and the noise from glittering parties echoed through the city’s meandering canals. www.gualti.it
GUALTI Inventare gioielli è un po’ come disegnare sogni: le loro forme impregnate di luce e di colori riflessi nascono da una creatività che in Gualti è naturale e sconfina nel meraviglioso, dell’inconscio. Gualti dà la massima libertà alla fantasia ma sempre fantasticando sul fatto che le sue p “sculture da portare”, preziosissime decorazioni del corpo, devono aderire a una, persona. Il giovane artista, infatti, considera ogni “pezzo” una “estensione del corpo”, e anche “una poesia per arricchire lo scrigno dei sogni”. Inventing jewels is a little like drawing dreams: their shapes sparkling with lights and reflected colours spring from creativity which for Gualti is natural and stem from the marvels of the unconscious. Gualti lends the greatest freedom to fantasy but he always dreams on the fact that his “wearable sculptures”, very precious apparel, must adhere to a person. The young artist, in point of fact, considers each “piece” an “extension of the body” or “a poem to enrich the treasure box of dreams”.
Magazine Volume 22 – Number 1 – 2005 By John Brunton
VENICE FOR CONNOISSEURS Discover the real city with Venice resident John Brunton’s guide to the latest trends in this timeless, yet ever-changing city. Spectacular shopping Great destinations for memorable gifts and exclusive fashions. Innovative Neckwear The eccentric designer known simply as Gualti has opened a boutique showcasing innovative jewellery that has become a firm favourite with chic Venetians. These sensuous, handmade designs are crafted from a mysterious, maleable material. Rio Terà Canal, Dorsoduro 3111.
Gualti Enfin ! Le Dorsoduro commence à ressembler à sa faune d’esthètes un repaire de créateurs. Gualti est l’un d’eux et conçoit ses accessoires comme des extensions du corps. Ses bijoux de cheveux sont des sculptures en mouvement, un feu follet mélange de résine et de verre, très scénographique sur un fourreau sombre (premier prix les BO à 20 €). Ses écharpes en laine, montées sur structure légèrement rigide, enveloppent les épaules en ondoyant (à partir de 85 €). Ses escarpins en satin de soie (85 coloris, deux types de talons, 219 €) sont à assortir aux pochettes, appliquées de bijoux. Tout est fait sur place.
E per gioiello, un fiocco di luce Le creazioni veneziane di Gualti conquistano la Florida
Gioielli, emozioni che giocano con le linee e la luce, creature diafane fluttuanti e leggere che avvolgono il corpo, bracciali, orecchini, spille, gorgiere: scenografiche sculture da indossare. Il senso di leggerezza aleggia in tutta l’opera di Gualti, giovane artista capace di creare oggetti magici con la materia impalpabile delle sue resine, il vetro, i piccoli cristalli tenuti insieme da fili di nylon trasparenti, che per mezzo di sottili alchimie si ricollegano con le piume e i tessuti attraverso le vie contorte fra l’ordine e il disordine.. Nel piccolo e curatissimo atelier di rio Terà Canal, a pochi passi da campo Santa Margherita, le sue creazioni appaiono come vere esplosioni di luce, che nascono da un cuore di vetro per poi dipanarsi in filamenti flessibili e trasparenti che vanno a formare gioielli che nulla hanno a che vedere con la bigiotteria. La spilla è l’oggetto che Gualti, nome d’arte di Gualtiero, predilige, anche se ora si è lanciato in nuove sperimentazioni: scarpe eleganti in raso di seta realizzate su misura da scegliere in 85 tonalità di colore, da abbinare a borsette che personalizza con piume, cristalli e piccole luci, tali da ricordare le scarpette da Cenerentola. Tra poco esordirà con gli abiti, sempre su misura, intesi come sculture che cambieranno intorno al corpo, così come le sciarpe e i coprispalle che già ha realizzato: morbida lana con un’anima per modellarle intorno al corpo. In Florida un atelier di alta moda espone le sue «creature e la stampa internazionale gli ha già regalato molto spazio. Creature, le sue, per arricchire lo scrigno dei sogni. (Alessandra Artale)
Travel Guide Florence & Venice by Richard Saul Wurman – 2005
GUALTI Gualti is one of the new wave of Venetian artists and craftsmen. And what a wave! What this man does is somewhere between art and craft and represents the best of both. He works in resin, glass, and nylon to create what can only be described as wearable sculpture. His works have the lightness and delicacy of glass, yet are pliable. Gualti says he sees them as extensions of the wearer’s body. I only wish I thought my body were beautiful enough to extend into anything like these earrings and necklaces, headpieces and shoe ornaments. They are like exotic sea anemones, or sometimes flowers or leaves, extending tendrils from a tiny central point- sometimes an eye or a “pool of water”-that frequently is made of glass crystal. The tendrils of his brooches, especially, cascade over the wearer’s shoulder like a fabulous corsage. The colors are rich, and each piece is crafted by hand with the point of a hot needle used to bore and solder. Gualti not only creates exuberant shoe ornaments, but hand dyes the handmade silk shoes to match them.
Benátky se ještě k tomu během posledních let staly působiš- těm exkluzivních mladých umělců, pracují- cích buď s lehkostí a křehkostí moderních materiálů, jako je návrhář módních doplňků Gualti (www.gualti.it)
Wher to shop Beyond the admittedly tacky souvenir shops, there are some establishments well worth a visit.
Less traditional, and certainly eclectic, is the 12 Gualti, Rio Terà Canal, near Campo Santa Margherita, (39-041) 520-1731, www gualti.it, which sells modern space-age brooches shaped like star bursts, manufac tured in colored resin that appears brittle but is pliable and soft. The perfect silk-satin shoe, with two heel options, can be customized in 85 colors ($295), and accessorized with an explosion of magical jewelry.
Trave Guide by Carnet – 2004 Anno 2 / Numero 1 / De Agostini Rizzoli Periodici – Page 268
Gualti Rio Terà Canal, Dorsoduro 3111, tel. 041-5201731. www.gualti.it Collane, anelli, spille dai colori forti, dalle trasparenze leggere e dall’apparenza fragile. Creazioni dalle forme allungate, dalle sfumature eccentriche che sembrano plasmate dal vetro. Invece sono modelli unici realizzati a mano con sorprendenti tecniche in semplice materiale plastico. Piccoli gioielli polimeri da indossare con carattere dall’effetto irresistibile
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Gualti Fit for the red carpet, Gualti creates exceptional, organically inspired jewelry and accessories. Seemingly fragile, the artist creates sculptural like earrings, headpieces, pins and other embellishments for the female form in a flexible resin that is soft to the touch. If you are looking for that piece to set you apart from the crowd – this is the place to visit! He also has a silk shoe line that can be dyed in an impressive variety of colors.
2004 Villes d’Europe VII Rome Florence Milan Venice
GUALTI Dans un minuscule atelier aux murs immaculés, d’un blanc si blanc qu’on les dirait de chantilly, les objets de ce créateur semblent flotter, surréalistes. D’un côté, les bijoux sculptures en résine, fibre optique ou tout autre matériau qui nourrissent l’imaginaire poétique et la créativité de Gualtiero Salbego, avec autant de broches, pendentifs, bracelets et colliers, et de l’autre, un seul modèle d’escarpin, fait sur mesure en satin de soie, disponible dans 85 couleurs sous trente jours, assorti, sur demande, à son petit sac à main.
City trendquartier Dorsoduro, der “harte Rücken” von Venedig, ist Künstlerviertel und beliebtes Ausgeh quartier zugleich – der ideale Ort, um sich so richtig schön zu verirren. Text: Barbara Klingbacher – Fotos: Roberto Ceccarelli Shoppen Gualti Dorsoduro 3111, Rio Terà Canal, www.gualti.it, Mo-Sa 10-13/15-19.30 Uhr Bei Gualti findet man einzigartige Schmuckstücke. Die filigranen Werke aus Fiberglas und Glasperlen gibts als Ohrringe, Haarschmuck oder Broschen. Sehr hübsch sind auch die schlichten Pumps, die man in 85 Farbtönen bestellen kann (zirka 330 Franken).
Gualti I piccoli briosi accessori di Gualtiero sono sempre più apprezzati dalle signore eleganti della città che li sfoggiano anche in occasioni un po’ speciali: orecchini, spille (da 60 €), collier, bracciali, hat piece, che sembrano di vetro! Forme organiche in resine sintetiche, morbide al tatto, dall’apparenza fragile, nelle quali rimangono imprigionate sfere di vetro. Inoltre produce un modello di scarpa (219 €) con tacco da 8,5 – o il meno temerario da 5 cm – e pochette abbinata che può realizzare in 85 tonalità di raso di seta.
Gualti Dorsoduro 3111, Rio Terrà Canal. The delicate, flower-inspired accessories of Gualtiero Salbego have delicately arching pistils and scattered petals of beads, and the aesthetic is a delicate extravagance that would put any debutante in raptures. You can also have sexy slingback shoes colour-matched-presumably to the flowers and brightly coloured sprays.
Da Piazzale Roma al Campo prediletto da giovani, artisti, studenti e curiosi, attratti da un proliferare di locali golosi e di tendenza. Un itinerario di tesori riscoperti, antiche botteghe e nuove creatività. Venezia: Santa Margherita L’Atelier Gualti (due foto a destra in basso) crea scarpe in raso e seta in più di cento colori e gioielli scultura realizzati in resine sintetiche e vetro. Di Laura Novello – Foto di Gianni Sala
Gualti (Rio Terà Canal, near Campo Santa Margherita, 3111 Dorsoduro, 041/5201731, WEB www.gualti.com) makes creative jewelry in colored resin that looks as fragile as glass but is as strong and soft as rubber. Earrings take the shape of mysterious sea creatures-sea anemones or jellyfish-broaches look like fall leaves, and necklaces are reminiscent of Queen Elizabeth’s ruffled collars. Silk shoes can be custom “garnished” with jewelry.
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