Stories that blossom in spring
To arouse amazement and curiosity about nature and its mysteries in children: this is the aim of a project that’s been launched at Casa Zegna and in Oasi Zegna, a site-specific and Montessori-inspired educational project in which Fondazione Zegna is working with “Il Filo da Tessere”, a social consortium. To find out more about the […]
Textile art from Ermenegildo Zegna to William Kentridge
“Dare/Avere”, a tapestry designed by William Kentridge, is an artwork produced under the ZegnArt project for the recent opening of the New Bond Street boutique in London. The South African artist’s poetics has breathed new life, in the form of yarns and colors, into the documents in the Zegna Archives, from which we see the […]
Dare e Avere: from accounting records to Zegna philosophy in a work of art
“Dare/Avere” is the title of a work created under the ZegnArt contemporary art project for the opening of the new boutique in London, in New Bond Street. Ermenegildo Zegna’s first single-brand store in London – opened in 1987- has now been reopened after 20 months of renovation work planned by architect Peter Marino. Designed by […]
Friendship, colors and fragrances from distant summers
Stories of friendship and personal and professional development, vivid memories of distant summers in the Sixties when the Alpine Summer Camp hosted thousands of children from the families of employees at the Wool Mill and other firms in the Unione Industriale Biellese (Biella employers’ association). To understand the point of the view of the “educators”, […]
A breath of alpine air at Casa Zegna
Nothing is more precious than our memories. Especially those redolent of infancy and serenity. This is why the exhibition at Casa Zegna from 10 September to 30 October 2016 – “Good mountain air: from alpine summer schools to Zegna Camps” – telling the story of how Trivero’s alpine summer schools have evolved, will be a […]
Casa Zegna: from alpine summer camp to Oasi summer camp
Once upon a time it was an alpine summer camp. It was in 1952 when, on the initiative of Ermenegildo Zegna, a summer school for kids was opened on the slopes of Monte Rubello. The inauguration was a big event, as it was attended by the President of the Republic, Luigi Einaudi. Children started using the facility on a regular […]
Pietro Porcinai in Trivero: the uniqueness of gardens
On the occasion of the Porcinai exhibition – “Pietro Porcinai in Trivero: gardens and landscape between public and private” – we interviewed one of its curators, Prof. Luigi Latini, chairman of the Pietro Porcinai Association. In what ways has the design of Trivero’s gardens made them “unique”? Every garden is unique in some way: Trivero’s […]
FAI Spring Days: art and industrial culture in Trivero
As punctual as the season to which they’re dedicated, FAI’s Spring Days are back. This is the 23rd edition of the cultural event organized by Fondo Ambiente Italiano. On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March, as always, numerous places of artistic and natural interest throughout Italy normally closed to the public will be opening their […]
Dan Graham conversations
ALL’APERTO, the public art project of Fondazione Zegna curated by Andrea Zegna and Barbara Casavecchia, celebrates its sixth edition with two joint events. Dan Graham will discuss his work for ALL’APERTO during a public Lecture at Triennale, in Milan, on May 29, 2014 in conversation with the curators and Joseph Grima. Two Way Mirror / […]
Michelangelo Pistoletto recalls the figure of his father Ettore P. Olivero
“Far more than simple historical photographs” is how Michelangelo Pistoletto defines the 14 works painted by the Piedmontese artist Ettore Pistoletto Olivero between 1952 and 1953. They depict phases in the construction of the Panoramica Zegna road through the mountainous terrain above Trivero between the ’30s and ’50s, a large-scale social project designed by the […]
