{"title":"Tea \u0026 Coffee ","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"le-volte-celesti-ensemble-de-6-tasses-a-the-avec-soucoupes","title":"Le Volte Celesti – Set of 6 Tea Cups with Saucers","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Le Volte Celesti collection was born from the meeting of Milan’s architectural heritage and the vision of Italian designer Vito Nesta.\u0026nbsp;While exploring the archives of the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVeneranda Fabbrica del Duomo\u003c\/span\u003e—the institution responsible for the construction and preservation of Milan Cathedral for centuries—Nesta discovered the drawings of engineer and architect Paolo Cesa Bianchi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt the end of the nineteenth century, Cesa Bianchi conceived a project that never moved beyond the drawing board: transforming the cathedral’s vaulted ceilings into a deep blue sky scattered with golden stars, symbolically bringing the celestial vault into the heart of the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRather than recreating this unrealized vision, Vito Nesta chose to reinterpret it through a contemporary lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe historical drawings become a graphic language in which Gothic architectural lines, fresco motifs, and the soaring perspectives of the cathedral’s nave are reimagined as geometric compositions that, depending on the piece, recall either a kaleidoscope or a rose window.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePorcelain becomes the medium for a dialogue between memory, architecture, and contemporary design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMade in Italy, this set includes six porcelain tea cups with matching saucers. Each piece features a distinct interpretation of Vito Nesta’s decorative compositions, extending the graphic universe of Le Volte Celesti to every tea service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLe Volte Celesti\u003c\/span\u003e, Vito Nesta does not reproduce the archives of Milan Cathedral. Instead, he gives new life to an architectural vision that was never realized in its original form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe collection offers a contemporary expression of a forgotten project, illustrating how design can also serve as a way of preserving and reinterpreting cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Tour by Vito Nesta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58233069699336,"sku":null,"price":255.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/5108\/5576\/files\/LVC-ETT-1.png?v=1784037929"}],"url":"https:\/\/thecooksphere.fr\/en\/collections\/the-et-cafe.oembed","provider":"THECOOKSPHERE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}