APAX Centerpiece
Made by De Castelli, 2019
Material Polished and Satin Brass
Inspired by the Home for Peace near Matera, Italy
“Thoughts like origami are created out of nothing.
I process them in different shapes until what’s left remains fixed in mind like a nice paper sculpture.”
The brass Apax centerpiece recalls the Home for Peace, the project donated to the City of Peace Foundation for Children, established by Nobel Peace laureate Betty Williams in the Basilicata region. Home for peace aims at ensuring refugees reception and integration.
The Apax centerpiece develops from a single sheet bent with the origami technique to create the shape of a butterfly. The inside is made of polished brass and the outside of satin brass, making it look like a double-sided material.
Photo Credit: Giovanni Gastel, Francesco Paolucci