Gionato Gatto
GIONATA GATTO (ITALY, 1982) IS A DESIGNER, CURRENTLY WORKING FROM ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.
HIS APPROACH TO DESIGN IS FIRMLY CONNECTED TO THE OBJECTIVE OF QUESTIONING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DAILY-LIFE PRODUCTS, RESULTING IN NARRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO PRODUCTION PROCESSES, MATERIALS, ARTIFACTS AND SERVICES. THE PROJECTS OF THE STUDIO ARE OFTEN PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC AS EVOCATIVE TOOLS AND PROPONENTS OF ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUES.
THE STUDIO'S PROJECTS ARE INITIATED IN SEVERAL WAYS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONS FROM DESIGN COMPANIES AND LABELS, SELF-INITIATED PROJECTS OR COLLABORATIONS WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERS, SUCH AS UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES.
THE WORK OF THE STUDIO HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN GALLERIES AND EVENTS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING SPAZIO ROSSANA ORLANDI, TRIENNALE DI MILANO, MAISON & OBJET, SOTHEBY'S, TIJDELIJK MUSEUM AND OTHERS.
SINCE 2014 GIONATA LECTURES FUTURE THINKING & FUTURE PRODUCTS AT THE WILLEM DE KOONING ACADEMY IN ROTTERDAM (NL).
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Afbeelding: Mediamatic Biotoop Anisa Xhomaqi
Gionato Gatto Answering Questions
Designer Gionata Gatto answering questions.
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Afbeelding: Mediamatic Biotoop Anisa Xhomaqi
Designer Gionata Gatto .
Designer Gionata Gatto explains how crops mine heavy metals from (polluted) soil and how this leads to a new system in which agriculture, metal extraction, and economy are interconnected.
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Afbeelding: Gionato Gatto, Matteo Cremonini Studio 5
Accumulate metals
In the leaf of a plant. Part of the project GEOMERCE
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Afbeelding: Gionato Gatto, Matteo Cremonini Studio 5
GEOMERCE Extraction Units
Extracting heavy metals with the use of plants in order to put the metals back into the economic system.