project kitchen earth. the earth, with its waters, its forests, its mountains, is extraordinarily beautiful in its being, in its naked and silent presence. unlike everyday artifacts where use and function predominate, the earth is what it is, regardless of who we are, what we do, and the functions we give it. in thinking about the kitchen earth, I imagined an object that, as useful and functional as it may be, manifests with the same strength as nature: solid, timeless, abstract. I expressed the immense value of the earth with a form of rigorous geometry and natural materials - stone and wood. cooking on a stone countertop dated millions of years makes me feel simultaneously reverent and fortunate. the 45° angle between the worktop and the fronts, together with the small vertical and horizontal grooves, determine a surface characterized by the presence of regular and rhythmic geometries. even the columns are characterized by the same module. the new era of earth is molten bronze. a work balancing between art and technology, capable of evolving natural elements with the ingenuity of man, recreating a perfect balance between provocation and simplicity. “a pure force, in perfect balance between the force of nature and human strength, an element of weight and art.” claudio silvestrin.