Exhibition: Deux Sœurs, CAPC Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux
Project: Emanuel Lancerini (Hotel LeNove)
Artist: Chiara Camoni
Curated by: Irene Biolchini
Anno: 2021
Photo: Studio 167, Camilla Maria Santini
We are proud to have collaborated with Chiara Camoni, one of the featured artists at the Venice Biennale 2026. A research journey that joined our manufactory with the vision of one of the most authentic voices in international contemporary art. Developed at Hotel LeNove with Botteganove and curator Irene Biolchini, the residency involved Nove’s women decorators, merging craft, territory and experimentation through local materials and high-temperature ceramic processes.
Sol,
Pour Clarice
Handmade tiles shaped as art
The Ceramic Pavilion at Hotel LeNove originates from Emanuel Lancerini’s idea of artist residencies bridging hospitality and Nove’s ceramic district. Botteganove acted as technical partner supporting Chiara Camoni’s research, merging contemporary art and craft expertise.
Curated by Irene Biolchini, the project became a collective and intergenerational workshop (Jan–June 2021). Camoni worked with the women decorators of Nove, transferring gestural memory through hand-painted ceramics, merging tradition, contemporary practice and shared community knowledge.
Sol (pour Clarice) explores glazes rooted in Nove’s identity. Stoneware fired at 1260°C reaches full vitrification, while Botteganove managed the technical risk of high-temperature firing to preserve experimental surfaces. The Brenta River and Monte Grappa materials shaped the ceramic tradition.
The project combines local ashes, saldame from Monte Grappa, and territorial earths. The resulting surfaces form mineral landscapes shaped by fire, producing crystallizations and organic textures that map the relationship between landscape, craft, and material memory.
The Ceramic Pavilion at Hotel LeNove originates from Emanuel Lancerini’s idea of artist residencies bridging hospitality and Nove’s ceramic district. Botteganove acted as technical partner supporting Chiara Camoni’s research, merging contemporary art and craft expertise.
Curated by Irene Biolchini, the project became a collective and intergenerational workshop (Jan–June 2021). Camoni worked with the women decorators of Nove, transferring gestural memory through hand-painted ceramics, merging tradition, contemporary practice and shared community knowledge.
Sol (pour Clarice) explores glazes rooted in Nove’s identity. Stoneware fired at 1260°C reaches full vitrification, while Botteganove managed the technical risk of high-temperature firing to preserve experimental surfaces. The Brenta River and Monte Grappa materials shaped the ceramic tradition.
The project combines local ashes, saldame from Monte Grappa, and territorial earths. The resulting surfaces form mineral landscapes shaped by fire, producing crystallizations and organic textures that map the relationship between landscape, craft, and material memory.
Chiara Andreatti
A designer born in Veneto, she lives and works between Asolo and Milan. After studying industrial design at the IED and attending a master’s programme at the Domus Academy, she collaborated with prominent designers such as Raffaella Mangiarotti and Renato Montagner. For over ten years, she worked for Lissoni Associati studio. She designs for major Italian and international companies. In 2017, she was the artistic director of Botteganove.
Chiara Andreatti
A designer born in Veneto, she lives and works between Asolo and Milan. After studying industrial design at the IED and attending a master’s programme at the Domus Academy, she collaborated with prominent designers such as Raffaella Mangiarotti and Renato Montagner. For over ten years, she worked for Lissoni Associati studio. She designs for major Italian and international companies. In 2017, she was the artistic director of Botteganove.
Studiopepe
A Milan-based agency specializing in design, architecture, and creative direction, founded in 2006 by Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto. Studiopepe’s philosophy is based on a conceptual and multidisciplinary approach to design, resulting in a layered and eclectic language, rich in references yet simultaneously rigorous and highly iconic. Recurring themes in Studiopepe’s projects, which range from product design to interior design, include art,
the study of formal archetypes, and experiments with materials.
Studiopepe
A Milan-based agency specializing in design, architecture, and creative direction, founded in 2006 by Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto. Studiopepe’s philosophy is based on a conceptual and multidisciplinary approach to design, resulting in a layered and eclectic language, rich in references yet simultaneously rigorous and highly iconic. Recurring themes in Studiopepe’s projects, which range from product design to interior design, include art,
the study of formal archetypes, and experiments with materials.
Cristina Celestino
Born in Pordenone, she lives in Milan, where she founded her studio in 2013 and the brand Attico Design. A graduate in architecture, she focuses on interior architecture and design, and today she designs exclusive projects for both private clients and companies. Her approach to design combines an innate freedom of observation—cultured, curious, and playful—with a strong ability for scientific and design research to create unexpected spaces, objects, and experiences. Cristina Celestino led the creative direction of Botteganove in 2016.
Cristina Celestino
Born in Pordenone, she lives in Milan, where she founded her studio in 2013 and the brand Attico Design. A graduate in architecture, she focuses on interior architecture and design, and today she designs exclusive projects for both private clients and companies. Her approach to design combines an innate freedom of observation—cultured, curious, and playful—with a strong ability for scientific and design research to create unexpected spaces, objects, and experiences. Cristina Celestino led the creative direction of Botteganove in 2016.
Adam Nathaniel Furman
A London-based artist and designer, with Japanese and Argentine roots. Trained in architecture and fine arts, he is known worldwide for his engaging and provocative interior projects and for his colorful, fun products created with major international brands. Furman believes in design that evokes joy: for this reason, his work also includes public art, towering, colorful sculptures that can be enjoyed and experienced by everyone. His work has been exhibited worldwide and widely published.
Adam Nathaniel Furman
A London-based artist and designer, with Japanese and Argentine roots. Trained in architecture and fine arts, he is known worldwide for his engaging and provocative interior projects and for his colorful, fun products created with major international brands. Furman believes in design that evokes joy: for this reason, his work also includes public art, towering, colorful sculptures that can be enjoyed and experienced by everyone. His work has been exhibited worldwide and widely published.
Botteganove Studio
Internal research and design team, is led by Christian Pegoraro, founder of Botteganove and a craftsman-entrepreneur. Faithful to the historic ceramic tradition of Nove, Christian continuously pursues research and experimentation. Growing up in the heart of ceramics, in 2013 he took the reins of the family business with the ambitious goal of restoring the nobility of ceramics, creating innovative collections through the use of refined clays and glazes.
Botteganove Studio
Internal research and design team, is led by Christian Pegoraro, founder of Botteganove and a craftsman-entrepreneur. Faithful to the historic ceramic tradition of Nove, Christian continuously pursues research and experimentation. Growing up in the heart of ceramics, in 2013 he took the reins of the family business with the ambitious goal of restoring the nobility of ceramics, creating innovative collections through the use of refined clays and glazes.
Zanellato/Bortotto
The studio works in product design, limited editions, artistic direction, and interior design, collaborating with both Italian and international companies.
In 2024, they received the Designers of the Year award from “Elle Decor Italia” at the Edida Awards. In 2023, they won the competition for the refurbishment of Villa Medici in Rome, and in 2022, they curated the “Tracing Venice” exhibition for Homo Faber.
The studio oversees the artistic direction of Botteganove.
Zanellato/Bortotto
The studio works in product design, limited editions, artistic direction, and interior design, collaborating with both Italian and international companies.
In 2024, they received the Designers of the Year award from “Elle Decor Italia” at the Edida Awards. In 2023, they won the competition for the refurbishment of Villa Medici in Rome, and in 2022, they curated the “Tracing Venice” exhibition for Homo Faber.
The studio oversees the artistic direction of Botteganove.
Angelo Spagnolo
Artist and designer from Marostica, Angelo Spagnolo is an important name in the world of ceramics. He was a teacher of plastic arts at the Istituto Statale d’Arte of Nove and a collaborator of some of the most innovative companies in the Vicenza area. Nature and geometry have always been the cornerstones of his research, inspired by natural clays and earth colors. Along with his artistic talent, Spagnolo combines the skill of a technician capable of experimenting with materials and finding innovative solutions.
Angelo Spagnolo
Artist and designer from Marostica, Angelo Spagnolo is an important name in the world of ceramics. He was a teacher of plastic arts at the Istituto Statale d’Arte of Nove and a collaborator of some of the most innovative companies in the Vicenza area. Nature and geometry have always been the cornerstones of his research, inspired by natural clays and earth colors. Along with his artistic talent, Spagnolo combines the skill of a technician capable of experimenting with materials and finding innovative solutions.
Thinking of Botteganove means imagining intricate tile compositions, coming together to create vast ceramic surfaces, unique in their precious reflections and complex three-dimensionality. Yet, it is only through a deeper gaze that one can truly see what makes these surfaces so special—perceiving the distinctive details that define each individual element. Every tile encapsulates a series of meticulously combined processes, blending craftsmanship and experimentation.
These are the qualities that have led us to view and conceive each piece in our collections as a jewel. We entrusted this interpretation to the keen and decisive eye of Vincent Levrat, who photographed the twelve families in the Botteganove catalog, capturing finishes, glazes, and three-dimensionality with elegance and extraordinary precision. The result is a series of images where the tile is not merely seen as part of a whole but as something distinct in itself—like a jewel. Unique, refined, and original photographs, where sharp details shine with brilliance, as precious as gold.
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