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PHOTOGRAPHY: TOBIAS ALEXANDER HARVEY INTERIORS: MATTHEW MORRIS WRITER: EMMA MOORE

Federica Biasi

A European Institute of Design graduate, Biasi

opened her studio in Milan in 2015. Working

with ceramic, textiles and glass, she blends

Nordic purity with Mediterranean flair.

federicabiasi.com

Nason Moretti

This Murano glassmaker is today operated by

four cousins, descendants of Umberto Nason,

whose modernist designs helped bring global

renown to the brand in the 1950s.

nasonmoretti.it

The Broad Place

Founded by Jacqui Lewis and Arran Russell in

Sydney in 2013, this wellness brand distils the

ancient wisdom of meditation and ayurvedic

principles for the modern urban crowd.

thebroadplace.com.au

Antolini

Veronese company Antolini produces some

of the world’s rarest and most exquisite

marble, granite and quartzite, and has steered

technological innovation in stone processing.

antolini.com

Delving into the history of exercise, designer

Federica Biasi discovered similarities between

modern wellness practices and post-workout

recovery during the Roman Empire, when

exercise was followed by restorative tonics,

oil cleansers and massages. This inspired a

dispensary bar that would offer mixology of

a salutary persuasion. While Biasi built the bar

(see page 173) with Antolini and designed the

glassware with Nason Moretti, we invited

Australian brand The Broad Place to develop

a menu of oils and tonics that merged Roman

recovery aids with ayurvedic ingredients.

Flask force

Indo-Roman dispensary, by Federica Biasi, The Broad Place, Nason Moretti and Antolini

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Design

See the

finished exhibition

piece on page 173