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The latest food revival transforming

pasta and baked goods across America

and Europe comes from Puglia’s past.

Grano Arso is a burnt lour product once

used for making pastas, breads and

taralli. It faded from use until the Slow

Movement in the 1980s started throwing

the spotlight on endangered culinary

customs. It has once again become a

local staple, gaining a following among

chefs such as Matthew Accarrino at

Michelin-starred SPQR in San Francisco

and Davide Oldani of D’O near Milan,

who have discovered the deep nutty

notes it lends to their strichetti and

pappardelle. It’s also making inroads

via Puglian-themed restaurants like

London’s Pulia and Apulia, and internet-

based bakers who are using it to make

alternative lour-based produce such

as cookies and pastries; all burnt

oferings we’d be happy to receive.

GRAIN TEASERS

During Salone del Mobile, curator Nicolas Bellavance-

Lecompte, co-founder of Beirut’s Carwan Gallery and

the Nomad design fair, will be taking over a 19th-century

palazzo historically dubbed the ‘house of demons’ to

present an exhibition dedicated to collectible design.

Located in Milanese design district 5Vie, Unsighted will

feature the work of seven international designers –

including Jeonghwa Seo from South Korea, Omer Arbel

from Canada, and Eric Schmitt from France – all

asked to think beyond the usual restrictions of space,

if not time. Also among the ranks is Italian designer

Roberto Sironi, who has worked with local foundry

Fonderia Artistica Battaglia and Piemonte-based

craftsman Simone Desirò to create a series of furniture

pieces on the theme of ruination. The ‘Ruins’ collection

will be the second series of three he is developing

and comprises sculptural furniture made of polished

bronze and artiicial marble, including tables, a bench

and a mirror. Each piece in the collection features

a contrast between a fragment of classic architecture,

as well as details from contemporary buildings,

such as steel trusses or beams.

Unsighted, 13-23 April, via Cesare Correnti 14, Milan, 5vie.it

Rubble rouser

A collection with designs on antiquity

DESIGNER ROBERTO SIRONI

WITH PIECES FROM HIS

‘RUINS’ COLLECTION, WHICH

WILL BE SHOWING IN 5VIE

IN MILAN DURING SALONE

MILAN

PREVIEW

2018

PHOTOGRAPHY: JACK WILSON, ALESSANDRO FURCHINO CAPRIA WRITERS: ROSA BERTOLI, EMMA MOORE

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