Gucci | Bamboo Encounters

Swedish-Chilean artist Anton Alvarez pays tribute to bamboo’s shape and height with his sculpture, ‘1802251226.’ Guided by organic forms, the sculpture balances the growth of the plant with the movement of water, evoking natural elements that provide stability and life but also defy structural limits, both reliable yet wild.

Taking inspiration from bamboo’s form, French artist Nathalie Du Pasquier reimagines the material in a folding screen. Entitled ‘PASSAVENTO,’ Du Pasquier designed lightweight panels to frame silk prints. Presenting a natural juxtaposition, the work contrasts the wildness of bamboo with the delicate touch of fabric.

Inspired by bamboo support structures, Austrian designer Laurids Gallée reinterprets the material in ‘Scaffolding.’ Here, the resin mirrors the resilient gracefulness of bamboo, contrasting its self-imposing form with softer, negative space. Rendered in a deep blue, the work evokes a gentle stillness, inviting interpretation.

Product and textile designer Bertjan Pot and still-life photographers Liesbeth Abbenes and Maurice Scheltens of Kite Club present ‘Thank you, Bamboo,’ a series of kites made with ripstop nylon, plastic, and bamboo. Using this combination of materials, the work showcases that anyone can experience the joy of flying kites.

Sisan Lee, a Seoul-based designer and artist, incorporates the classic and contemporary in ‘Engraved.’ Through relief and intaglio techniques, traces of bamboo are etched on aluminum, connecting Lee’s modern artistry with traditional Korean aesthetics of 'subtraction,’ seen in the restrained beauty of Joseon porcelain and paintings.

巴勒斯坦建筑师、艺术家兼研究者Dima Srouji的作品‘Hybrid Exhalations’巧妙地融合了竹制工艺与轻质玻璃。觅食竹篮配上了手工吹制玻璃配饰，慢节奏搭上了快节奏，复杂邂逅脆弱。

The back studio与Eugenio Rossi和Yaazd Contractor两人联袂在‘bamboo assemblage n.1’点亮材质。二人组将竹子的多功能性与冷阴极玻璃和高科技硬件的精确性进行对比，在传统与现代之间注入动态张力。