Fendi presents ‘The Shapes of Water’ Exhibit

Fendi presented the shapes of water – a project by Sabine Marcelis and realized by Fendi at the landmark atrium provides the setting for ‘nature in motion’, unveiling 10 fountain-themed art pieces by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis, each created to honour one of the 10 most iconic symbols of Fendi, a holistic exhibition paying tribute to the beauty of nature from March 27 – April 14.

 

PALAZZO DELLA CIVILTA’ ITALIANA – This fountain is dedicated to Fendi headquarters in Rome, where the brand not only has its offices but also uses the building as a venue for exhibitions and performances. The water here is overflowing in between layers of the structure. Picture by Fendi.com

 

In conjunction with the exhibition, the fashion house celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Peekaboo bag, and has invited three local designers — award-winning actress and designer Carina Lau, ‘Godfather of Toy Figures’ Michael Lau, and fine jewelry designer and founder of Carnet, Michelle Ong — to transform the signature bag into a unique masterpiece.

 

ROME SUNSET – Rome, besides being the eternal city, is the place where Fendi was founded and started its history. Possibly one of the most beautiful cities in the world, its romantic sunsets are just magnificent. As the brand is so close to its city, is also involved with different activities in the restoration of its most beautiful landmarks, Marcelis was inspired by the dramatic Rome sunsets for this fountain; here we find a high structure with a water-wall overflowing down, to remind the involving and encompassing light typical of Roman sunsets. Picture by Fendi.com

 

Sabine Marcelis dedicated to re-discover one of the elements that Fendi cherishes the most: water. Using water as a design tool, the designer magnifies its delicate beauty by realizing ten fountains inspired by ten of the most iconic Fendi’s symbols.

Silvia Venturini Fendi, the house’s creative director of accessories and menswear, has also designed five limited editions Peekaboo bags featuring a transparent FF logo design in different colors, three of which (blue, orange and purple) are exclusively sold at Landmark. All of them are now on display at Fendi’s Landmark store alongside four previously unveiled designs by American designer Chris Wolston, Japanese designer Kiichiro Ogawa, Chinese Oscar Wang, and Korean Teo Yang. Marcelis’ yellow version, meanwhile, is specially placed on a podium right at the entrance of the show space.

 

FENDI FF LOGO N.2 – A second interpretation by the designer of the classic logo with the double F. In this version, colored water is bubbling inside the solid resin cube to reveal the 2 F’s which are carved out from the solid. Picture by Fendi.com

 

To mark these two very special milestones, Fendi hosted an exclusive cocktail party, inviting A-list guests from across the globe — including American singer Nicole Scherzinger, Taiwanese actor Bolin Chen, Chinese actor Mao Zijun, international fashion influencers Bryan Boy and Yoyo Cao, and more — to a night celebrating the intersection between fashion and art.

 

FENDI FF LOGO N.1 – The double F logo was invented by Karl Lagerfeld in 1965, when he joined the company, to highlight the brand’s creativity and innovation. Lagerfeld sketched the letters together in less than 5 seconds. The logo which stands for Fun Fur was initially used on jacquard fabric to cover travel trunks interior and was first rendered in classic colors such as tobacco and black. Since then, the logo has seen hundreds of variations. Picture by Fendi.com