Matteo Cibic

Nardo Vase

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Matteo Cibic is an Italian designer who runs an experimental sculpture studio in Vicenza. Describing himself as an object ethologist fascinated by pareidolia — the tendency to see faces in inanimate things — he channels that curiosity into playful, anthropomorphic objects, including the Homage collection created for Mmairo, the Carrara marble house, as a tribute to the quarries and sculptors of Tuscany.

Like its sibling Arturo, the Nardo Vase refuses to settle on a single identity: is it a vase, a pen holder, a toothbrush holder, or a small face with a mouth and ears? Matteo Cibic leaves the question open, hand-casting the piece in Bianco Michelangelo and Nero Marquinia marble with a smooth finish that keeps the black-and-white contrast crisp. Its ornamental handles wink at the anthropomorphism running through the whole Homage collection, proving that a useful object can still be a little bit alive.

Designed by Matteo Cibic
Sculpture / Small Vase / Penholder / Toothbrush holder
Bianco Michelangelo marble and Nero Marquinia marble with smooth finishing
Due to its handmade nature, ears or tray handles are ornamental and not functional

W 4 x D 11.7 x H 17 cm / W 1.6″ x D 4.6″ x H 6.7″
Handmade in Italy
Production lead time: 8 weeks
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