Matteo Pellegrino launches the new clutch line in polyurethane handmade through a production process he conceived.
This process allows to obtain a different handcrafted object every time, far from the classic conception of the fashion object. A product halfway between design and fashion with a strong artistic connotation, where colors mix in a unique and distinctive way.
The genuine leather interior is designed to create contrast with the synthetic material and emphasizes its value, as well as the absence of seams deriving from the care applied to the design of the process. Matteo comments: “It took me years to develop the processes necessary to obtain a finished product, and I am finally satisfied with the result achieved. It is a process resulting from countless experiments with polyurethane foam which is a rather complex material to work by hand, but with incredible potential. The uniqueness of the product is also the result of the influence of the school of Gaetano Pesce, and fashion is certainly the most receptive and sensitive area of design to this type of solicitation ".
The choice of colors is casual and does not follow the dictates of fashion shows or "trends", this always contributes to obtaining a unique effect, while the choice of the negative "bubble wrap" pattern makes the collection easily identifiable and recognizable.
photo credits: Angel Stamerra Grassi
Styling: Judith Godfrey
Matteo Pellegrino
Born in 1982, he grew up in Lecce, in 2001 he moved to Milan, where he graduated in interior and product design at the Politecnico Di Milano. At 22 he began his collaboration with Fish Design by Gaetano Pesce. Gradually, he adds to this activity the collaboration with the Mendinismi collections by Alessandro Mendini and Nativo Campana by the Campana brothers.
He deepens the processing of plastics, resins and silicones, to which he combines metals, wood and clay. By participating in numerous international fairs, he matures sensitivity to commercial design trends. At the same time, he initiates an individual path of conceptual creations, in which different techniques and materials coexist at the service of a passionate critical and aesthetic sense of reinterpretation of objects and their use.
His versatility opens the doors to the world of fashion leading him to collaborate with companies such as Mila Schon and to start a self-production of bags and accessories made by hand with innovative techniques and materials. In 2012 he founded his studio in Milan, working on interior projects for hotels and private residences and objects for various companies.
In 2015 he moved to New York to collaborate with Gaetano Pesce and carry out new individual projects working across the board between design, art and fashion.
