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of angle. The six full-scale pieces are
uniquely sculptural, allowing viewers to
appreciate how ALPI wood promotes
inventiveness on surfaces of different size,
grain direction and angulation.
The totems are covered with a collection
of three wood veneers designed by Grcic:
Arcobaleno and Raggiosole, both of
which were presented at the latest Milan
Furniture Fair, and the new veneer Nebbia
Mattutina, which is being shown to the
public for the first time on this occasion.
The veneers designed by Grcic are the
result of lengthy research and development
applied to colour, a fundamental
ingredient of production culture at ALPI.
Grcic experimented within the R and D
department for many months, focusing
on a way to blend one colour into another
and alternate them in a programmed
sequence. From a distance, the effect is a
perfect ombré; from close up, it gives the
illusion of almost natural veining.
The veneer Arcobaleno (Italian for
"rainbow") is composed of multiple hues
like the iris of an eye, lively and cheerful,

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