{"product_id":"alcantara-9788857248257","title":"Alcantara","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Made in Italy Brand and Its Collaborations with the Art World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2011, \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e has initiated a series of collaborations and virtual projects, establishing a new form of intervention in the art world. A unique, tailor-made approach, in perfect harmony with the brand's values and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver since the beginning of its history, \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e has collaborated positively with designers and creatives from all over the world, in the widest ranging design fields. Subsequently, in 2006\/2007, the company adopted a highly proactive role in relations with artists, seeing the potential for developing a dialogue to seek new forms of expression and possibilities of applying them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest collaborations immediately highlighted the valuable nature of a unique and extremely versatile material, which, as well as having unquestionable functional properties, is also an endless source of inspiration. A material that has the ability to \"speak an infinite number of languages\", continually reinventing itself, and always becoming \"whatever you want it to be\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccordingly, the close dialogue between \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e and art has driven a process of continual experimentation, which, over the years, has enabled us to explore, and go beyond, the boundaries of the material. \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e does not restrict itself to dressing vision, but generates it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe relationship with art, through a mutual process of giving and receiving inspiration, has become a strategic aspect that has allowed \u003cem\u003eAlcantara's\u003c\/em\u003e potential to explode in its many and varied forms and functions, also to meet the demand of the most sophisticated and exacting sector of the market. This has led \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e to systematically step up its relations with the art world at the international level, developing highly-productive collaborations with prestigious museums and galleries, and countless artists, be they icons or young talents, from the most diverse cultures. The \u003cem\u003eAlcantara\u003c\/em\u003e material has become an integral part of the creative process: the \"medium\" via which the artist expresses his\/her creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362508456172,"sku":"9788857248257","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17078183485341.jpg?v=1772885520","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/alcantara-9788857248257","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}