Contemporary Cluster's Apartamento in Rome

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Following the recent unveiling of their new headquarters inside Palazzo Brancaccio in the Esquilino district of Rome, Contemporary Cluster—a multipurpose space dedicated to interdisciplinary cross-pollination between art, architecture, photography, design, visual art, sound, fashion and beyond—opens the doors of Apartamento. A private residence on the sixth floor of the 19th Century Palazzo is designed and curated by architect Giorgia Cerulli, co-founder of Contemporary Cluster, along with Giacomo Guidi.

Apartamento investigates the modern dimension of living through a dialogue between historical design and contemporary brands and designers including A&B Living, Ceramiche Rometti, Diaphan Studio, Di.loer Ceramics, Draga & Aurel, Forma&Cemento, GI STUDIO, Medulum, Mentemano, Mobili nella Valle, Moon is the oldest television, Nortstudio, Ocra Studio, Paradiso Terrestre, Oscar Piccolo, Poltronova, Rampinelli Edizioni, Studio Nucleo, Supaform, Tellurico, Testatonda and Tipstudio.

Through the collaboration with the colour consultant Sabina Guidotti of Bludiprussia, each room presents as a carefully orchestrated symphony of colour, enriched with shades from eco-sustainable wall paints by Emente, a heritage Belgian company.

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Apartamento opened to the public with the exhibition of paintings and ceramic and metal vases “Tout Brûle” by Luca Casillo (Di.loer Ceramics)—a creative talent and artist of Neapolitan origins based in Paris who has worked with fashion brands such as Balmain and Giambattista Valli. In addition, the Italian duo Moon is the oldest television presented their first capsule collection composed of three pieces at the intersection of design, fashion and telecommunication—a table, a chandelier with solar panel, and a valet stand with a custom leather jacket.

Lastly, the art collective Numero Cromatico brings the experimentation between art and neuroscience into a dedicated project room where they collect data and carry out neuroscientific experiments on art in collaboration with research groups, and national and international universities.