Sculpting Air
Inspired by côte&ciel designer Emilie Arnault's sculptural approach, architect and spatial artist Alberto Simoni of asprostudio.eu has created an installation that frames the FW25 collection as weightless, architectural forms
- Words Ayla Angelos
- Photography Gabriele Rosati
- Design asprostudio.eu
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