CONGRATULATIONS DOCTOR
- June 10, 2024
Two degrees in the same evening. Why not ?
Marilena Boccato and Gian Nicola Gigante they are two designers from Treviso who have been active above all over the years 70-90. Engaged in both architecture and industrial design, they designed for Seccose, Panto, Zerbetto, Caloi, Ultom and many others. In collaboration with the Paduan Antonio Zambusi they also drew a lot for Sicart, famous bathroom accessories company based in Cartigliano (VI). For the bathrooms villa in due time their objects were chosen. Especially the series Cancel (circa 1975-76). Now the factory is no longer there but their pieces or soap dishes, coat hangers, toothbrush holder, toilet brush holder, roll holder and more, they still populate our bathrooms in an absolutely coordinated way. And they're fine.
Not long ago this beautiful story happened: the serious Cancel it was designed in a clean, thin steel profile that supported ceramic containers. A few nicks over the years’ ceramics took it. Wanting to replace them we faced not one but three problems: the pieces had been out of production for decades, the factory had closed a few years ago and, last but not least, an Arab who wanted to get rid of warehouses had bought it, projects and history. This seemed difficult. Having abandoned the idea of involving heirs and the like, we went back up again, Once again, to those who frequent the factories(of)a: i designers !
Search and research we met a historic designer from Sicart, the professor Spanish Angel,. Thanks to him we managed to access the factory, where the professor found some old plaster casts of’Cancel. From here we then obtained the replacement pieces made by a ceramist from Nove, thus managing to maintain the spirit of the times in the bathrooms, the same original pieces from the 70s out of respect for the aesthetic choices made at the time and even for a while’ with a healthy vintage spirit.
And then having survived the temptation to radically change them for fifty years was certainly rewarded 🙂
The objects today
Sketches, projects and catalogues originals
Amarcord
Five years only happen once 🙂
Children's area with entertainment, inflatable, bubbles, face painting and off we go. Far away from there is the parents area with nibbles, wines and lounges. In the middle the verde is the master. We play football, yes tyrant fresbees, we chase each other, the Indian hut is built. But the pond is also attractive. E’ there, at the edge of the lake, who cuts the cake at the end of a red carpet and under a display of balloons.
And then I play again, corse, shouting under the watchful eye of parents who know they have everything under control having all the exclusive space dominated by the gigantic Himalayan cedars at the foot of the hills.
How it ended? With the children collapsed in the back seats of the cars. In their immediate future a hot shower before bed.
Birthday party. From the welcome to the cake, from music to opening presents. From group photos to chatting in the park. The relaxation of a modern villa (she is also Venetian, but luckily it hasn't 500 years ;)) into the green. Ed exclusive.
She and her family are Moldovan. Halfway through the party, traditional dance with all the cheering relatives revolving around the beautiful birthday girl. It was like being in a Kusturica film.
Bello.
The appointment with the architecture tour in collaboration with is renewed Meter. After the beautiful day last year, il 4 May you will be guests in the villa with a tour of Pamio's work & Toso and an aperitif in the park and then visit Carlo Scarpa's Brion tomb (of which i ‘ our’ they were students) in Caselle di Altivole. All inclusive of authorized guides. You can find info, a pleasant chat where you can chat with the other participants and above all registrations on site the Meeters.
Like a big eye looking at the property this fixture was born without lids or blinds. An enormous praline inserted by a giant into a concrete glaze causes the wall inside to curve. ‘In dolce’, like many others details of the House. The images of one magazine in which it was published and the very recent ones at ten meters high, for a facelift we are doing to it, allow you to see it (and cuddle him) close.
Our collaboration with Companies Talks continue with the story of Tesla. We are pleased to invite you to the online event “The History of Tesla”: throughout the day today Tuesday 5 March you will be able to access for free to the vision of “The History of Tesla”, one of the new business stories developed by Companies Talks.
Introduction by Michele Bornello and Andrea Dotti. Here is the show
For those who would like to attend this and other shows or organize a similar one for their company, hosted here by us in the villa or at the headquarters: write to info@villabornello.com
Good vision!
Weddings&nozze is an important Italian portal. They let us know yesterday that they counted the villa among the best 100 location del 2024.
The thing that pleases us equally is that filtering by 'Veneto’ and then for 'Treviso’ we turn out to be the only modern one among a few hotels and various Venetian villas. Even in the Treviso Film Commission we are the only modern one in the company of many older old sisters.
Speaking of Venetian villas we feel like the Volkswagen Beetle in the famous work of one of the greatest advertisers of the twentieth century: Bill Bernbach. It was late America 50. Faced with gigantic Cadillacs or Pontiacs, he had to be able to sell one small European car. He had to think in a small way. Guess how it ended 🙂
Simply Business 2024. Very fitting title for such a meeting. Emma he wanted this 'den' of ours for himself and his entrepreneur friends. For them a midweek evening during which they were able to meet exceptional speakers and a catering that pampers the palate without forgetting the eye.
The auditorium on the lower floor and a 'gallery' on the first have transformed the villa in a sort of theater and those present in a sort of club immersed in informality and conviviality. In full style Villa Bornello.
Full day team building. The lineup includes a robust breakfast at 9.00, then company meetings up to a mini hackaton before lunch. This is followed by an anti-baiting light lunch and an hour-long rugby-themed team building. The teams continues with the numbers and projections for the 2024 until the evening when we arrive at the full-bodied aperitif. E’ just one of many corporate formats hosted in the villa. The mood is that of confidentiality and exclusivity immersed in the nature and in’architecture choosing your own times and spaces. Training, motivation and conviviality. In collaboration with Sabina Caso
This year is a singular New Year's Eve. A well-known entrepreneur and a few select friends.
They wanted the villa all for themselves. For cooking and celebrating. Given the confidentiality and intimacy of the matter, we wanted to photograph only the most unfortunate of them. Two huge lobsters ended up on our stove.
Yet another occasion in which the villa is also suitable for small groups (amici, colleagues, companions, team aziendali, employees or crew for filming) who shy away from restaurants, farmhouses, crowded hotels or public places but they want an intimate place and theirs where to be in peace. In front of the fireplace crackling in winter or at the side of the Japanese pond in estate.
In this case they enjoyed cooking but for the less accustomed we have all kinds of banqueting.
Greetings Happy New Year from our two kind dwarves’ (they are in fact a couple, also close-knit judging by the images) who wanted to play with some furnishings and furnishings scattered throughout the villa. The same ones who appear here and there and cheer up yours events with a mood that is sometimes refined and sometimes jaunty.
Playing is the right verb because an event, even if it were business, it must always have a leisure component, playful or, at least, convivial and gastronomic. If you then play with the design it's the best!
Tell local businesses, through a monologue, the stories of large entrepreneurial projects such as Google, Amazon, Netflix, Facebook, Whatsapp, Linkedin, Airbnb , Tesla, Toyota, Olivetti, Ferrero, Spotify and more. Secrets, anecdotes and ideas for growth. In a villa wanted by an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs.
In developing ever greater synergies for the territory and its corporate entities, hosting event opportunities business in its particular setting of modern architecture surrounded by greenery, Villa Bornello has partnered with Companies Talks.
Companies Talks is a storytelling project created to tell companies the stories of large entrepreneurial projects such as Google, Amazon, Netflix, Facebook, Whatsapp, Linkedin, Airbnb , Tesla, Toyota, Olivetti, Ferrero, Spotify and others still.
The idea is to involve people in reconstructing the facts, of the choices and conditions that have led these projects to become reference players and world-famous brands.
The aim is to draw insights from these narratives, idea and messages useful for achieving the company's business objectives.
Change the context. No longer the classroom, the blackboard, the projector and the lecturer. All replaced from a stage in a Villa that once belonged to a entrepreneur.
The Talks are monologues performed by professional actors, written to make the most of the potential of storytelling and followed by a so-called "debriefing" phase during which discussion is stimulated on the topics that have most sparked reflection and critical thinking useful for companies
A new and alternative way of training based on historical facts, epic choices and little-known anecdotes told to capture attention.
Villa Bornello, already the venue for the club deal's Treviso meeting Angels for Impact, and the Companies Talks contact person for the Province of Treviso and will be happy to give all information necessary for anyone who would like to organize an engaging and convivial Talk with us for their company on a subject taken from the large series of Companies Talks stories.
Active with an offer of networking events aimed at companies, Villa Bornello, it is the place wanted by an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs and this latest collaboration reinforces this mission. Far from the concept of crowded restaurants, farmhouses or conference centers the Villa makes of modern design and architecture an informal and exclusive mood, besieged by greenery, for corporate team building, cooking Team building, alternative training, motivation, corporate dinners, Day team for managers and how it can be useful for local companies to organize events on business topics and training in a way light and convivial.
Annalisa celebrates with her friends. Who made the classic video without his knowledge. From his first cries to the present day. The villa as usual welcomes them with its own design mood and lights. In addition to the first fireplace of the season. A minimum amount of preparation is needed and here gerberas appear, splashbacks and spandrels.
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Congratulations doctors. Double graduation party (two classmates) they celebrate here with us with the all-inclusive formula: location, lights, installations, reinforced aperitif, service, torta, DJs and more.
We are often asked to host a graduation party. New doctors really appreciate being able to celebrate their long-awaited diploma in a place where they can exclusive which assures them confidentiality e design unlike a restaurant, public place or similar.
Franco was thinking of taking a plane. Instead his better half set a trap for him that ended here in Villa. Blindfolded and thinking of spending a weekend with his girlfriend, he instead found himself between 40 friends led by his three musician brothers. All between the villa and parcO, marked by the catering which churned out delicacies in profusion washed down with excellent wine and concluded with the ritual dessert.
They are like the Valda Pads, like fiat 500, like the Bialetti coffee maker, like the Panini stickers. They produced hundreds of thousands of them. They are the plaques of Biticino, the famous 'Magic' series plates’ very widespread over the years 60 e 70, and also produced later.
A recent visit to Mil Science Museumagain , in particular in the area in which the Italian post-war industrial and consumer development was discussed, with examples such as Olivetti,Sip, brionvega, Seleco, it allowed us to see them posing inside their showcases.
Nothing rare, Therefore, however it is nice to think that a clean and linear object that has been part of the Italian costume, del design e del Made in Italy, also peep into the villa. Under, some specimens.
Some museum dudes, In short, like ours floor tiles.
In the company of Donna Summer, Boney. M and Saturday night fever, obligatory bell-bottom dress code, wig and glasses. But all the various seventies styles were well interpreted. With a food truck in the park and a looping video full of photographs to tell the life of the birthday girl created based on the unforgettable theme song of 'Beware of those two’ con Tony Curtis e Roger Moore. (For the gorgeous nostalgic fifty year olds see below :-))
Between appetizers, chatting and dancing, the evening went off without a hitch under the watchful eye of Tony Manero.
Maria travels the world visiting wine production areas. He wanted to celebrate who with their friends scattered across the Triveneto area. Furthermore, the party was deliberately vegan. Among the veggie cups with nettle mousse and those with curry chickpeas and cherry tomatoes, among the legume salad, toasted cashews and datterini tomatoes to then arrive at the large trays of sushi and finally the fruit pyramids.
All washed down with Maria's wines, originating from France, Austria, Lombardy and so on. Between the villa and the park dancing the seventies, gli eighties ed i nineties.
