Bulgari
Founded in 1884 in Rome by Sotirios Bulgari, the luxury house specializes in jewellery, watches, fragrances and leather goods.
Since 2021, Matteo Menotto has been Head of Design Consultant for Bulgari soft accessories collection. The role covers multiple tasks, relating to the creative coordination of Men’s and Women’s collections, such as: development of seasonal themes, colour stories and design direction of shapes and items. Working closely with marketing director and product development team in all phases of collection. Prints and Textile designs have been declined in a wide variety of items: foulards, ties, scarves and leather goods.
YEAR // 2021-present
WEBSITE // www.bulgari.com
Images reported here are for sole information purposes and are taken from brand’s website in order to show a partial selection of the projects developed during the collaboration.
Roman Lights
The Roman Lights scarf celebrates the unique light that shapes the spectacular beauty of the Eternal City. The motif plays on different levels, depicting modern Rome’s skyline in the foreground while representing classical Rome in the background. Like a telescope overlooking the city, a Bulgari ring is the luminous heart producing beams of light animated by a shower of lilies, the flower that in mythology connected the world of the gods to that of humans.
Caelum
Did you know that the calendar as we know it now was invented by the Romans? In ancient Rome the passing of the hours was calculated through the solar meridian, which also marked the succession of m onths and seasons, divided into a sequence similar to the current one.
The sundial is often found on the facades of the buildings of ancient Rome or in its monuments.
The design pays homage to Bvlagri both in its "Romaness" and in the attention that the brand has always had for the measurement of time.
A large sundial encloses the heart of this print, where above a background that recalls the "stellar" geometry of the Capitol square, four winged figures follow one another to represent the four cardinal virtues (justice, fortitude, prudence and temperance) and through this sky the snake, symbol of the maison, is fantastic.
One version of the scarf has the application of a golden foil that simulates a starry sky.
Moneta Augustus
Crafted in fine antique gold silk twill and enriched by the sparkling touch of jacquard lurex for the external Bulgari logo frame, the AVGVSTVS scarf features a hand-printed and therefore unique motif representing an ancient coin with the portrait of emperor Augustus. While in Imperial Rome these artefacts were considered as symbols of power and glory, here the imaginary coin represents a tribute to Bulgari's 140th anniversary, encircled by the inscription "Bvlgari Roma 1884-2024" as a display of the Maison's indissoluble bond with Rome.
Mythology
La sezione trasversale di una pietra dura può celare interessanti giochi cromatici ottenuti dalla sequenza della cristallizzazione del silicio. Questa suggestione visiva viene associata al lavoro di intaglio che Bulgari ha svolto su alcuni gioielli di pietre dure: diversi hanno soggetti mitologici disegnati attraverso la tecnica dell’intaglio (Mercurio, Apollo, Minerva etc.) Si lavora sulla elaborazione di un soggetto mitico che compare attraverso le venature colorate della sezione della pietra. Il carro di Apollo dio del Sole, trainato da un cavallo alato, porta un ospite speciale e molto Bvlgari: un pavone… animale simbolo del brand!
Snake intrigue
“Snake intrigue” scarf is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of Bulgari's icon of endless metamorphosis. With precious serpents sinuously intertwining one another and slithering around the emblematic snake body-shaped chains of Bulgari's Leather Goods, the motif celebrates 75 years of creativity, glamour and alluring transformations.