"I absolutely do not believe that the artist is in direct contact with the absolute. The forms already exist in nature, they just need to be reinterpreted. "
Active from the 1970s until the early 2000s, Emanuele Pantanella has exhibited in numerous cities across Europe, Asia and the United States. Some of his most iconic pieces are part of permanent collections among the world's finest museums. These include the Victoria&Albert in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
Victoria and Albert - London, United Kingdom
Evening clutch made with ebony wood • Egg belt in leather and wood • Four belts in leather and wood • Sandals •
Evening clutch made with pear wood
Metropolitan Museum - New York, USA
Ebony evening clutch with gold-mounted Jasper
Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Paris, France
Evening clutches in pear wood
The Danish Museum of Decorative Arts - Copenhagen, Denmark
Two wooden evening clutches
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain
Tabletop cigarette case in maple with rock crystal
mounted in gold
Maple cigarette case with green agate mounted in gold
Museum Für Angewandte Kunst - Köln, Germany
Ebony rectangular wooden box
Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, USA
Ebony evening clutch with small Turquoise mounted in it
gold. Loaned to the museum for the exhibition “Bags, pouches and
purses” and later purchased by the Museum.