A Gentle Gathering (AGG)

Textile objects that reclaim a sense of slowness, A Gentle Gathering is a home collection that tells stories about rural memories, tranquility and artisanal rituals.
The series brings people together, embracing them in a warm and intimate atmosphere, calmly. It springs from the need for re-setting our values with something simple and familiar, disconnecting from a hectic modernity to reconnect with the matter and the craft. Consciously, and with care.

Slow objects, made by the pace of the body using ancient restored handlooms, include blankets and cushions that are entirely handmade in a textile district in the North of Italy, using wool yarns chosen from a forgotten archive. The making of each piece goes through manual and slow processes, where expert, immersive and repetitive gestures leave a trace of imperfection that makes every piece authentic and unique. Drawn from an earthy palette, the collection is reminiscent of a Mediterranean environment. It describes the traditional checkerboard motif, organised in a tactile grid play where the dense and soft mohair blocks are gently framed by relief lines and placed on a rough and primitive wool surface. Simple in aesthetic, but rich in tactility and with a sophisticated method of manufacture.

A Gentle Gathering is the first textile series part of A. Vetra, a project by Giulia Ferraris. As object and textile editor, A. Vetra creates numbered-edition collections through collaborations with artisanal identities.