Inherent in the name, Dust + Form, is a focus on material. Brielle Rovito’s unique vision of this is softness. The generative element of life, or reciprocity, from dust to form, is embedded in every expression.

Temporality / The fascination of time and material. Like the work of Uta Barth, this adjacency draws the object and the viewer into a momentary exchange. “I keep trying to find ways to shift the viewer’s attention away from the object they are looking at and toward their own perceptual process in relation to that object”

Growth of home category / During the pandemic, the home category has grown exponentially. We view our homes differently, and in many cases, consumers are more comfortable with investing in ways that were previously prohibitive.

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You can see this in the expansion of many large retailers moving into home (like Zara) but also in the proliferation of artist residencies and incubators like Numeroventi in Florence, Italy. “A contemporary renaissance residency in Florence, Numeroventi aims to provide an experience that activates artistic procedures, by connecting artists and creating space to discover new prisms of their practice. Conceived as a non-profit reality “in-between”, it focuses on supporting artists and designers in their production process.”

PHASE 03 : EXECUTE

EMERGENT EXECUTIONS → Having a strong creative process brings structure and results. This discipline allows for us to know when to break and explore directions that emerge from the process. Being open to finding and discovering new things allows us to have a process that builds on itself to make something distinctive that clearly communicates your values, story and service.

FOR DUST + FORM THIS CAME TO LIFE IN THESE WAYS →

In 2022, we tapped into the temporal relationship Brielle’s objects have with the elements of nature. Specifically, light interacts with her finishes and forms in a very ephemeral, fleeting way. IT IS A VISUAL EXPLORATION OF TEMPORARY BRILLIANCE. As material offering expands within her collections, this visual language not only speaks to the artistic essence but is also functionally useful in differentiating between satin, hand-sanded, marble, and glass.

Architect Peter Zumthor speaks to this “DAYLIGHT, THE LIGHT ON THINGS, IS SO MOVING TO ME THAT I FEEL ALMOST A SPIRITUAL QUALITY. WHEN THE SUN COMES UP IN THE MORNING – WHICH I ALWAYS FIND SO MARVELLOUS, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC THE WAY IT COMES BACK EVERY MORNING – AND CASTS ITS LIGHT ON THINGS, IT DOESN’T FEEL AS IF IT QUITE BELONGS IN THIS WORLD. I DON’T UNDERSTAND LIGHT. IT GIVES ME THE FEELING THERE’S SOMETHING BEYOND ME, SOMETHING BEYOND ALL UNDERSTANDING. AND I AM VERY GLAD, VERY GRATEFUL THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING.”