Cheope

The third washbasin CHEOPE, designed by AMDL CIRCLE, is a freestanding bronze sculpture with a golden patina, made with the casting technique. The washbasin sits on top of the conical volume, which tapers progressively towards the base. The shape originated by the fusion increases the plastic effect, enhanced by the incidence of light on the bronze.
It takes its name from the Egyptian sovereign because its brilliance immediately evokes the preciousness of masks and ornaments, the charm of sacred objects, the majesty of pyramids, all projects and artifacts that, at different scales, interpret the need for symbolic representation, the desire to assert prestige, the ability to create beauty. Cheope is the floor-standing washbasin in satin or dark patinated bronze that arises from the superposition of concentric rings, increasingly larger, which, rising, progressively outline the volume of the washbasin. Like an inverted stepped pyramid.
An ancient material, a reference to a distant memory, for a contemporary project that explores, as antoniolupi has done several times with different materials, the theme of overlapping layers. Pure geometric figures that repeat to give life to an all-round object that captures attention and fits into very different style contexts. Gravity and lightness chase each other in a sort of tornado, made of infinite reflections, nuances, and chiaroscuro, flashes of light and light shadows. A precious object, a vortex of strength and energy that welcomes water to enhance the metal that contains it and vice versa.