Renaissance Effect
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Renaissance effect Stories are made of encounters the architect, the company, intuitions, projects, skills expressing themselves and shaping today’s “Made in Italy”, the son of yesterday’s Renaissance.

In the Sixteenth Century, the Renaissance taste became, for most of Europe, its reference point, touchstone and inspirational model. On one hand, there was the world of culture, a world full of extraordinary accomplishments mostly achieved thanks to the enlightened patronage of Italian courts. On the other, there was the world of artisan workshops, which were busy manufacturing luxury goods for well-off consumers. Both worlds contributed to creating the myth of Italian good taste.

The contemporary creative genius

Speaking of a “Renaissance effect” means delving into the origins of products “made in Italy” tracing their roots back to the golden century. Unlike 16th-century Italian courts, today’s patrons are found around the world. The masters are still Italian, though, and if in early Renaissance prominent figures were capable of mastering different skills, today the world in which we live prompts us to specialize and, at the same time, requires us to be able to achieve synergies.

History of a present-day work

These skills are still to be found today and – thanks to the Italian creative genius, which is ingrained in an unaltered DNA – are capable of crafting beauty and to give value to what is generated by the minds and shaped by the hands of present-day masters.

Located in the middle of the island of Albarella, in Italy, surrounded by thick vegetation, a new villa with an imposing, contemporary structure is being built. The project’s idea was to highlight the two main entrances which are parts of a sort of “decumanus” crossing the villa from east to west and bringing out the geometric lines that have been designed for this dwelling. The entirely glazed central core of the villa accommodates the entrance, with its majestic, more than 5 mt tall, Synua pivoting door which welcomes and astonishes guests by offering a unique experience: crossing a real...

Skills meeting The architect and the company “I breathed the air of a company imbued with the values of “made in Italy” products and resonating with my own project values. I saw a company who knew how to face up to the challenges and who chose to dare together with me.” Genny Augusti architect “An architect who gets in touch with us will find a team of experts who are ready to follow him in developing his or her concept of entrance, converting it into a real product. The extraordinary becomes ordinary and we know how to interpret, process and build it.” Roberto Turrini Oikos area ma

Bespoke design

Where craftsmanship becomes industry We have called it our own Arsenal: the place where we manufacture, innovate and experiment.

Carpentry work. It is our art laboratory, a place constantly throbbing, imbued with knowledge and experience, which are deployed to create contemporary beauty. The heart of craftsmanship reaches its peak here

These are arts and crafts that tell the story of our territory, of skilled workers who meet and work toward a common goal. One by one, piece by piece, each door acquires its identity

Testing and packaging. Important, crucial moments for ensuring that our doors are perfectly functional and intact We speak of industrialization because not only can we offer the greatest skills in craftsmanship, we do it within well-organized and efficient manufacturing processes.

A synergy of excellence Tracing quality. The synergy between the new “contemporary workers” is crucial, their talents are wide-ranging and their skills precious. That’s why in our manufacturing processes we believe that a partnership of outstanding craftsmen is the crucial point for building successful projects and products. Oikos has been working together with Adler – a leading Austrian company producing water-based coatings for wood, which continuously improves its products while respecting the environment – for over 20 years. The twenty-year-long collaboration with Iseo, a leading...

The extraordinary becomes ordinary thanks to a team of technicians and installers who ensure that entrance architectures – even large sized – are correctly deployed. The project is considered completed only when successfully installed.

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Made in Italy Entrances Designed by You OIKOS VENEZIA srl - All rights of reproduction and reediting are reserved. Oikos Venezia srl reserves the right to make changes, even without notice and at any time, to the characteristics of the products shown in this catalogue. Colors and grains are merely indicative. Design/Photos: Ikebeo/Pettarini Printed in: January 2022

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