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The Perfect Union
Every year in the coldest weeks of the winter season, strange sculptures begin to appear in the fields all over the island. It is the moment for grafting.
Wild olive trees grow throughout the island and they produce perfectly tiny olives with a thin and bitter skin. However, though the oil from wild olives is supposedly superior to that of domesticated varieties, the yield is much, much lower. And so the grafting game begins. Wild olive trees grow throughout the island and they produce perfectly tiny olives with a thin and bitter skin. However, though the oil from wild olives is supposedly superior to that of domesticated varieties, the yield is much, much lower. And so the grafting game begins.
ph. James Bort
Ambroise Maggiar
Ambroise Maggiar is a Parisian designer profoundly influenced by Italian design history. His analytic and straightforward style comes from his mammoth experience in designing pieces as wide-ranging as household appliances, treehouses, children's accessories and entire hotels. This flexibility was necessary as Design Manager at both Philippe Starck and Patricia Urquiola, putting to use his extensive knowledge of industrial design and specific personal taste. With his own studio, Maggiar has refined a signature style, combining a playful outlook with clean, classic lines.
What was your strongest impression of Sardinia?
How fertile the unexploited know-how from the past is and how powerful it will be for the future.
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