Claudia Carrisi

The harvest time is very important in the production cycle of the wine, it reflects almost a sense of tradition of this activity so long-lived. You need the experience and the ability to understand what is good for a good wine and what is not. For the harvest, which is the initial stage of the production of wine, you have a few tools, including the box to gently store a bunch of grapes. My initial idea was to use these boxes as chairs when not needed, thus becoming useful. I wanted to highlight another important aspect of the harvest, which is the value of collective moment. In fact, the sense of wine for the House in Baiao was to make the activity as element that ties the family. In particular, this time coming in the autumn, is one of the  more fun, but also tiring of wine. 

So the detail has evolved at a time when I wanted to create some real islands where you can rest during the grape harvest, using the wooden crates as a design element. You can sit on the boxes by placing them one above the other, the same to create the tables where you can taste the grapes or refresh. So the family can enjoy the pleasure of the vineyard, the landscape and clean air. The vineyards are located along the terraces, connected by stairs.

The grape harvest is a very important moment in the process of wine production, main activity of the House in Baiao. My intervention aims to enhance this moment, in particular its ability to bring people together, because the whole family can participate in the collection. This activity is very busy, so I thought to make it more enjoyable to create islands surrounded by vineyards, where you can relax or enjoy the freshly picked grapes along with all the participants. The furniture will be made simply by wood boxes used for the collection, but think in a way that they fit both overlapping that by laying them on the side of the other. the terraces are connected by stone stairs to the wooden platforms where you can create your own space.