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Natalia Brilli

"I try to give nobility to the simplest things, to
transform these everyday objects into luxurious
and rare objects, to make them true hybrids
between crafts, sculptures and installations."

Infos

nataliabrilli.eu @nataliabrilli

Bio

Natalia Brilli worked for more than 20 years in the world of fashion with her own label as well as a set designer for theater and cinema. She is now starting a new chapter for her brand, creating objects sheathed in recycled leather, tapestries and raffia objects, ceramics and furniture.
Since the beginning, her approach has been constant: oscillating between surrealist and symbolic influences, the designer proceeds daily, in the form of a cabinet of curiosities, to collect objects defined in turn as talismans or fetishes. These gris-gris, good luck charms or simply relics embody a sacred dimension and help defining a universe where everything is humanised by use.

Natalia Brilli's approach is in keeping with the quality requirements and craftsmanship that are dear to her. Through her formal vocabulary, she attempts to offer a contemporary version of the vanity in minimal form, thus
provoking a memento mori as disturbing as it is seductive.

In the Magazine

Natalia Brilli - Sublimated craftsmanship

Objects

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Perledo

For this project, Natalia Brilli collaborated with Antwerp designers Filip Pacquee and Jorne Wellens from Atelier Contour, a studio renowned for its sustainable approach and minimalist design. Perledo is a folding screen made from raffia tapestry hand-hooked in a family workshop in Madagascar. Inspired by the eponymous village perched high above Lake Como, Perledo combines the graphic effect of an embroidered checkerboard with 3D vegetation, evoking both the romantic gardens of Lombardy and the symbolist painters of the North.

This collaboration merges Natalia Brilli's dreamlike, surreal world with Atelier Contour's refined aesthetic and responsible philosophy. Together, they imagine a world where the poetry of lost paradises intertwines with elegant simplicity and ecological commitment, offering an exceptional piece that is both timeless and sustainable.

UTILE

ÚTILÉ, the collection of raffia pieces, entirely hand-crocheted in a family workshop in Madagascar, dedicated to the home, continues to be developped. These unique pieces, blending surrealist influences and Belgian and Italian folk traditions close to her roots, will complement her collection.

ÚTILÉ collection, 2024
Baskets and objects collection
Hand-crocheted raffia

Lobster

Lobster Basket, 2022
Limited edition 100 pcs
Hand-crocheted raffia, underside of basket sheathed in tone-on-tone recycled lambskin, hemp rope handles sheathed in tone-on-tone recycled lambskin - 40 x 22 x 10 cm
© Benjamin Hugard

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Octopus stool

Wooden tripod stool, fully upholstered with recycled leather
H30cm x L26cm x P30cm

For her furniture pieces Natalia Brilli collaborates with Belgian cabinet makers. All the leathers come from the dormant stocks of French and Italian luxury tanneries, which is why most of the creations are limited and numbered editions.

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Hand-crocheted Raffia collection

The tapestries and raffia objects are made in a family workshop in Madagascar. Natalia Brilli then works on the pieces to sheath them. All the leathers come from the dormant stocks of French and Italian luxury tanneries, which is why most of the creations are limited and numbered editions. For the furniture the designer collaborates with Belgian cabinet makers.

Moto tani mask, 2022
Mask decorated with shells
Hand-crocheted raffia - Real seashells covered with recycled lambskin in a tone-on-tone colour Metal moulds covered with recycled lambskin leather in matching colours - 35x25cm
© Benjamin Hugard

Natalia Brilli - mask (c) Benjamin Hugard — Moto tani mask, 2022
Mask decorated with shells
Hand-crocheted raffia - Real seashells covered with recycled lambskin in a tone-on-tone colour Metal moulds covered with recycled lambskin leather in matching colours - 35x25cm
© Benjamin Hugard

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Paradise Tapestry