05/2022
Introducing Aline, a creation by Marco Piva
The material at the service of function with the new stainless steel collection
“I define myself as a traveler before a designer”: this is how Marco Piva’s new journey into the world of faucets begins, alongside Fratelli Frattini.
Tall, strong and elegant, ALINE has a cylindrical and slender body that rises from a thin and light square base. Its handle, free of cuts on the back, is a prism alternating triangles along its full height, expressing a refined and rigorous geometry. Its spout is flat and, thanks to cutting-edge welding techniques, features an ultra-thin water outlet with an adjustable jet. Linear and essential, Aline fits into any wellness space, from the chicest domestic residences to exclusive five-star spas.
It is a high-tech product, handcrafted: the perfect combination, typical of the best Made in Italy tradition, offering a wide range of items designed to reduce water consumption, thus contributing to the preservation of water resources and supporting a more livable world. A flow control device reduces the water output to 6 liters per minute. Additionally, it enjoys the countless qualities of stainless steel products:
- • resistant to corrosion, tension, and wear;
- • free of harmful substances;
- • 100% recyclable;
- • suitable for high-salinity environments.
An innovative, one-of-a-kind object, a synthesis of function and form, wellness, and sustainability.
Marco Piva: Biography
Material serves function in the new stainless steel faucet collection Aline, designed by Marco Piva for F.lli Frattini. Geometry governs form through timeless elegance. Marco Piva expresses himself with an exciting, fluid, and functional language, signing off on creations ranging from large urban masterplans, architecture, interior design, and product design, earning numerous awards and recognitions. His efforts in material and technological research, the value of differentiation, contamination, and design innovation culminated in the founding of Studio Marco Piva, which has become one of the most representative studios in the Italian design scene. A traveler before a designer, Marco Piva is an innovator dedicated to creating unique design solutions characterized by stylistic freedom, functionality, and emotion.
PROJECTS. Recent developments from his Studio include the Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Touring Club in Milan, and Palazzo Nani in Venice, urban masterplans in China, the Tonino Lamborghini Towers complex in Chengdu, private villas in Beverly Hills, Shanghai, Melbourne, Accra, Dubai, and Moscow, the Princype residential complex in Milan, the restoration of historical buildings in Milan, Venice, and Shanghai, as well as product design for the most important Italian companies.