Good Days
Michael Anastassiades

Good Days is the new exhibition by Michael Anastassiades at Spazio Mutina, open to the public from September 30, 2024, to January 24, 2025.

The title follows his previous work exhibited at ICA (Milan) in 2021, Cheerfully Optimistic About the Future. “In a historical period full of negativity,” the designer states, “it is necessary to find a renewed positive vision of the world and the times to come.” For this reason, he starts with light, which has characterised his work for many years.

The exhibition opens with the iconic Bamboo Light, originally presented at ICA, and exhibited again at Spazio Mutina. The structures, made of bamboo canes held together by waxed linen threads, refer to the natural world and what it can offer—making human intervention almost superfluous.

In addition to the Bamboo Light, the exhibition presents an installation of columns playfully positioned in the space and covered with a surface specially designed by Anastassiades for the occasion. This is a new square “tile” made of natural oak wood, created by assembling four pieces.

On the walls, we find several models of Continental, a ceramic shelf in a white glaze with an irregular cut, standing in the space like an authentic sculpture.

The last object created by Anastassiades for the exhibition is the Equinox Edition, a realistic ostrich egg made of white porcelain that can be used as a vase. The name refers to an ancient belief, in which it was possible to balance an egg only during the Spring equinox.

The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the Cypriot designer’s poetic approach to design and materials, offering an image of a world where man and nature are in perfect harmony and where light becomes the vital force that animates everything.

Access to spaces is only allowed by appointment. To book a visit, please write to mutinaforart@mutina.it.