“More than an arbitrary choice, it is the consequence of a profound thought and a belief that carries with it a very precise vision of the world. Water is life, an absolute, primordial value, but despite this, contemporary man, increasingly abstracted from reality and detached from nature, believes that it is something taken for granted under the illusion of being able to control it. Liquid Soul was also born as a reaction to this trend and aims to be a manifesto, a reflection on water and man that brings back to the origins of life and reminds us of what we are made of. With this project I wanted to convey the vital value of this element by bringing the daily bathing ritual back to its ancestral value. Like a natural source, Anima Liquida is stone and water, nothing more. The technology is there but it is not ostentatious and romanticized, but hidden in the material, the function is preserved but becomes abstract, sculptural. The simplicity of the form hides within itself the infinite complexity of the universe ".

Talking about water also means talking about the waste of a fundamental resource. Is sustainability a goal that you kept in mind when designing Anima Liquida?

"I think that a fundamental theme such as that of sustainability must be understood not so much in the individual project and addressed from time to time, but rather in a profound and coherent worldview that permeates the entire work of a designer. As for me, if we talk about waste and sustainability, I think it is not only important to address the topic from a technological point of view, as required by the market and the world of current design, but it is also necessary to address the topic from the philosophical side. and cultural. The idea of ​​releasing water to rediscover its primordial value coincides in fact with the desire to transmit the absolute and vital value of this element which represents a precious gift for man that must be preserved and safeguarded. Opening the tap and seeing the water magically rise from the stone, transforms the automatism of the daily and repetitive gesture into an instant of infinite poetry thanks to which we acquire a renewed awareness and awareness of our actions and our impact on the world. The daily bath ritual becomes an act of reverence and gratitude, an absolute gesture, but one that brings with it a thousand-year measure and respect, which finally makes us feel part of the whole and that for this reason it must not be wasted ".