Inside ‘Gucci | Bamboo Encounters’ at Fuorisalone 2025 in Milan

The exhibition highlighted the works of the Swedish-Chilean artist Anton Alvarez; Palestinian architect, artist and researcher Dima Srouji; Kite Club, a Dutch design collective comprising Bertjan Pot, Liesbeth Abbenes and Maurice Scheltens;  Austrian designer Laurids Gallée; French artist Nathalie Du Pasquier; Seoul-based designer and artist Sisan Lee; and lastly, the back studio, featuring duo Eugenio Rossi and Yaazd Contractor, who are based in Turin and Mumbai.

“Gucci’s use of bamboo in its bags, including the Gucci Bamboo 1947, inspired me to research the historical use of bamboo for basket making. I love the idea of holding nature in the palm of your hand, shaping organic materials into inanimate forms that, over time, become cherished emotional companions,” says Srouji, whose work, Hybrid Exhalations, showcased found bamboo baskets with hand-blown glass additions. “The Gucci Bamboo 1947 handbag, much like a woven basket, serves as both a vessel and a mediator—it holds a private space within, and its exterior is what faces the world. Carrying that contained space by your side as you move from one place to the next is conceptually really interesting, as that personal contained void moves next to you along the journey. This dual role of containment and exposure reflects how we navigate personal and public identities, carrying fragments of our inner world while presenting a surface to those around us.” Srouji adds that the combination of glass with bamboo gives her a sense of weightlessness and lightness that sparks joy. 

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