Fontanella

Fontanella, a site specific installation project marked the beginning of the collaboration between QuadroDesign and Finemateria in 2023.
A new idea that today becomes a custom proposal: an itinerant water spring.
On the occasion of the Festival Rooting/Radicarsi, organised in October by DOPO? Space in Milan, QuadroDesign presented Fontanella, a project that bears the signature of Finemateria.
"Fontanella looks like a dynamic drinking water station, always ready to put itself at the service of people by moving with them. It is made entirely of steel and defined by a structure reduced to a minimum, characterised by an extreme formal synthesis capable of highlighting the technical and material qualities of the Quadrodesign branded products installed on it: above tap, knob and a hi-fi flavour drain grate, below each component is laid bare."
Fontanella, made of AISI316L stainless steel, a highly durable steel alloy, becomes the synthesis of a vision towards sustainability, respect for the environment and reduction of waste.
For QuadroDesign collaborating with Finemateria is also in keeping with the brand's nature of approaching young names on the Italian creative scene.

Environmentally conscious water solutions by design, since 2001. On the shores of Lake Orta in northern Italy, under the leadership of Enrico and Elena Magistro, QuadroDesign designs, manufactures and distributes taps of essential design made of 100% AISI316L stainless steel, known as surgical. It has been doing this since 2001, when design was still almost absent from the bathroom environment and when renouncing brass for taps implied a revolution in traditional manufacturing. A risky choice, which QuadroDesign did not hesitate to make in the name of a strong environmentalist vocation. The stainless steel used 'bare' is in fact a noble material with a very low impact.