Ashtrays and others smoking accessories from the 1950s and 60s, taken from the Fornasetti archive, will be exhibited to the public for the first time next month. From 14 February - 30 March, Barnaba Fornasetti will present the pieces at Spazio Fornasetti in Corso Matteotti 1/a, Milan, in an exhibition called Sublime Tobacco.
Cigarette boxes, humidors for storing tobacco, match holders, lighters, and an array of ashtrays represented a significant part of Piero Fornasetti’s Atelier production, even if he was not a smoker himself.
The exhibition follows in the taboo-confronting path of the Triennale's exhibition, Kama, which focused on the relationship between sex and design.
