Iconic Italian label Mandarina Duck re-emerges in Verona, encapsulating timeless craft in the revealing ‘MANDARINA DUCK Gallery’. The grand entrance of its Via Mazzini flagship store celebrates the brand’s affinity for ingenious design and advanced aesthetics.
Reinventing Nostalgia: Mandarina Duck’s Verona Venture
Traversing time, the retrospective opens a window to Mandarina Duck’s legendary 80s spirit – reviving the avant-garde in accessories and reinventing their future-forward vision within the historic canvas of ARTEP Italia’s atelier.
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Uniting with ARTEP, a renowned creative carpet design house, Mandarina Duck Gallery elevates relics and campaigns of an era defined by transformation and bold design ideologies that continue to defy formalities. At heart, innovation and a flirtation with the future have characterized the brand.
Defiant yet elegant, ironic yet sophisticated – the exhibition’s narrative mirrors these juxtapositions. The 2037 campaign crystalizes such contrasts, anticipating a future still resonant with Mandarina Duck’s identity: dynamic, functional, unmistakable.
Integral to the gallery’s sensory journey is the tangible presence of cult-favorite product lines. Here, visitors encounter a design renaissance, with leather and fabric pieces reflecting both the brand’s storied past and its persistent evolution. Highlighted is the MD20 line, emblematic of Mandarina Duck’s adaptive style and versatility in material innovation.
Revisiting classics, Mandarina Duck infuses novelty via the Vichy lines debuting in the SS24 collection – playful geometrics pay homage to the label’s inventive core. A technology trailblazer, Mandarina Duck showcases pioneering features like the steel-spiral handle from their 1984 Sistema collection, once again reinventing notions of utility and style.
Crafted by Burro Studio, the Mandarina Duck Gallery concept is more than an exhibition; it’s a tactile brand anthology, honouring its continuous rebirth in the heart of Verona.
