Water may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Italian luxury house FENDI, yet water was the theme of the Maison’s installation at this year’s Design Miami that took place in early December.

Celebrating the tenth year anniversary of FENDI’s participation at the fair, Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis has created ten unique fountains made out of cast resin, inspired by ten of the brand’s most iconic symbols and motifs.

From the emblematic FF logo and the timeless design of the Peekaboo bag, to timeless fur patterns, Marcelis’ ethereal fountains, collectively titled ’The Shapes of Water’, embody FENDI’s historical, creative and aesthetic legacy while their innovative construction exemplifies the brand’s virtuosity when it comes to the processing of materials.

The Maison’s intimate relationship with water, and in particular the historical fountains of its hometown, Rome, took roots in 1977 when it commissioned writer and director Jacques de Bascher to make a short film to showcase its first ready-to-wear collection.

Titled Histoire d’Eau, the film follows Suzy Dyson, a young American tourist visiting Rome, as she explores the city and its fountains, bedecked in the Maison’s creations. The film cemented the Maison’s interest in Rome’s fountains which in 2013 begot the Fendi for Fountains initiative that aims to preserve and restore the city’s emblematic fountains.

Three years later, to celebrate its 90 years anniversary, FENDI’s runway show, Legends and Fairy Tales, was staged in front of the iconic Trevi Fountain.

当你想到意大利豪宅芬迪 (Fendi) 时，水可能不是你想到的第一件事。然而，水是今年 12 月初在迈阿密设计展 (Design 迈阿密) 上安装的梅森号 (Maison) 的主题。在庆祝芬迪参加博览会十周年之际，鹿特丹设计师萨宾·马塞利斯 (SabineMarcelis) 用铸造树脂制作了十款独特的喷泉，灵感来自该品牌最具标志性的符号和图案。从具有象征意义的 FF 标志和皮卡布包的永恒设计，到永恒的毛皮图案，马塞利斯的虚幻喷泉，统称为“水的形状”，体现了芬迪的历史、创意和美学遗产，而他们的创新建筑则体现了该品牌在材料加工方面的精湛技艺。梅森与水的亲密关系，特别是其家乡罗马的历史喷泉，于 1977 年扎根，当时它委托作家和导演雅克·德·巴舍尔制作一部短片，展示其第一批成衣系列。这部名为“史提奥”的电影讲述了苏西·戴森 (Suzy Dyson) 的故事，她是一位访问罗马的年轻美国游客，她在探索这座城市及其喷泉时，在梅森的创作中大显身手。这部电影巩固了梅森一家对罗马喷泉的兴趣。2013 年，罗马喷泉产生了芬迪喷泉计划，旨在保护和修复罗马标志性的喷泉。三年后，为了庆祝它成立 90 周年，芬迪的时装秀“传说与童话”在标志性的 Trevi 喷泉前上演。

Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (detail). Photo by Carl Kleiner, courtesy of FENDI.

PalazzoDellaCiviltinitialana（详图）。

卡尔·克莱恩的照片，芬迪的礼遇。

Sabine Marcellis portrait. Photo by Carl Kleiner, courtesy of FENDI.

SabineMarcellis 肖像画。卡尔·克莱恩的照片，芬迪的礼遇。