New Ravenna Introduces KIDDO: Wunderkammer Edition
New Ravenna, a premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce the KIDDO: Wunderkammer Edition of mosaics by the company’s creative director, Cean Irminger.
Personal Space, a hand-cut and waterjet stonemosaic, shown in tumbled Nero Marquina, Desert Pink, Soccoro Gray, Blue Mac, Blue Bahia, Spring Green, Alpi with polished polished Red Travertine, Cirrus, Rose Noriega, Alba Chiara, Cippolino, Honey Onyx, White Onyx, Azure, honed Horizon, with Brass, Aluminum, Shell, and 24k gold.
The six whimsical designs are the result of an imaginative journey through Irminger’s 17 years as a mosaic designer. The KIDDO: Wunderkammer Edition explores the essence of childhood and is fabricated by hand from a myriad of elements, including stone, brass, aluminum, shell, 24k gold, antiqued mirror, and jewel glass. “Arrow Rows” is in homage to Irminger’s father who is a world-class arrowhead hunter. In “Caroushell”, seahorses and rococo shells transform a traditional brocade into a maritime adventure. Irminger, a fan of puns and creative language, designed “Subway!” as a play on vernacular subway tile with city metros gliding across the familiar glass bricks. “Personal Space” caters to dreaming young minds that wish to travel to faraway galaxies. “Tzarry Tzarry Night” takes us to a gilded age storybook kingdom, and sinuous mythical dragons cavort in the “Here Be Dragons” mosaic border.
Tzarry Tzarry Night, a waterjet and hand-cut stone mosaic, shown in polished Nero Marquina, Bardiglio, and Dolomite with Brass.
“The idea of a Wunderkammer, otherwise known as a wonder room, has always delighted me,” says Irminger. “Essentially a trove of fantastic curiosities from the natural, scientific and artistic worlds, it’s a collection that by its nature draws one in to look closer, to try and discover the story of each object. The aim of the KIDDO collection has always been to entice viewers and transport them to a place of childlike wonder. I wanted the designs to inspire the happy jolts of surprise you get from discovering a secret in plain sight. I feel that the purpose of this collection, and also of New Ravenna, is to give personality and a voice to the inanimate spaces of our lives, and to give people joy in their daily surroundings.”
Arrow Rows, a hand-cut stone mosaic, shown in Dolomite (t) and polished Xanadu, Red Travertine, Chartreuse, Kay’s Green, Blue Macauba, and Nero Marquina.
Nearly two decades ago, Irminger joined the team at New Ravenna and began putting her creativity and unique artistic style to work creating bespoke mosaics. Today, she is an intrinsic leader of the company’s management and design teams.
Subway!, a waterjet jewel glass mosaic, shown in Absolute White, Obsidian,Garnet, Verdite, Sardonyx, and Chrysocolla.
In her original KIDDO collection, first launched in 2016, you’ll find whimsical designs that speak to the inner child: a brocade of rabbits, geometric boxes filled with mythical creatures, paper airplanes, shadow puppets, and zoo animals are just a few elements in her designs.
Her second iteration KIDDO: Wunderkammer Edition, brings that same joyous spirit and sophisticated design to mosaic and tile surfaces – this time with new materials and characters. Each pattern can be fully customized to the client’s material preference, fitting the scope of any commercial or residential project. Each mosaic is handmade on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and, depending on the materials, can be installed indoors, outdoors, on floors and on walls.