Visiting School Naples workshop Moulding Matters seeks to revisit and reinvent the ornamental in architecture through the production of drawings and 1:1 plaster mouldings. From the grammatically-correct Classicism of a nineteenth century ceiling rose to the geometric abstractions of a Modernist fireplace, from fragments of the remains of Pompeii to the grand excesses of a Baroque cornice, it reconsiders a breadth of historical precedents to generate formal grammar.

Through the success of the first workshop, Moulding Matters has been invited by curators Ambra Favi and Giovanni Piovene to present at the Lisbon Triennale this autumn, as part of the exhibition What is Ornament? at the culturegest venue. 

In other news, Moulding Matters has also been published on designboom. They describe the workshop as 'a new design phenomenon conducting research through hands-on casting of traditional ornamental profiles and motifs.’

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The next Moulding Matters workshop is currently accepting applications. The deadline for applications is Saturday 1 June. To find out more visit the AA VS Naples website.