Melissa + Campana Presents Barroca Collection for Spring 2016

Melissa + Campana Presents
BARROCA
THE HARMONY OF IMPERFECTION
By Humberto and Fernando Campana

Melissa and the Campana Brothers are back with new products for Summer 2016, that unite fashion and design to create a new mini collection “Barroca” that promises to enchant consumers. Barroca –‘The Harmony of Imperfection’ brings together two fundamental phases of the Campana brothers Baroque works exclusively showcased and exhibited at Galeria Melissa courtesy of Galeria O. Roma on October 15, 2015 till February 15, 2016, to celebrating their 10 year partnership with Melissa.

The exhibition celebrates the launch of the Campana’s latest capsule collection for Spring 2016, Barroca, taking inspiration from Campana’s innovative work with unexpected combinations of mundane materials formed into objects that celebrate the discarded. Their work focuses on traditional Brazilian characteristics such as colour, creative chaos and eclectic mixes interpreted into refined works.

The new pieces unite Baroque Roman art with the tropical Brazilian way of life: the Melissa Barroca + Irmãos Campana (ballet flat) and the Melissa Barroca Sandal + Irmãos Campana (flip flop). The texture of each shoe is created signature elements integrated into the design to serve as symbols of contemporary art.

The result of this creative mixture can be noted in the mesh that composes the products. It presents florals, angels and wings – elements that are associated with iron and bronze Italian works – and animals, such as lizards, insects and birds – that make reference to the Brazilian fauna. Aside from that, the texture is also composed of fun and novel elements like barrettes, scissors, screws, sprints and metallic mesh, integrated into the design to serve as symbols of contemporary art.

“The Baroque collection come to be from the mix between Roman Baroque and the tropical style of Brazil. The idea was to create an organic language among the tradition of a culture and the perspective of a new country through the fusion of ornaments of the past with contemporary elements”, says Fernando and Humberto Campana

During these collaborative years between Melissa and Campana, more than fourteen iconic products have been created – from ballet flats to flip flops, high-heeled sandals to tennis shoes and purses – creating an extensive archive of Melissa’s signed and composed by the designer brothers.

The Barroca collection will be available to shop in Malaysia for Spring/Summer 2016.