illycaffè at Frieze New York presents the latest illy Art Collection designed by Latin American artists
NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- illycaffè, the global coffee brand recognized for its sustainable quality and for its thirty-year connection with contemporary art, is one of Frieze's global partners.
- At Frieze New York, the company presents the new illy Art Collection "Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere" which celebrates the Biennale Arte 2024 and signed by Guatemalan Paula Nicho, Peruvian Rember Yahuarcani López, Colombian Aycoobo and Brazilian collective Mahaku.
- The value of dialogue and respect for all cultures, together with the relationship between man and nature, are the themes expressed by the four emerging Latin American artists through the illy Art Collection and taken up in the illycaffè lounge on Level 8.
- The chairs in the illy space are the Rechairs by Kartell powered by illycaffè, a tangible expression of the expressive capabilities of recycling.
- The chairs were made from defective illy coffee capsules that were transformed into a design product for the occasion.