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CASACOR Minas Gerais environment wins iF Design Award 2023

Siré (Xirê), a project by Gustavo Grecco for CASACOR Minas Gerais 2021, was awarded in the Installation category of the world's largest design award

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Submitted at Apr 20, 2023, 3:55 PM

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Gustavo Greco - Siré (Xirê). The space located right at the entrance to CASACOR Minas Gerais is a unique, imagistic path that allows for unique experiences for those who pass through it. Simple, without color interference, the wood is used on the floor and on the cobogós that flank it - they represent the challenge of reestablishing ancestral ties, essential to identity. Made of African mahogany, the pieces display symbols that represent the orishas. Siré (Xirê), a word in Yoruba, means circle or dance used to evoke the Orishas, according to each nation.

Gustavo Greco - Siré (Xirê). The space located right at the entrance to CASACOR Minas Gerais is a unique, imagistic path that allows for unique experiences for those who pass through it. Simple, without color interference, the wood is used on the floor and on the cobogós that flank it - they represent the challenge of reestablishing ancestral ties, essential to identity. Made of African mahogany, the pieces display symbols that represent the orishas. Siré (Xirê), a word in Yoruba, means circle or dance used to evoke the Orishas, according to each nation. (Rafael Motta)

Created for CASACOR Minas MG 2021 , the Siré (Xirê) environment, by Gustavo Grecco , received the iF Design Award in the Installation category. The 2023 winners of the world's leading design award were announced this week and chosen from almost 11,000 entries from 53 countries in various categories.
Siré (Xirê) Gustavo GrecCASACOR Minas Gerais 2021 muros de cobogós jardim paisagismo orixa ioruba

Gustavo Greco - Siré (Xirê). (Rafael Mota/CASACOR)

Siré (Xirê) Gustavo GrecCASACOR Minas Gerais 2021 muros de cobogós jardim paisagismo orixa ioruba

Gustavo Greco - Siré (Xirê). (Rafael Mota/CASACOR)

An interesting fact about the project is that there is no color interference, with the benches and floor made of wood and the cobogós carved from African mahogany - the hollow symbols that represent orixás create light and shadow effects depending on the time of day. Siré (Xirê) Gustavo GrecCASACOR Minas Gerais 2021 muros de cobogós jardim paisagismo orixa ioruba The iF Design Award is based in Hannover (Germany) and has been held since 1953. In 2023, it received 145 Brazilian entries, of which 92 were finalists and 68 ended up winning awards.