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A pale grey arched facade with dark window frames and a civic number 18 plaque.

DeComm Design: Como-inspired objects

A Como design shop for illustrated objects inspired by the city and lake, with production attributed to local collaborators by material.

Find the shop

The DeComm shop is at Via Giovio 18 in Como. Its listed legal office is at Via Rienza 50, a separate address.1,2

Como and the lake in the designs

The collection draws on Como and its lake, turning local landmarks and stories into illustrations for objects such as glass, wood, ceramics and fabric.1,3

Illustration and local craft

DeComm says most items are either illustrated by Maddalena or made by local artisan collaborators; the process varies by material. It specifically credits Corti Eligio for glass decoration and Cooperativa Artigiani Guanelliani for wooden objects.3,4

Bespoke objects

Bespoke pieces include furniture panels, wall clocks and ceramic tea sets.1

One lake motif, several making methods

The Como reference can travel from drawing to very different surfaces. DeComm's ceramic decoration uses hand painting or decals; fabrics use screen printing or inkjet printing; wood, cork and bamboo can receive pyrography or laser engraving. These are options in the maker's wider practice, not a claim that one motif is made with every method. Corti Eligio is named for glass decoration and Cooperativa Artigiani Guanelliani for wooden objects, so the material and collaborator are part of the story of the particular piece.3,4

SurfaceMethods named in DeComm's practiceReader's question
CeramicHand painting or decalWhich method made this piece?
FabricScreen or inkjet printHow does the design sit on this cloth?
Wood, cork, bambooPyrography or laser engravingIs the mark burned or engraved on this object?
3,4

Plan your visit

Address
Via Giovio 18, Como
Official site

Via Giovio 18, Como

Sources and citations (4)
  1. Home | DeComm Design
  2. Contacts | DeComm Design
  3. The territory | DeComm Design
  4. Craftmanship | DeComm Design

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