STEINWAY GRAN NICHETTO LIMITED EDITION PIANO IN EUROPE DURING SALONE DEL MOBILE 2023

For the first time since its US launch in winter 2022, Steinway & Sons is bringing their latest Limited Edition, the Gran Nichetto, to Europe. The grand piano, limited to 50 editions worldwide, is the collaborative work of award-winning designer Luca Nichetto and the master craftspeople at Steinway & Sons. Only one Gran Nichetto Model B Steinway grand in black ebony will be available in Europe; it will be exclusively on display at the MOHD interior design showroom during Salone del Mobile, taking place from the 18th – 23rd April in Milan.

Steinway Limited Edition pianos are unique masterpieces created by some of the most notable artists and designers of our time. They are custom-built to combine classic Steinway craftsmanship with inspired artistic concepts. The Gran Nichetto, with its elegant aesthetic and contoured design, celebrates the famed shape of Venice’s beloved gondola, and the incorporation of leather details adds to the Italian signature.

Nichetto approached the piano like he would a piece of furniture, dissecting and redefining all external elements in close collaboration with Steinway’s craftspeople. He described the assembly of these elements as similar to a micro-architecture project, evolving the aesthetic of the Model B in a way that honours the history and tradition of Steinway & Sons.

Founded in 2006 in Venice, Nichetto Studio is a multidisciplinary design studio creating furniture, products, and accessories as well as architecture, exhibition design, and branding. The Steinway Gran Nichetto is the first piano design to emerge from the studio, which has bases in Venice and Stockholm and which works with some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Hermès, Land Rover, De Le Espada, Cassina, and Ginori 1735. Nichetto Studio has been recognized with the Red Dot Award and the Elle Decoration International Design Award, among many other accolades.

The Gran Nichetto Limited Edition was more than four years in the making. It was initially conceived by Nichetto as an homage to Venice, where he was raised; in designing Gran Nichetto, he sought to translate the smoothness and dynamism of the gondola into the detailing of the piano, accenting the lines and celebrating the contours across the instrument’s every detail.

Gran Nichetto sits atop elegantly sculpted legs defined with brass or stainless-steel accents. The music desk is distinguished from the case’s high-polish finish by the fine luster of Italian leather. The gracefully tapered top stick supports the piano lid, which is reinforced with brass or stainless-steel hardware integrated into the piano rim. The pedal lyre is a single piece of hand-crafted bent lamination. The Gran Nichetto is accompanied by a matching bench.

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