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There are moments when everything becomes clear,
when an incomplete sketch becomes a finished painting.
These are moments of intuition and insight, when a spark
illuminates solutions and creates a work of art.
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For Langosteria, one of these moments occurred when struck by the image of a hot-air balloon. The entrepreneurial vision was well-defined, but how could its essence be conveyed?
In a world of immediacy, what would a desire to fly away symbolize?
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A hot-air balloon re-creates the perfect scenario, exactly what Langosteria would like its clients to experience: a journey to the heart of Italian gastronomic excellence, in a lighthearted atmosphere, convivial and limitless.
Like a hot-air balloon, the company founded by Enrico Buonocore continues its adventure beyond national borders, inviting the world to discover the rhythm of Mediterranean cuisine, its inimitable excellences and verve.
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And today, after years of expansion and new openings, the hot-air balloon remains the symbol of Langosteria, referenced in the interior décor schemes of all the group’s locations.
Dreamlike and brightly colored, simple yet beautiful and evocative.
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These pieces are made by hand, by Carla Protti, a Ligurian artisan based in Camogli. Carla, specialized in working with ceramics, papier mâché and recycled materials, was chosen by Langosteria to design and realize an original model of a hot-air balloon
for the brand.
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During a recent conversation at the Paraggi restaurant, Carla reminisced about her meeting with Enrico: “When Enrico asked me to make an exclusive model of a hot-air balloon to be displayed at all his restaurants, I was shocked and amazed.
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businessmen are not always sensitive to art. To me, a hot-air balloon symbolizes an open mind, soaring slowly and naturally.”
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That is the same flight that greets Langosteria’s clients, each and every day, with departures from the locations in Milan, Paris, Paraggi and St. Moritz.
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