Passi takes inspiration from Turin-born Giorgio Griffa, an artist renowned for painting abstract forms that are fragmented or interrupted, like an unfinished sentence. Passi takes inspiration from Griffa, employing a motif of geometric shapes and broken lines, tufted with contrasting textures of wool and mouliné yarn, with glints of plied silk wool and linen.
Inspired by the Italian movement of the 1960s, Arte Povera is a meditation on voice—how ordinary materials become expressive through care, intention, and collaboration. Created with Merida Studio, the series reflects Sylvie Johnson’s belief that meaning is never fixed: each limited-edition piece is an evolving conversation between artist, material, and maker. Beauty is found not only in the final form, but in the act of making itself.
