Gae Avitabile tells us the story of a designer from the South of Italy whose perspective summarises local opportunities and contradictions, traditional materials and innovative studies in original productions, caught between experimentation and poetry. Architect with a bent for design, after a long experience in France Gae Avitabile returned to his city, Caserta, choosing the region of Campania as his place of residence and inspiration for his work. Here, far from the official routes of design, Gae’s research takes an independent path in his design and experimentation with new materials, an activity which always flows through a careful mapping of the local artisan expertise and resources.