Gli artisti DAMSS Fiber Art Milano

DAMSS: Architetture Tessili e Visioni d’Avanguardia nella Fiber Art

DAMSS rappresenta l’apice del sodalizio artistico tra Daniela Arnoldi, ingegnere ambientale, e Marco Sarzi-Sartori, architetto e designer. Operando nel cuore pulsante di Milano, il duo ha saputo elevare la Fiber Art internazionale a un linguaggio monumentale e dialettico, dove il rigore scientifico della progettazione si fonde con la vibrazione materica dei tessuti di recupero.

Non semplici arazzi, ma vere e proprie membrane narrative che sfidano la bidimensionalità per farsi spazio, storia e futuro.

La Poetica del Recupero: Upcycling come Manifesto Etico

Al centro dell’universo DAMSS risiede l’Etica del Recupero. Attraverso un processo di trasformazione radicale di scarti industriali, Daniela e Marco nobilitano il rifiuto tessile, elevandolo a opera d’arte monumentale come per l’elemento TERRA . Questo approccio all’upcycling artistico non è solo una scelta estetica, ma un impegno concreto verso la sostenibilità e la tutela del pianeta, come dimostrato nella celebre serie Elementi esplora anche ACQUA E ARIA. 

Innovazione Tecnologica e Manualità Aumentata 

I DAMSS sono pionieri nell’integrazione tra Intelligenza Artificiale (AI), computer grafica e artigianato d’eccellenza. Questa “manualità aumentata” permette di generare texture complesse e modelli matematici (come la Spirale di Fibonacci nel QUINTO ELEMENTO) che vengono poi tradotti in materia tangibile. La sinergia tra bit e filo crea un ponte inedito tra la precisione digitale e l’imprevedibilità del gesto artistico manuale.

Cicli Narrativi: Dalla Memoria Storica alle Città del Futuro

La produzione dei DAMSS si articola in serie tematiche di immenso respiro, capaci di dialogare con la storia dell’arte e le sfide contemporanee:

  • Serie Elementi: Una quadrilogia (Acqua, Aria, Terra, Quinto Elemento) che indaga le forze primigenie attraverso installazioni di oltre 30 metri.

  • Città del Futuro: Visioni distopiche e architettoniche del millennio 3000, dove il tessuto si fa struttura urbana all’interno dei grandi pannelli MILANO 3000, ROMA 3000 e VENEZIA 3000. Troverai esaltante il testamento universale di INFERNO 3000 che completa la serie.

  • Serie Conviviale e Cinque Terre: Un omaggio all’identità italiana dell’ULTIMA CENA, e POP SUPPER, e il gigantesco CONVIVIO di trenta metri di estensione, reinterpretata attraverso la stratificazione cromatica e la memoria dei maestri fiamminghi e leonardeschi.

    Le CINQUE TERRE sono un omaggio alla verticalità e ai colori vibranti della costa ligure, apprezzata in tutto il mondo.

Perché Scegliere l’Arte Tessile dei DAMSS

Con decine di chilometri di filato e centinaia di metri quadrati di tessuto lavorati per ogni singola installazione, le opere dei DAMSS sono presenti in mostre istituzionali e collezioni di prestigio. Ogni arazzo contemporaneo firmato Daniela e Marco è una testimonianza di resilienza materica, un invito a riscoprire il valore del tatto in un’era digitale.

 

 

DAMSS: Textile Architectures and Avant-Garde Visions in Fiber Art

DAMSS represents the pinnacle of the artistic partnership between Daniela Arnoldi, an environmental engineer, and Marco Sarzi-Sartori, an architect and designer. Operating from the creative heart of Milan, the duo has elevated International Fiber Art into a monumental and dialectical language, where the scientific rigor of design merges with the material vibration of upcycled fabrics.

These are not merely tapestries, but true narrative membranes that challenge two-dimensionality to become space, history, and future.

The Poetics of Salvage: Upcycling as an Ethical Manifesto 

At the core of the DAMSS universe lies the Ethics of Recovery. Through a process of radical transformation of industrial waste, Daniela and Marco ennoble textile scraps, elevating them to monumental works of art. This approach to artistic upcycling is not just an aesthetic choice, but a concrete commitment to sustainability and planet protection, as demonstrated in the celebrated [ELEMENTI] series.

Technological Innovation and Augmented Craftsmanship

DAMSS are pioneers in the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer graphics, and high-end craftsmanship. This “augmented craftsmanship” allows them to generate complex textures and mathematical models (such as the Fibonacci Spiral in the Quinto Elemento) which are then translated into tangible matter. The synergy between bits and thread creates an unprecedented bridge between digital precision and the unpredictability of the manual artistic gesture.

Narrative Cycles: From Historical Memory to Cities of the Future 

DAMSS’ production is articulated in wide-ranging thematic series, capable of dialoguing with art history and contemporary challenges:

  • Elementi Series: A quadrilogy (Water, Air, Earth, Fifth Element) investigating primal forces through installations exceeding 30 meters.

  • Città del Futuro (Cities of the Future): Dystopian and architectural visions of the year 3000, where fabric becomes urban structure.

  • Conviviale and Cinque Terre Series: A tribute to Italian identity, reinterpreted through chromatic layering and the memory of Flemish and Leonardescan masters.

Why Choose DAMSS Textile Art

With dozens of kilometers of yarn and hundreds of square meters of fabric processed for each single installation, DAMSS’ works are featured in prestigious institutional exhibitions and collections. Every contemporary tapestry signed by Daniela and Marco is a testimony of material resilience, an invitation to rediscover the value of touch in a digital age.

SELECTED SHOW (2010-)

2026

  • Artexture curated by Brigitte Langlais Musèe de la toile Jeuy en Josas  from 30January to 1March
  • Quinto elemento curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 15-18 October 
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2025

  • ”Studio visit” curated by Ass. Vitruviano, Milano ART WEEK 1-6 April 
  • ‘’Air – from dawn to dusk”  ’curated by Ass. Ad maiora, Verona 14-18 May
  • Solo exibition’curated by Federica Brugnoli, Sestri Levante Town Hall 18 July -8 August (exhibited work ACQUA-ORO BLU).
  • “Hearth-element 8.4”curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 16-19 October 2025
  • “E’ questa architettura?”  curated Gabriello Anselmi Verona 17-26 October

2024

  •  Air – from dawn to dusk”curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2024 (exhibited work “Air – from”dawn to dask).
  • ‘’Sestri Levante Damss and Five Lands ‘’curated by Federica Brugnoli, Sestri Levante Town Hall 2024(exhibited work “Earth Sky”).
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2023

  • “Water – Blue Gold,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2023 (exhibited work “Water – Blue Gold”).
  • “Earth Sky,” curated by Simonetta Gorrieri, Isola di Torcello, as part of Artlife for the World, 2023 (exhibited work “Earth Sky”).

2022

  • “Glory of Love,” curated by Simonetta Gorrieri, Parma, Parco Ducale, as part of Artlife for the World, 2022 (exhibited work “Glory of Love”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Milan, Superstudio Milan, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2022 (exhibited work “Milan 3000”).
  • “Convivium,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2022 (exhibited work “Convivium”).
  • “Fiberstorming,” curated by Barbara Pavan, Bergamo, Fiera di Bergamo, as part of Arte Morbida, 2022 (exhibited work “Inferno 3000”).

2021

  • “Inferno 3000,” curated by Carla Tocchetti, Laveno, Sala Consiliare, organized by the Municipality of Laveno, 2021 (exhibited work “Inferno 3000”).
  • “Inferno 3000,” curated by Carla Tocchetti, Velate, Battistero di Velate, organized by the Municipality of Velate, 2021 (exhibited work “Inferno 3000”).
  • “Inferno 3000,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2021 (exhibited work “Inferno 3000”).
  • “Inferno 3000,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Milan, Superstudio Milan, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2021 (exhibited work “Inferno 3000”).
  • “BA Book,” curated by Carla Tocchetti, Busto Arsizio, Palazzo Mariani Cicogna, organized by the Municipality of Busto Arsizio, 2021 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).

2020

  • “Pop Supper,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2020 (exhibited work “Pop Supper and Pop Supper Series”).
  • “Artexture,” curated by Marie Francine Brochard, Bagnolet (FR), Chateau de l’Etang; Orvault (FR), Château de La Gobinière Orvault; Jouy-en-Josas (FR), Musée de la Toile de Jouy Jouy-en-Josas; Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (FR), La Manufacture Bohin l’Aigle; Paris (FR), Salle Béatrice Hodent de Broutelles Mairie; Brouage (FR), Tonnellerie Citadelle de Brouage; as part of France Patchwork, 2020 (exhibited work “Pop Supper and Pop Supper Series”).

2019

  • “The Last Supper,” curated by Eugenio Costa, Milan, Palazzo Marino, organized by the Municipality of Milan, 2019 (exhibited work “The Last Supper”).
  • “Leonardo through the Eyes of Damss,” curated by Adriano Bassi, Milan, Museo Studio F. Messina, organized by the Dante Alighieri Society, 2019 (exhibited work “The Last Supper”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Gul Laporte, Saint Marie aux Mines (FR), Val d’Argent curator, as part of EPM – European Patchwork Meeting, 2019 (exhibited work “Rome 3000”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Gul Laporte, Saint Marie aux Mines (FR), Val d’Argent curator, as part of EPM, 2019 (exhibited work “Venice 3000”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Gul Laporte, Saint Marie aux Mines (FR), Val d’Argent curator, as part of EPM – European Patchwork Meeting, 2019 (exhibited work “Milan 3000”).

2018

  • “Tactile Architecture,” curated by Becky Navarro, Houston (US), George R. Brown Convention Center, as part of the International Quilt Festival, 2018 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Cinque Terre,” curated by Monique Bonnet, Villefranche-sur-Saône (FR), Parc EXPO, as part of B.I.A.T. – Biennale Internationale d’Art Textile, 2018 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2018 (exhibited work “Venice 3000”).

2017

  • “Weaves at Court,” curated by Antonia Sorsoli, Parma, Rocca di Sala Baganza, organized by the Arcadia Association, 2017 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Textile Fusions,” curated by Rod Budde, San Marino, organized by the Municipality of San Marino, 2017 (exhibited work “The Last Supper”).
  • “Textile Fusions,” curated by Rod Budde, Rep. San Marino, organized by the Municipality of San Marino, 2017 (exhibited work “Sustainable Garden”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2017 (exhibited work “Rome 3000”).

2016

  • “Cinque Terre,” curated by Lea Di Muzio, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2016 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Sustainable Gardens,” curated by Micol Biassoni, Milan, Musei Sant’Eustorgio, as part of the XXI International Exhibition of the Milan Triennale, 2016 (exhibited work “Thousands”).
  • “Sustainable Gardens,” curated by Micol Biassoni, Milan, Musei Sant’Eustorgio, as part of the XXI International Exhibition of the Milan Triennale, 2016 (exhibited work “Sustainable Garden”).
  • “Cities of the Future,” curated by Roberta Lunardon, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2016 (exhibited work “Milan 3000”).
  • “Book Object,” curated by Susanna Vallebona, Milan, La Cavallerizza, as part of SBLU_spazioalbello, 2016 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).  

2015

  • “Five Lands,” curated by Hellen Beveridge, London (UK), Alexandra Palace, and Dublin (UK), Simmonscourt, as part of The Knitting and Stitching Show, 2015 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Compri 80,” curated by Gabriello Anselmi, Verona, Spazio Compri, organized by the Association Arte e Territorio, 2015 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Compri 80,” curated by Gabriello Anselmi, Verona, Spazio Compri, organized by the Association Arte e Territorio, 2015 (exhibited work “Thousands”).
  • “Bread Pages,” curated by Susanna Vallebona, Milan, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense di Brera, as part of SBLU_spazioalbello, 2015 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).

2014

  • “Damss Gallery,” curated by Ada Honders, Veldhoven (NL), EXPO, organized by O.E.Q.C, 2014 (exhibited work “Cinque Terre”).
  • “Damss Gallery,” curated by Lea Di Muzio, Vicenza, Fiera di Vicenza, as part of Abilmente – Salon of Creative Ideas, 2014 (exhibited work “Thousands”).
  • “Textile Fusions,” curated by Perrine Dainville, Paris, Porte de Versailles, as part of Aiguille en Fête, 2014 (exhibited work “The Last Supper”).

2013

  • “Textile Fusions,” curated by Gul Laporte, Val d’Argent Saint Marie aux Mines (FR), as part of EPM – European Patchwork Meeting, 2013 (exhibited work “Thousands”).
  • “Textile Fusions,” curated by Gul Laporte, Val d’Argent Saint Marie aux Mines (FR), as part of EPM – European Patchwork Meeting, 2013 (exhibited work “The Last Supper”).
  • “Soft Back,” curated by Giorgio Lodetti, Milan, Libreria Bocca, 2013 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).

2011

  • “Weaving Vibrations,” curated by Melina Scalise, Milan, Spazio Tadini, 2011 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).
  • “Fiber for Two,” curated by Gabriella Anedi, Milan, Fiber Art And, 2011 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).

2010

  • “City Margins,” curated by Gabriello Anselmi and Lucia Lazzarotto, Verona, organized by the Association of Architects and Artists, 2010 (exhibited work “Soft Back Books”).