zezzaneera: LENN HOLZ in Ilanz

As a material, wood accompanies us in everyday life like hardly any other: tables, chairs, matches, cutting boards, cooking ladles, but also entire houses or logs and pellets are part of the everyday life of many.

The Swiss architect and photographer Sandro Livio Straube (1992) uses his camera to capture visually effective details off the beaten track: a lonely tree, a crooked wooden roof or an enchanted view of a young forest.
The black-and-white and coloured images always radiate a calm, characteristic of the Val Lumnezia in the Surselva region.

The stool is one of the earliest pieces of wooden furniture in history – it is said that it was already in use in ancient times and extremely popular in the Middle Ages. Chairs with backrests were reserved for higher-ranking people at that time. Over time, the stools were more elaborately designed or given a multifunctional design, such as the Ulm stool by Max Bill (1954).

At zezzaneera, Straube's photographs meet beautifully crafted, contemporary wooden stools by industrial designers Sebastian Marbacher and Fabio Rutishauser, wood craftsman Thomas Florin, Atelier Lomann, Arvenholz furniture manufacturer raïna from Val Müstair, carpentry Spescha AG Rueun and chair and table manufacturer Horgenglarus.

There is also a kiosk with "woody" items: fir tree honey, wooden boards made of local wood, inspiring books, Swiss stone pine liqueur and much more...

Free short guided tours (30min), each
Thu 4.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Sat 2.00 pm - 2.30 pm