Made of aluminum, iron, and carbon fiber in its physical version, Metacyclo is a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship, blending with the context of nature as itself grew from the ground. Metacyclo features an acid-etched aluminum shell, a carbon fiber cover similar to the Ciclotte’s one and, most importantly, handmade iron roots sinking into the earth and making each one a truly unique piece. At the same time, it is powered by dynamo and magnetic induction The roots represent the connection with the earth – a value close to RHNH. Similarly, the rough and opaque materials with which it is built stand against the shiny surfaces of the world we see through the screens.

Ciclotte’s project already had some traits of innovation that we might connect to the Metaverse experience. In fact, the Ciclotte’s app allows its owners located around the world to challenge each other in real time bike rides through road routes displayed on their tablet mounted on the handlebars. Today, RHNH is working to make this possible for Metacylo within the digital world.

Overall, the technological approach of Ciclotte as well as its new version for RHNH is the result of extensive research on ergonomics. As a matter of fact, with this product experimentation on the convergence of nature, technology and design have been taken to the next level. On it, we enter into a realm where art and innovation come together.

RHNH

RHNH ­– an acronym for Rethinking Heritage Nature Home – is the very first Metaverse-native Made in Italy design brand, merging innovation with the tradition of Italian design and the language of nature. The concept of the project is to give the Metaverse a welcoming, elegant and liveable appearance, and, at the same time, to offer A&D professionals a space for creativity in the web3.

A multi-layer project, RHNH starts now from a hybrid furniture collection: the RHNH Signature Collection. This latter will be a cap-sized collection of 100 iconic pieces created by contemporary designers and architects. For this first release, Odilia Prisco, Davide Macullo and Luca Schieppati have been asked to imagine, through their creative identity, three design objects that recall the contact with nature within digital spaces. Each piece will be a limited edition of twenty-four, coming in a digital version compatible with all metaverses. Some of them will also be available with their physical counterpart made of sustainable maximum quality materials and numbered with the ID of the reference ownership token. 

The limited edition is an added valuable factor as it allows creatives to think about objects outside the traditional marketing path, which is aimed at large-scale production. These objects are in fact designed to embody experiences, be they physical or digital. The result is an unprecedented narrative on the new possibilities of living. Both the project itself and the first three pieces of the RHNH Signature Collection will be presented during a series of events starting in September. At the moment RHNH is only in exclusive preview. However, the three objects of the first capsule are already bookable through selected channels or directly contactig RHNH.