Nicolò Dell'Erba is a sculptor, designer, and craftsman of Etna lava stone. With his Foku project, he combines his material expertise, research on fire, and the culture of outdoor cooking, presenting stone not as a simple material, but as a living surface for cooking, memory, and conviviality.
Food isn't just nourishment: cooking means transforming nature into culture. An article inspired by Massimo Montanari on fire, stone, and Italian conviviality.
Cooking isn't just about preparing food: it's one of the gestures that has transformed human history. From controlling fire to cooking on stone, cooking speaks to our most ancient relationship with warmth, matter, and conviviality.
