One of a kind / 2023
Valentina.
An engine’s memory.
A sculptural presence.
A Porsche Boxster engine recovered after an accident, encased in glass and polished stainless steel. Valentina turns a fragment of automotive history into a table with diamond-like facets. The mechanics remain at its heart: glass reveals them, while polished steel reshapes their presence in the room.
Enquire about acquisition01 / The intention
Preserve the energy.
Change the form.
The Porsche Boxster engine came from a damaged car and is now inactive. Its volumes and traces remain, preserved beneath glass. The surrounding structure evokes a rib cage. Valentina keeps this mechanical heart and changes how we see it: an instrument of speed becomes an object of contemplation. A tribute to combustion-engine culture, poised between furniture and sculpture.
02 / Materials
Facets.
Reflections.
Transparency.
Tempered glass reveals the mechanics. Hand-shaped, polished stainless steel, punctuated by rose-gold lacquer details, traces their contours. Four years of research and more than six hundred hours of handwork brought this balance into being.
03 / Nine × TheArsenale
Valentina in Dubai, 2025.
In 2025, Valentina was presented at TheArsenale’s Dubai showroom. Its engine, facets and reflections found their place in a space devoted to mechanical culture.
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04 / A closer look
Dimensions & materials
- Designer
- Charly Molinelli
- Year
- 2023
- Materials
- Hand-shaped, polished stainless steel. Rose-gold lacquer details.
Tempered glass. Porsche Boxster engine. - Width
- 104 cm
- Depth
- 120 cm
- Height
- 42 cm
- Weight
- 150 kg
- Reference
- NIN-VLT-001
05 / Contact
Let’s talk
about Valentina.
To discuss acquiring Valentina, its place in an interior or an exhibition. Contact the studio for current availability and presentation location.
sales@9-exclusive.com