Raganella – Sant’ Erasmo

The tric trac, a ratcheted noise-maker or Raganella (little tree frog) that in Venetian dialect is called Racoeta, takes the name from the charming little animal that gladdens spring evenings with her singing.
We suggest you to go to the island of Sant’Erasmo in order to understand where the delicious vegetables that you find in the city’s markets and restaurants (and sometimes even on the mainland) are produced. This swath of land is green in the spring and it’s the ideal place to be, after sunset, to enjoy an amazing concert of tree frogs that will remind you of the musical instrument with which the boys used to accompany the Good Friday procession.

Lorenzo Palmieri, who was asked to reinterpret this item, didn’t limit himself to the design; he also reinvented the mechanism that makes the noise, obtaining a much smoother sound than the one produced by traditional models. It’s no surprise that we turned to a designer who is also a musician and who says: “the Raganellaor Tric Tracis actually a musical instrument, in this case, an un-tuned idiophone. This ‘Racola’ made of Pier Oak, maintains and enhances the primitive gesture and goes in search of a new sound, less invasive, looking to define a new standard.”