{"id":5749,"date":"2026-09-28T17:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paolofusistudio.com\/portfolio\/materia-prima\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:19:58","slug":"materia-prima","status":"publish","type":"nectar_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/paolofusistudio.com\/en\/portfolio\/materia-prima\/","title":{"rendered":"Materia prima"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"nectar-blocks-text-css\">span.nectar-blocks-text{display:block}.nectar-blocks-text{background-size:cover;transition:background-color .25s ease,color .25s ease}.nectar-blocks-text *{text-indent:0}.nectar-blocks-text__inner{position:relative}.nectar-blocks-text__fit-text{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap}.nectar-blocks-text.text-animation--reveal .line,.nectar-blocks-text.text-animation--reveal .word{clip-path:inset(0 -10px)}.nectar-blocks-text.text-animation--target-character 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