Japanese shinto shrines are introduced by huge gates, made in wood, called Torii. They’re characterized by some basic, linear elements assembled in a firm and solid way, and their columns are often tapered. This chair is somehow near to the structure of the gate, since almost every part is lathed with a precise angle to...
Using reflection to cast indirect light onto the desk. This is what Achille Castiglioni thought for its Gibigiana lamp. His lamp is roughly an empty cone, into which the bulb is placed while, on the top, an adjustable tilting mirror reflects the light. In the same way, Aquilles reflects the light casted by a bulb...
Modular room divider. The extremities of the modules can be fixed together, creating a 3D mesh you can attach to others to create large systems. The material choosen is an organic vegetable fiber pressed and sprayed with natural latex, even if another version has been successfully tried, made in felt (cheaper, but equally working). This...
In late 2010, I was invited by Maison203, to celebrate their new store opening in Treviso, to exhibit some prototypes of my products. This has been a great opportunity to show the importance of prototype making in the design workflow, even in this era of intense virtualization, the physical rendering is still the best and...
The lamp was born thinking about torches and their exaggerated technical appearance. I’d have loved creating a torch someone wouldn’t close in a drawer, and with Bosa we thought about an hybrid you could hang as well like a normal suspension lamp.
Atlas is a rotational moulded bench designed for Slide Design, intended for indoor as well as outdoor use. I admit I started thinking about smokers (fortunately, I don’t belong to this catetgory any more…): since smokers act in Europe, pubs and bars don’t allow smokers to smoke inside public buildings, so it’s full of people...
Bent plywood stool. A large plywood sheet get bent and cut in bars. These bars get screwed together with three milled legs, so the structure is solid and steady. The stool, can be shipped in a very small package, and it’s painted everywhere but the seat area, to show how it’s built. Its particular production...
