Frida Kahlo graphics and colourful totems feature on these six redesigned versions of Kartell's bestselling Componibili storage unit, which have been created by British designers and artists.
First created in 1967 by Italian designer and Kartell co-founder Anna Castelli Ferrieri, the Componibili is a cylindrical storage unit with sliding panels concealing each of its compartments.
Thanks to its clever use of curved ABS plastic, the piece became an icon of modular furniture design ? and to mark its 50th anniversary year, Kartell has been working with a wide variety of designers to reimagine it.
Lovegrove responded to the brief with a design that makes the storage unit appear as a tree trunk
Lovegrove, an industrial designer, responded with a design that makes the storage unit appear as a tree trunk, while interior designer Ashley Hicks incorporated a totemic sculpture, and switched the cut-out sections on the sliding doors for coral-like shapes. Campbell-Rey, an interior design studio founded by Duncan Campbell and Charlotte Rey in 2014, created a glossy olive green version with a tray-like top.
Illustrator Angelica Hicks covered her design in drawings of Frida Kahlo
Illustrator Angelica Hicks, whose works have featured on a collection of T-shirts for Gucci, wanted to incorporate a "female figure onto an iconic piece of design" ? and covered the sliding panels in drawings of Frida Kahlo.
Described by Kartell president Claudio Luti as an "icon of industri...