Nine designs that demonstrate the variety of Enzo Mari's works
Following the death of Italian designer Enzo Mari last week, the curators of a major retrospective of his work at the Triennale Milano, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Francesca Giacomelli, pick nine designs that demonstrate the variety of his work.
Mari, who passed away from complications related to coronavirus on 19 October, has an extensive and varied body of work including art, furniture design and children's toys created over a prolific, 60-year career.
Around 250 of his designs are currently on show at the Triennale Milano museum as part of a retrospective entitled Enzo Mari curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Francesca Giacomelli.
This archive of Mari's work is set to be donated by the designer to the city of Milan. However, a condition of his donation means that the items can not be shown for another 40 years, meaning this retrospective could be the last time to view some of the objects. Below the curators, Obrist and Giacomelli, pick nine of the designer's pieces from the exhibition.
Hans Ulrich Obrist: Travelling bookcase for Bompiani, 1956
"I chose the travelling bookcase because they are, in fact, exhibitions for books, showing ways to think about books spatially," said Obrist.
"As Anthony Powell wrote: 'Books Do Furnish a Room'."
Hans Ulrich Obrist: 16 Animali for Danese Milano, 1957
"One of Mari's first objects for Danese Milano was immediately put into production, even though there was no market for it and Danese had no intention of develo...
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