Stories 5 Masters of design from yesterday and today that you need to know Add to bookmarks Ettore Sottsass, promoted by Cosmit and Organized by iSaloni spa on the occasion of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile – april 1999 A collection of portraits, in the form of interviews or memories, of five Italian design Masters. Articles that investigate the visions, beliefs and projects of these architects and designers to tell their different faces and intentions and their commitment to major contemporary issues. Double Interview. Michele De Lucchi and Formafantasma Resilience, ecology, discipline and the new generations: Michele De Lucchi and Simone Farresin discuss the holistic role design should play in planning a sustainable future Gaetano Pesce: “Nobody’s perfect” A large one-man show in Shenzhen with interminable queues outside, experimental projects that include a table without legs and that unchanged sense of freedom. A lengthy chat, from New York, with the architect and designer Gaetano Pesce. Gaetano Pesce, Nobody’s Perfect The first Salone without Mari, Hans Ulrich Obrist remembers the Master The Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries remembers the approach and the thinking of Enzo Mari, still contemporary and topical. Wearing Sottsass The career of Ettore Sottsass Jr. is distinguished by his absolute multifacetedness. Architect, artist, designer and writer, during the early 1960s he started creating “ornaments” for the human body, jewellery that became a sort of three-dimensional translation of the pleasure of rediscovering one’s existence through contact with an extraneous object. Ettore Sottsass, promoted by Cosmit and Organized by iSaloni spa on the occasion of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile – april 1999
Stories The holiday library. 5 important books to savor tranquilly From Robert Wilson’s chairs to fables about the Castiglioni brothers. From the Compasso d’Oro to Beatrice Leanza’s thoughts and a bookazine on luxury. Essential reading for all those with a passion for the topic. Patrizia Malfatti
Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
