Martino Gamper, designer of the new Vigna collection for Magis, has delivered his latest en devour. An exhibition, Condominium, inspired by the 50's -70's middle class living in Turin. These objects that were often featured in middle class homes were customized furniture, made to fit the individual and the house.
Hyper-personalized objects fill the Fetta di Polenta, where every floor represents another family.
Who doesn't dream of sitting in front a gorgeous basin, first admiring the shape and shiny material, then commence to daily routine of cleaning ones teeth. Now we can do that with the Kalla basin designed by Marc Sadler and inspired by the Panton chair to match.
Architect Thomas Heatherwick best know for his inspirational projects such as the "Seed Cathedral" designed for the Shanghai Expo, Londons Rolling bridge and the Spun chair for Magis was one of the speakers for the TED 2011 conference.
Growing up in a small town close to nature in Denmark made him appreciate wood as a material at an early age. The forest became a playground where he created and carved all kinds of things out of wood.
One of his best birthday gifts was tools and timber which enabled him to redesign his playhouse. Mads has always had a desire to explore and create shapes out of wooden materials. Design-wise his passion lays in clean lines and expressions that enable focus on the details. Mads has a background as a cabinetmaker and he has also worked as a furniture salesman and a carpenter. Currently he graduated at Denmark’s Design school as a Master. During Mads`s studies he spent one year at The University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Previously he also worked and studied in Dallas, Munich and Oslo.
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