Scaletta, Tubes Radiatori,
design by Elisa Giovannoni
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Marie Godfrain chooses four design pieces ripe for discovery
The latest from Design Watching, the Salone del Mobile.Milano column in which design professionals take the lead, coming up with a new selection of products, ideas and visions every month
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The third episode of Design Watching, the Salone del Mobile column that turns the spotlight on the vision of journalists and industry professionals in the design world, features Marie Godfrain. A freelance journalist specialising in design, crafts, architecture and lifestyles, Godfrain is editor-in-chief at IDEAT and collaborates with M – Le Magazine du Monde on a weekly basis. She is editor-in-chief at Résidences Décoration and collaborates with the quarterly Geste/s magazines. She regularly teaches courses in design history at ENSCI and was one of the curators of the Bienvenue Design and Expressive Itinérance Design events
Taboga, Arflex, design by Cini Boeri
I’m thrilled to see that Cini Boeri’s work is being increasingly rehabilitated. This simple, welcoming armchair, designed in 1976, is not pretentious, just obvious.
Continuum D.163.7, Molteni&C,
design by Gio Ponti
It’s hard to imagine a piece that is easier on the eye and to use than this armchair by Gio Ponti which makes you want to sink down into without a second thought. The use of rattan, fairly rare in Ponti, adds to the informal dimension and lightness of this armchair, which I can imagine carrying around in pursuit of the sun's rays.
Euclide, Rapse International,
design by Finn Skodt & Studio Rapsel
I love it when the most basic industrial design inspires creators. This is the case with this washbasin, which I can well imagine finding in the toilets of a discotheque, in one of Enki Bilal’s comic books or in a hospital... I like it when the codes are blurred and I especially love metal, which Starck played with so brilliantly in the ‘80s.
Scaletta, Tubes Radiatori,
design by Elisa Giovannoni
Without a doubt one of the cleverest accessories for everyday life! This towel rail radiator inspired by a ladder designed by Elisa Giovannoni reminds me of Castiglioni's work on ready-mades.
Stay tuned！
