marni: 100 chairs made by colombian ex-prisoners
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'100 chairs' by marni
using salvaged materials, colombian craftsmen worked together with milan-based fashion house marni to create '100 chairs',
an outdoor furniture collection consisting of 80 chairs, 10 deckchairs and 10 tables in 20 colors, 7 models and 21 variations.
concrete reinforced bars form the frame of each piece while colored PVC plastic pipes are woven for the seats and backrests.
the patterns and colors of were all personally picked by marni staff.
the production of the chairs was done in the south american country's city of san gil as part of a rehabilitation program set up by antonio.
having experienced the harshness of imprisonment himself, antonio leads a studio where craftsmen as well as former inmates
work together to produce the iron and plastic pieces.
the project was for milan design week 2012, where the chairs were sold at the marni boutique at via della spiga 50 during the event.
as part of the initiative, photographer and filmmaker francesco jodice made a collection of images of the marni staff sitting in the chairs
for 'l'arte del ritratto'. all the proceeds made from the sales went to the ICAM institute in milan, an organization which enables the children
of imprisoned mothers to spend their first years in a family environment more fitting for their growth.
'sofa'
140 x 70 x 70 cm (55 x 28 x 28 inches)
'playera'
200 x 60 x 70 cm (79 x 24 x 28 inches)
(left) mesedora
70 x 100 x 110 cm (28 x 39 x 43 inches)
(right) comedor
75 x 50 x 110 cm (28 x 20 x 43 inches)
(left) sala
(right) sala in green, yellow, cyan and violet version
80 x 70 x 90 cm (31 x 28 x 35 inches)
color variations of the outdoor furniture
l'arte del ritratto by francesco jodice
chairs being made in colombia
the workshop
process video of craftsmen building the chair
Wo kann man diese tollen Stühle kaufen? erbitte Antwort
herzlchen Dank, H.Sebald
CONGRATULATION to all envolved in the Colombian proyect as well as the great idea of passing on the economic result to a great social cause.
Just a small sugestion, or correction, if you will. In the main page at the beguining Colombia is missspelled – Columbia. A mistake offten made.
Bogotá, Colombia
I\’m on the same page as Daniel, it´s Colombia and not Columbia; and San Gil not San Jil!
Where’s my chair ya flaming drongos?
e…RUD…ite
missing the point!!! Colombia or Columbia what ever…G8 project…G8 work
so beautiful! but they remember the collection Shadowly by Moroso, designed by Tord Boontje some years ago and made in Africa..
and the film with portraits by Jodice with people staying… is like Marina Abramovich’s performance The Artist is present … now celebrated in Milan with many expositions…
This is vernacular design not made or think by designers, it remember the Moroso collection few years ago because the Moroso collection was inspired from this kind of chairs, almost all Latin-American countries has variations of the same idea from Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, as well theres some big influence of Africa, South America is linked strongly with Africa.
OK, thanks @Mil, I was wondering why they look so familiar to traditional coastside Mexican chairs. So it is a Latin American style. Anyway, it’s a great project.