enzo mari the art of design october 29, 2008 – january 6, 2009 GAM  museum of modern and contemporary art turn, italy

on the occasion of the city of turin’s nomination as world design capital 2008, GAM dedicates an extensive retrospective show to the work of italian master designer enzo mari. 250 works are on show, created in over 50 years, from contemporary art pieces to design objects and urban re-design projectsentrance of the enzo mari show image © designboom  enzo mari the art of design the original ‘box’ chair produced by castelli, ‘delfina’ by driade. both are out of production. image © designboom

enzo mari the art of design ‘autocostruzione’ project image © designboomenzo mari the art of design how to build a stable bench, book-shelf, … out of simple wooden boards. image © designboomenzo mari the art of design chairs for japanese company hida image © designboomenzo mari the art of design a well known symbol. deconstructed into 44 art sculptures…. image © designboom

enzo mari the art of design ... a participatory project. image © designboom

enzo mari the art of design another view into the exhibition image © designboom

constructive criticism enzo mari is perceived as ‘the critical conscience of design’, his work has contributed to theworld-wide debate on the contemporary design profession. designboom’s editor-in-chief birgit lohmann has collaborated with enzo mari on multiple design projects over the last 20 years. she had the chance to preview the exhibition before it was open to press and public.here we feature a few images of the show, more to come in an extensive article soon.

enzo mari the art of design enzo mari and birgit lohmann image © designboom

enzo mari the art of design still painting the sockets, tomorrow the show will open. image © designboom

enzo mari the art of design variations on the goose theme. drawings by enzo mari image © designboom