enzo mari the art of design

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 the original ‘box’ chair produced by castelli, ‘delfina’ by driade. both are out of production. image © designboom

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

... a participatory project. image © designboom

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.