Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari. The artist and designer, who died recently, was extraordinarily prolific, creating over 2000 realised designs during a 60 year career: Enzo mari was not afraid to be considered a contrarian.
This is seen through projects, models, drawings and materials from the enzo mari archive which mari donated to casva, the centre for advanced studies in the visual arts of the city of milan. He searched for what is essential and for a truly democratic approach to design. The legendary italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—has produced a remarkable body of work, built surely for the ages.
Enzo mari’s designs made it possible to produce high quality, durable and beautiful furniture across language barriers with simple tools and little experience in woodworking methods.
The artist and designer, who died recently, was extraordinarily prolific, creating over 2000 realised designs during a 60 year career: Enzo mari was not afraid to be considered a contrarian. His father, luigi, was an orphan who at 15 traveled on foot with his younger brother from.
His favorite, of course, is “design is dead.”.
‘enzo mari’, curated by hans ulrich obrist with francesca giacomelli, documents six decades of mari’s ideas and activity. Italian designer enzo mari passed away in milan aged 88 on monday 19 october. Enzo mari is an italian modernist artist and furniture designer.
Thank you and farewell enzo mari.
Enzo e.mari, born in 1939 in trieste (italy), currently living in this city. He draws inspiration from the idealism of the arts and crafts movement, and his political and social ideas from socialism and communism. Enzo mari, born in novara in 1932, attended the academia brera in milan, where he studied literature and art.
By the sixties he already held a prominent position on the italian design scene, with a particular focus on the functional aspects of products.
The legendary italian designer—a man of fiery polemics and rigorously pure forms—has produced a remarkable body of work, built surely for the ages. Italian curator and art critic lea vergine has died just a day after the death of her husband, italian designer enzo. Enzo mari is an important figure in italian design, although he has been known to frequently declare that “design is dead.” he studied classics and literature at the accademia di brera, milan, and blends art and design in his work, which is.
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Along with his pencils he carried his principles with him wherever he went. Enzo mari is a man of many fierce, incendiary proclamations. This is seen through projects, models, drawings and materials from the enzo mari archive which mari donated to casva, the centre for advanced studies in the visual arts of the city of milan.
