Interior Design Portfolio of my significant jobs.

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G i a d a L e g n a n i

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Giada Legnani
Interior Designer
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08. 04. 1994
Via Fratelli Rosselli 4, 20027, Rescaldina
giadalegnani@gmail.com
+39 3408882482

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CURRICULUM
VITAE
E D U C A T I O N
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September 2016 - December 2018 : Master’s degree in Interior Design
at Politecnico of Milan, School of Design. Graduation grade: 110 and Lode
Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design
at Politecnico of Milan, School of Design. Graduation grade: 107
September 2013 - July 2016
Bilingual scientific high school diploma
“Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei”, Legnano (MI). Grade 75/100
September 2008 - July 2013
W O R K I N G E X P E R I E N C E
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Contributing Author
at Settegiorni newspaper, weekly local publication located in Rho (Via Castelli
Fiorenza, 34)
- Search for topics and content for articles
- Conducting interviews and photo / video reportage
- Drafting of weekly articles for the paper and for the web
June - November 2018
Landscape Designer
Internship at Atelier Fois, landscape and urban design studio located in Paris (Rue
Albert Marquet, 75020)
- Ideation and concept formulation for projects
- Drawing projects with digital programs such as AutoCAD and SketchUp, from the
draft to the final for the construction site
- Meetings with customers and suppliers
- Inspection of project sites and construction sites
February - May 2018

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T R A I N I N G
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November 2016:
“Milan-Beijing: a collage” international workshop
at Politecnico of Milan, held by Professor Zhang Yue of Tsinghua University in Beijing
May 2016
“Tattooing spaces” workshop
at Politecnico of Milan in collaboration with TIDEO company.
The project was chosen to be realized in full scale at Palazzo Isolani during the
Bologna Design Week 2016.
A W A R D S
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Gold Mention at the contest Lighthouse Interior
promoted by CODE Design.
June 2017
Mark | A | Mi exhibition
Exhibition of the Bachelor degree thesis project Icona Concept Store during the Milan
Design Week
April 2017
Second-prize winner at the contest The Sign Of The Time
promoted by ADI and Regione Umbria. The Plexus project was awarded in the Students
cathegory.
October 2016
Tatooing Spaces exhibition
Exhibition of the project VegeTiles made with TIDEO company at Palazzo Isolani during
Bologna Design Week
September 2016
Junior production assistant
At the #UniteforBothie event of Nokia 8, an event to present the company’s new
smartphone
- Preparation of smartphones and setting of the app
- Distribution and explanation of the functioning of smartphones for the creation of
social content by visitors
September 2017

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A SELECTION OF WORKS
UP TO 2019
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This portfolio contains selected works from projects
developed during my studies at Politecnico di Milan and
in my working experience in Paris.
The projects were chosen to highlight the diverse scale
and approaches involved in my interior design education.
In the projects; the combination of history, art, and
architecture have been presented with a functional,
aesthetic and technical point of views.

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U R B A N D E S I G N
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Intrecci
Master degree thesis project, 2018
Total Tower garden at Paris La Dèfense
project done during the interniship at Atelier Fois, 2018
Fractura
Interior design studio project, 2017
I N T E R I O R D E S I G N
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Botanical Research Centre
Synthesis studio project, 2018
Icona Concept Store
Bachelor degree thesis project, 2016
e x h i b i t i o n D E S I G N
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VegeTiles
Workshop with Tideo, exposed in real scale at Palazzo Isolani
during Bologna Design Week, 2016
Pianeta Utopia
Exhibition Design Studio, 2017
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INTRECCI

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URBANDESIGN
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INTRECCI
project for the Manifattura di Legnano, Italy
Master degree thesis project | Fall 2018
Supervisors: Giulia Gerosa, Carolina Fois
This project proposes the analysis and the urban redevelopment of the
Manifattura di Legnano, an example of industrial archeology of the early
twentieth century, which has now lost its productive function and is
presented as a completely disused area, but strongly attractive from the
point of view historical and architectural.
The reuse of these buildings finds its motivation in the need to build a new
library and a city cultural center, thus designing for the company buildings
new functions related to the world of culture.
The keystone in the design is the analysis of the transition spaces between
the satellite buildings of the Manifattura, those intermediate spaces
between the main buildings that previously only served as loading/unloading
areas for production, but which now prove fundamental in the union of the
new features.
Intrecci is the design of a covered urban living room, where volumes, history
and relationships weave and create a suture point between buildings.
This rest area, enriched by books and plants as in a cold greenhouse,
becomes a strategic pause between the entrance and the new Manifattura
park, creating a new meeting point in the city.

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INTRECCI
T H E S P A C E
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A covered road or a pàssage. This area is a passage sheltered by a
roof, a point of connection between two buildings, an interior-exterior.
In an industrial environment such as that of the Manufacture, this
corridor stands halfway between the inside and the outside, a sort of
open but protected space, with a previous industrial function, but with
a new configurable social function.

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URBANDESIGN

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INTRECCI

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URBANDESIGN
T H E c o n c e p t
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The intermediate space between two buildings thus becomes a public
place, an urban living room that serves as a meeting point inside
the Manifattura block. It is in fact an intertwining of volumes, in
an attempt to sew the separate edges of the current buildings; an
intertwining of relationships, since the new function is a collective
space for meeting and meeting; a weaving of threads, as a reminder
of the previous carding and spinning activity of cotton.
The concept of the weaving is the guideline for the design of all its
parts that compose it.

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TOTALTOWERGARDEN

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URBANDESIGN
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TOTAL TOWER GARDEN
La Dèfense, Paris
Project done during the interniship at Atelier Fois | Spring 2018
Supervisor: Carolina Fois
This is a landscape project that is part of a tender won by Atelier Fois.
It is a public garden under the Total tower in the Defense area that needed
to be renovated.
This space consists of 5 squares of land and a covered area that serves as a
smoking area.The idea of the project is to animate the heart of this garden,
which was previously only a transit area, making it a rest area for the tower
workers.
As for the choice of plant species, the existing was reinforced by adding
trees already present such as birches and creating a fund of luminous and
more consistent mass.
The choice of grasses and bulbs took place by studying the bright and
climatic conditions of the square, also emphasizing in the drawing the
presence of waves that were continuous even in these separated squares.
To complete the space and make it usable during the cigarette break, a
new bench was designed to fit the space under the shelter and were placed
supporting tables between the squares.

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TOTALTOWERGARDEN

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URBANDESIGN

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FRACTURA

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URBANDESIGN
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FRACTURA
project for Milan Central Station, exhibited at Pit slow (E)motion, Monza
2017
Interior design studio project / 2017
Supervisors: Ron Gilad, Anna Barbara
Fractura is a memorial of the earthquakes that took place on the platform
12-13 of Milan Central Station. Italy is a territory afflicted by many
earthquakes and the railway station is a junction among many routes all
over Europe.
This project offers a new way of considering platforms and stations in
general: the experience this memorial evokes in people strays far from the
chaotic and frenetic one you usually have when walking on a platform.
The aim is making people stop and think, emotionally experiencing both the
feeling of darkness and hope an earthquakes causes.
Done with: Veronica Franceschinis, Alessia Reali, Alessandra Troisi.

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a. Level -1: SUBSOIL
Climbing ramp
b. Level 1: SOIL
Flat rooftop
a.
b.
FRACTURA

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LOSSOFLANDMARK
UNAVAILABILITY
LOSSABSENCE
INSTABILITY
T H E r o o m s
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During the path the visitor can find some rooms: here the space plays with light, voids and sharp edges to raise
feelings linked to the earthquakes.
LOSSOFLANDMARK
URBANDESIGN

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BOTANICALRESEARCHCENTER

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INTERIORDESIGN
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BOTANICAL RESEARCH CENTER
project for Villa Arconati, Bollate (MI)
Synthesis studio project, Fall 2017
Supervisors: Francesco Scullica, Peter di Sabatino, Gisella Veronese, Mauro
Afro Borella
A Botanical Research Center situated few kilometers away from Milan, is
a design project that aims to explore, conserve and explain the world of
plants for a better future by offering various activities to locals, tourists and
researchers.
Both the concept and the functions in it guides visitors to discover the
hidden treasure of the plants in addition to the hidden beauty of the
property.
The project introduces a masterplan of 193 hectares that includes different
interconnected areas such as botanical gardens, areas of conservation,
cultivation fields. Moreover, Botanic Library, Plant-based Restaurant and
Rest&Drink Gin Pavilion of Botanical Research Center are well designed
according to the concept of control the view.
Done with: Aysecan Ertin, Veronica Franceschinis, Li Xin

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BOTANICALRESEARCHCENTER
b o t a n i c l i b r a r y
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The library is located in the hidden treasure of the Villa which
is Woodshed. A silent, bright, airy space where it was used to
store wood, now it is storages knowledge. It is developed in two
level, to enhance the beautiful double height of the building. The
grid system used in four different ways like a book container, a
lighting box, a plant holder and a structural element but mainly to
control the view of the visitors by making the game of seeing- not
seeing in the space also by underlining the old structure to reveal
and preserve the memory of the woodshed.

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P l a n t- b a s e d R e s t a u r a n t
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The restaurant is located in the Stables which faces the central
Cedar courtyard, a crossing point between research and education
activities but maintain a relaxed mood due to its hidden yard. The
experience starts with grocery shopping after that the customers
deliver the 0 km fresh products and pass through the corridor in
which they can watch the preparation process of their dishes. The
waiters serve the plant-based meals in the dining area. All flows
are calculated, and the design is suitable to achieve technical
requirements.
BOTANICALRESEARCHCENTER

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INTERIORDESIGN

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g i n p a v i l l i o n
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Gin Pavilion is one of the family of pavilions connected by the
cycling andwalking path that makes users discover the hidden
points of the property. It is located in Pinetum garden. The
pavilion offers free flow to the users with its three different
access. Thanks to the flows, even if the gin bar closed, the north
modules would provide 24/7 service to the users. They contain
theessential facilities not only like toilets and drinking water
source but also aservice block to reach the top of the tower that
guarantees 360 degrees view over the field.
BOTANICALRESEARCHCENTER

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INTERIORDESIGN

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ICONACONCEPTSTORE
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INTERIORDESIGN
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ICONA CONCEPT STORE
project for Isola District, Milan
Bachelor degree thesis project / 2016
Supervisors: Giulia Gerosa, Francesco Lucchese, Angela Mazzotti, Andrea
Manfredi
The aim of Icona Concept Store is to show up the popular and simple
essence of Isola district being reinterpreted into a modern Pop concept that
offers a local and global experience.
The concept store is spread in three different but strategic locations inside
the neighbourhood, but the strong brand identity creates an immediate and
recognizable communication. The spaces are linked thanks to the yellow, a
color that is very typical of Milan.
The concept of Pop is represented also by the products that are sold there:
rice, jeans and paper are daily product, well known allover the world, but
they are presented here as extraordinary objects and icons of the Pop
culture.
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i c o n a / c a r t a
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Paper qualities have inspired the interior design of the space: colors,
diagonality, squared notebook and tattility are reinterpreted in a Pop
way to permit an immersive, complete and glad shopping experience.
Coherence and completeness of the project derived from translating
in a three-dimensions space an element which is bidimensional, i.e.
paper, creating an original and captivating place that offers emotion
starting from what we walk on, the squared paving that reminds of a
squared notebook, ending with what stands above the visitors’s head,
a paper installation that covers all the ceiling of the shop.
JEANS
RISO
CARTA
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F i r s t r o o m :
entrance and exit
s e c o n d r o o m :
exposition
t h i r d r o o m :
distribution
INTERIORDESIGN

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VEGETILES

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EXHIBITIONDESIGN
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VEGETILES
project for Palazzo Isolani (BO), Italy
Workshop with Tideo /Spring 2016
Supervisors: Davide Crippa, Emilio Lonardo
The workshop aims to enhance the potential of Tideo, through the creation
of a collection of textures and the design of an exhibition space to show this
new collection.
The VegeTiles project takes inspiration from the irregular shapes of nature,
showing itself, consistently with the eco - minimal trend, through natural
materials such as wood and stone and is aimed at a target such as living
areas, kitchens and restaurants. The plots of the collection are taken from
fruits and vegetables commonly found on our tables, while the exhibition
design is characterized by simplicity, clarity and linearity that make it a
versatile and comfortable space. The textures of the collection are then
engraved on natural materials such as wood and stone.
The project was chosen by Tideo to be realized on a 1: 1 scale inside Palazzo
Isolani in Bologna, during the Bologna Design Week 2016.
Done with: Valentina Franzi, Veronica Franceschinis, Beatrice Marotta, Alice
Scolari, Marta Soro.

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Cavolo rosso Cipolla Broccolo Aglio Verza
PROPOSTA DI PRODOTTO
Cavolo rosso Peperone Carciofo Cipolla Pomodoro
PROPOSTA DI PRODOTTO
COLLEZIONE
Cavolo rosso Cipolla Broccolo Aglio Verza
Cavolo rosso Peperone Carciofo Cipolla Pomodoro
PROPOSTA DI PRODOTTO
t h e t e x t u r e s
t h e c o l l e c t i o n
VEGETILES

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e x h i b i t i o n s p a c e
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PIANETAUTOPIA

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PIANETA UTOPIA
project for Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea, Milan
Exhibition Design Studio / Spring 2017
Supervisors: Beppe Finessi, Matteo Pirola
Pianeta Utopia is a project for an exhibition located in the PAC, Pavilion of
Contemporary Art, that discuss the theme of utopia conceived as a resource
that keeps alive the desire for alternative worlds.
Deep research which has been made for the curation is focused on utopian
thinking in an urban landscape, architecture, and domestic environment.
The exhibition considers the works of Ettore Sottsass as a starting point
and contains numerous contemporary and past century artists to show how
utopia has always been a source of unrealizable dreams and a screen for
reality.
Done with: Aysecan Ertin, Veronica Franceschinis, Davide Rizzetto, Alice
Scolari.
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1. Domestic Landscape
The first part of the exhibition
immerses the visitors to a utopian
dimension referring to a human
scale. This created abstract
landscape stimulates the creativity
and imagination of the visitors.
Image: Microenvironment, Ettore Sottsass
3. Architectural Landscape
The third room contains visionary
and unrealistic projects that
propose utopian urban solutions for
the near future. The architecture
changes simultaneously with the
needs of the citizens.
2. Habitable Landscape
The freedom of the users come out
in a habitable scale. In this section,
the visitors can find an alternative
and provocative ways of living.
Image:Yellow Heart, Haus Ructivesker-Co
4. Living Landscape
The landscape and architecture
become an art. The city absorbs
human characteristics like the
actions, habits, intuitions, and
requirements based on utopian
perspectives.
Image: Il Pianeta come Festival, Ettore SottsassImage: New Babylon, Constant Nieuwenhuys
6 Imaginary Landscape
Up and up! Aerial fantasies and
views become less recognizable,
but they stimulate our imagination
to look for new shapes and new
utopias.
5 Aerial Landscape
Going up will make us discover
another utopian living elevated
from the ground. All drawings,
collages, and photomontages
illustrate utopian schemes
underlining the freedom of the
inhabitants.
Image: Continuous Monument, Superstudio Image:Global Myopia, Marco Maggi
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Courtyard view : Entrance tunnel
Entrance view of the room 2 : Habitable Landscape
View of the room 4 : Living Landscape
Central view of the Parterre : Aerial Landscape
View of the room 4 : Living Landscape
Central view of the Parterre : Aerial Landscape
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Pianeta
UTOPIAPaesaggi ideali di mondi migliori
A cura di
Aysecan Ertin · Veronica Franceschinis · Giada Legnani · Davide Rizzetto · Alice Scolari
Milano, 2018
26 maggio - 26 agosto
PIANET
PAC Padiglione di Arte
Contemporanea
Milano,
26 maggio - 26 agosto
Progetti di
Ettore Sottsass
Patrick Tuttofuoco
Archigram
Ugo La Pietra
Hans Hollein
Haus Rucker-Co
Michael Rakowitz
Alexis Rochas
Thomàs Saraceno
Collective Åyr
Constant Nieuwenhuy
Archizoom
Bodys Isek Kingelez
Zaha Hadid
Alex Wall
Rem Koolhaas
Madelone Vriesendorp
Yona Friedman
Superstudio
Lebbeus Woods
Arata Isozaki
Emilio Isgrò
Luis Dourado
Wim Delvoye
Marco Maggi
Olafur Eliasson
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PIANETA UTOPIA
PAC Padiglione di Arte
Contemporanea
Milano,
26 maggio - 26 agosto 2018
A cura di
Aysecan Ertin
Veronica Franceschinis
Giada Legnani
Davide Rizzetto
Alice Scolari
Progetti di
Ettore Sottsass
Patrick Tuttofuoco
Archigram
Ugo La Pietra
Hans Hollein
Haus Rucker-Co
Michael Rakowitz
Alexis Rochas
Thomàs Saraceno
Collective Åyr
Constant Nieuwenhuys
Archizoom
Bodys Isek Kingelez
Zaha Hadid
Alex Wall
Rem Koolhaas
Madelone Vriesendorp
Yona Friedman
Superstudio
Lebbeus Woods
Arata Isozaki
Emilio Isgrò
Luis Dourado
Wim Delvoye
Marco Maggi
Olafur Eliasson
Politecnico di Milano
Scuola del Design
Interior Design
Anno Accademico
2016/2017
Corso
Laboratorio di
Allestimento
Professori
Beppe Finessi
Matteo Pirola
Assistente
Chiara Fauda Pichet
P a e s a g g i i d e a l i d i m o n d i m i g l i o r i
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PAESAGGIO
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Immagine: Preliminary Project for Microenvironment, Ettore Sottsass, 1972, (dettaglio)
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Microenvironment
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sottsass
Questi mobili sono dei prototipi, forse anche dei pre-prototipi,
e così, se uno va vicino, si accorge che ben poco di quello che c’è
“funziona” veramente, si accorge che l’acqua non passa dai tubi, che
il frigorifero non è freddo e le altre cose del genere, si accorge che
“l’ingenerizzazione”, come si dice nelle industrie, non è stata fatta. La
ragione un po’ strana sta nel fatto che questi mobili rappresentano
più di una serie di idee che non una serie di prodotti finiti e da mettere
sul mercato.
Perciò non mi sono minimamente preoccupato di fare degli
oggetti eleganti: la forma non è graziosa per niente, è una specie
di orgia dell’uso della plastica, come materiale che ci permette un
qualsiasi completo decondizionamento della catena interminabile
di compiacenze psichico-erotiche sul “possesso”, voglio dire sul
possesso di oggetti.
Dentro a questi mobili, che diventano delle scatole qualunque,
vengono inseriti tutti gli elementi pensati più o meno per risolvere
il tradizionale catalogo delle necessità formulate dalla società
industriale-produttiva. (...)
A seconda dello stato di cultura etnica alla quale appartiene chi
userà questi mobili, il catalogo di necessità si allarga o si restringe
ma loro, i containers, restano impassibili: sono formalmente
disimpegnati dallo stato etnico del possessore.
È chiaro che io avrei potuto lavorare molto di più dentro ai containers
per tentare di risolvere anche le necessità particolari con soluzioni
quantitative piuttosto che qualitative; ma un po’ forse una operazione
di questo genere la farò un’altra volta. Così qualcuno può anche dire
che sulla roba dentro ai containers non ho lavorato abbastanza, e se
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Microenvironment, 1972
90 x 68 x 210 cm
PianetaUtopiaPaesaggioDomestico
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PAESAGGIO
DOMESTICO
Immagine: Preliminary Project for Microenvironment, Ettore Sottsass, 1972, (dettaglio)
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Microenvironment
1972
ettore
sottsass
Questi mobili sono dei prototipi, forse anche dei pre-prototipi,
e così, se uno va vicino, si accorge che ben poco di quello che c’è
“funziona” veramente, si accorge che l’acqua non passa dai tubi, che
il frigorifero non è freddo e le altre cose del genere, si accorge che
“l’ingenerizzazione”, come si dice nelle industrie, non è stata fatta. La
ragione un po’ strana sta nel fatto che questi mobili rappresentano
più di una serie di idee che non una serie di prodotti finiti e da mettere
sul mercato.
Perciò non mi sono minimamente preoccupato di fare degli
oggetti eleganti: la forma non è graziosa per niente, è una specie
di orgia dell’uso della plastica, come materiale che ci permette un
qualsiasi completo decondizionamento della catena interminabile
di compiacenze psichico-erotiche sul “possesso”, voglio dire sul
possesso di oggetti.
Dentro a questi mobili, che diventano delle scatole qualunque,
vengono inseriti tutti gli elementi pensati più o meno per risolvere
il tradizionale catalogo delle necessità formulate dalla società
industriale-produttiva. (...)
A seconda dello stato di cultura etnica alla quale appartiene chi
userà questi mobili, il catalogo di necessità si allarga o si restringe
ma loro, i containers, restano impassibili: sono formalmente
disimpegnati dallo stato etnico del possessore.
È chiaro che io avrei potuto lavorare molto di più dentro ai containers
per tentare di risolvere anche le necessità particolari con soluzioni
quantitative piuttosto che qualitative; ma un po’ forse una operazione
di questo genere la farò un’altra volta. Così qualcuno può anche dire
che sulla roba dentro ai containers non ho lavorato abbastanza, e se
40
Microenvironment, 1972
90 x 68 x 210 cm
PianetaUtopiaPaesaggioDomestico
Pages from the exhibition cataloguePages from the exhibition catalogue
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