Enzo maris autoprogettazione offers simple furniture plans that can be. Sedia 1 chair homage to autoprogettazione sedia 1 chair is the first object from the famous and thoughtprovoking project autoprogettazione 1974 to go into. I was not entirely pleased with the way it read all together, and so i didnt publish it back in the day. He studied classics and literature at the accademia di brera, milan, and blends art and design in his work, which is underpinned by intense research and his philosophical, theoretical approach. The chairs in autopro the career of enzo mari has spanned over his ability to. Ive always understood maris project to be a critique of the self important. Square table, enzo mari, 1973, made from a kit of precut pine lumber sold by dino.
A documentary film about enzo maris thoughtprovoking project. In a 1974 workshop which became a gallery exhibit, he fostered the experience of creating and making a thing that worked mechanically and also made a connection with the heart of the. As an alternative to formalism and intended as a democratisation of design, with the autoprogettazione programme enzo mari created a provocative. Enzo mari born 1932 is a noted italian modernist artist and furniture designer. He draws inspiration from the idealism of the arts and crafts movement, and his political views as a communist. The collection of designs for furniture can be built with just a hammer. In 1974, he came out with 19 designs for wooden furniture entitled autoprogettazione. Autoprogettazione or self design was maris collection of designs for furniture you could make yourself with just a hammer using inexpensive, offtheshelf lumber. Url consultato il 21 ottobre 2008 archiviato dallurl originale il 7 aprile 2009. Enzo mari think creatively and builds logically max bill, 1959, enzo mari a philologist of a creative language pierre restany, 1967, enzo mari the more he thinks about it about the crazy, ambiguous, uncertain and slippery. Enzo mari proposal for unautoprogettazione sedia chair. The making of an enzo mari dining room table the economic and ecological and aesthetic farsightedness of enzo mari s 1974 autoprogettazione still blows my mind. By the word autoprogettazione enzo mari means an exercise to be carried out individually to improve ones personal understanding of the sincerity behind the project. Translated variously as selfprojects, and selfdesign, selfmade, mari s collection of designs for furniture you could build yourself.
Feb 25, 2012 autoprogettazione revisited celebrates the influence of renowned italian designer enzo maris 1970s project for selfmade furniture. Mari was born in novara, italy and he studied at the brera academy in milan, italy from 19521956. Enzo mari, artista, architetto e designer disegna sedia n. So heres mari x ikea, a pdf compilation i made in 2010 aboutfmy 200709 project to construct an enzo mari autoprogettazione table out of ikea furniture components.
Free on request, it contained a set of instructions for 19 pieces of furniture in the form of cutting plans and axonometric drawings. Shop authentic enzo mari furniture and other enzo mari furniture from the worlds best dealers. Autoprogettazione 1974 in 1974, with autoprogettazione, loosely translated as selfdesign, selfmade, or selfprojects, mari sought to give people quality furniture, designed by a designer, but made by the consumers own hand with just a hammer, nails and offtheshelf lumber. Enzo mari autoprogettazione story legno architettura. Autoprogettazione translated as selfmade is a concept, thought up by italian design godfather enzo mari in the 1950s, of producing superior quality, functional furniture from ubiquitous materials in your own home. A brilliant example of counterconstraint is italian designer enzo maris democratic furniture manual, autoprogettazione. The making of an enzo mari dining room table the economic and ecological and aesthetic farsightedness of enzo maris 1974 autoprogettazione still blows my mind.
A project for making easytoassemble furniture using rough boards and nails. To make this possible you are guided through an archetypal and very simple technique. Il progetto consiste nel dare materiale e istruzioni allutente in modo che da solo realizzi le forniture. Oct 07, 2009 enzo maris autoprogettazione revisited, london autoprogettazione translated as selfmade is a concept, thought up by italian design godfather enzo mari in the 1950s, of producing superior quality, functional furniture from ubiquitous materials in your own home. Autoprogettazione or self design was maris collection of designs for furniture you could make yourself with just a hammer using inexpensive, offtheshelf. Apr 20, 20 the video below is a lengthy but insightful interview with legendary italian maker enzo mari. In 1974, the italian designer enzo mari published 19 furniture designs that one could make by oneself in his book autoprogettazione. In 1974, italian designer enzo mari published the first edition of autoprogettazione. Dagli anni cinquanta svolge lattivita artistica, con mostre personali e collettive in gallerie e musei di arte contemporanea. Conceived in reaction to the glut of mass produced furniture around at the time, mari formulated a free catalogue explaining in intricate detail how best to produce 19 pieces of. Enzo maris 1974 autoprogettazione translates as selfprojects, selfdesign, and selfmade. Lezioni di enzo mari dal disegno alla realizzazione youtube. Enzo mari is legend amongst furniture designers a cranky old radical, chewing over cigars and long italian syllables as he lacerates the. Of the many ideas around the autoprogettazione is that you make your own furniture, save money, use your hands and build with a minimal approach to tools.
Autoprogettazione enzo mari and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Translated variously as selfprojects, and selfdesign, selfmade, maris collection of designs for furniture you could build yourself. A documentary film about enzo mari s thoughtprovoking project. Aug 22, 2008 we knew enzo mari from his simple fruit prints and interlocking wooden animali puzzle, but didnt know about his furniture until recently. Apr 18, 2016 in 1974, italian designer enzo mari published the first edition of autoprogettazione. Enzo mari artista, designer 1932 enzo mari nasce a novara nel 1932. The collection of designs for furniture can be built with just a hammer and nails using cheap, offtheshelf timber. Pdf autoprogettazione revisited instructions web alan gs. Enzo mari is an important figure in italian design, although he has been known to frequently declare that design is dead. That same year, autoproget tazione revisited autoprogettazione thinking, and.
Mari was born in novara, italy and he studied at the brera academy in milan, italy from 19521956 in the 1960s, published a series of books, including the apple and the. Posts about autoprogettazione written by woodarchitecture. Originally published in 1974, it has been reprinted many times. Autoprogettazione, roughly translated self design, was a project and book by the modernist artist and designer enzo mari that gives instructions for building easytoassemble furniture tables, chairs, bookshelves, wardrobe using rough boards and nails. Pdf autoprogettazione revisited instructions web alan. Wikipedia entry introduction enzo mari born 1932 is a noted italian modernist artist and furniture designer. Enzo mari, a designer of furniture and other things in italy, asked interesting social questions about relationships between people and things, such as furniture. The video below is a lengthy but insightful interview with legendary italian maker enzo mari. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. An elementary technique to teach to look at present production with a critical eye. His 1974 manual autoprogettazione offered nineteen designs using readymade cuts of timber, to build tables, chairs, bookshelves, and even beds. We knew enzo mari from his simple fruit prints and interlocking wooden animali puzzle, but didnt know about his furniture until recently. Enzo mari grants autoprogettazione rights to refugee charity. Enzo mari artista, designer 1932 designer designindex.