Furniture Magis Seats | Magis Mariolina Chair

Mariolina Recalls The Style Of The 1950S, But Has A Series Of Extra Details. The Section Of The Legs Is In Fact Thinner And More Precise. The Seat And Backrest Are Not Fixed To The Structure Through Screws Or Rivets, But Through A Series Of Molded Plastic Ribs That Hug The Metal Structure On The Back Of The Seat And Backrest. Mariolina Is Stackable Up To 12 Pieces.Materials: Polyester Painted Steel Tube Structure, Seat And Backrest In Standard Injection Molded Polypropylene.Cm 46 (Length) One Of The Major Theorists Of Italian And Global Design. Enzo Mari Is One Of The Most Emblematic Figures Of Italian Design. Born In Cerano, In The Province Of Novara, In 1932, He Enrolled In The Brera Academy Of Fine Arts In Milan In 1952. His Long Career Began With Participation In Avant-Garde Movements Linked To Design, Including The Arte Cinetica Group, Where He Had The Opportunity To Meet Bruno Munari, And The Nuova Tendenza Group, Of Which He Became Coordinator In 1963 And For Which He Organized The Exhibited At The Zagreb Biennial In 1965. His Work Is Characterized By An Artistic And Philosophical Approach, As Well As An Innovative And Non-Conformist One, And Is Focused On The Educational And Social Aspects Of Design. This Will Lead Him To Develop An Intense Transversal Activity In Design, In The Field Of Teaching And Aesthetic Research, And To Publish Texts Thanks To Which He Is Today Considered One Of The Major Design Theorists In The World. In Over 60 Years Of Activity, Mari Has Collaborated With Various Companies, Including Danese, Ceramiche Gabbianelli, Zanotta, Alessi, Magis, Robots, Zani&Zani. In 1971 He Participated In The Exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” At The Moma In New York, Which Will Increase The Fame Of Made In Italy In The World, With The Pago-Pago Vase By Danese. Each Project Is Born After A Careful Study Phase And The Creation Of Sketches And Prototypes, And Stands Out For Its Clean Design With Attention To The Smallest Details. Among The Most Significant And Innovative Creations, The Putrella Centerpiece From 1958, The La Serie Della Natura Silk-Screen Prints From 1961, The Formosa Perpetual Calendar From 1963, Created For Danese, The Gioco Delle Fable From 1965 For Corraini Edizioni, The Traccia Tile Collection From 1978 For Ceramiche Gabbianelli, The Mariolina Chair In 2002 For Magis. During His Career Mari Received The Compasso D’Oro Award 5 Times From Adi, An Association Of Which He Was Also President From 1976 To 1979. In Addition To His Design Projects, As The Delfina Chair For Driade From 1979, The Tonietta Chair For Zanotta From 1987 And The Legato Table From 2001. Mari Receives The Award For Her Research Work In 1967 And For Her Career In 2011. Many Of Her Works Are Exhibited In Important Museums National And International Design Venues, Including The Triennale In Milan, The National Gallery Of Modern Art In Rome, The Moma In New York, The Stedelijk Museum In Amsterdam And The Moderna Museet In Stockholm. He Died In Milan On 19 October 2020.