Different Tendencies
Enzo Mari
Letto
Scene design: Duyi Han
Letto bedframe from the Metamobile series
Produced by Simon International, Italy
1974
Precut wood assembled according to Mari’s instructions
23.6 x 74.8 x 35.4 inches
60 x 190 x 90 centimeters
Price and detailed condition available upon request
In 1974, Enzo Mari published “Proposta per un’autoprogrettzaione” (Proposal for Self-Planning). The work was the culmination of experiments Mari undertook with his assistants to create models of furniture that anyone could theoretically—and relatively easily, with a hammer, a few nails and planks of rough wood—make themselves. Mari’s concept was intended to imbue consumers, who had to make the furniture with their own hands, with an appreciation for the value of design. Included in Different Tendencies is an example of one of two beds in the project, an early example built from a kit retailed by Simon International, Italy.
Images courtesy of Galleria Luisa Delle Piane