LA FENICE: RISING FROM THE ASHES

Project Concept

In 2024, we can no longer afford to design wasting materials, always starting from scratch.

As we know, our planet cannot provide infinite resources: we cannot design objects that requires new material every time.

Yet, today's designers seem blind to this: they create stunning objects but always begin with a blank slate. We need to learn to start with what already exists and rethink it in a new way.

And don’t talk to me about recycling—it’s a big misconception! In most supply chains, recycling requires enormous amounts of energy (often from fossil fuels) to recycle minimal quantities of material. But it allows us to label products as “made from recycled materials.”

Sorry for the rant—let’s get back to it.

The nature of this seat lends it to an eclectic style, where the various hues of marble come together in a piece that undeniably draws inspiration from Alessandro Mendini's Proust chair.

This is a provocative, experimental project: the blocks are not connected in any way; they are simply placed and stacked together. Once photographed, the seats were dismantled. I am currently working on something more.

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