5 May 2015

On furniture and modularity 2_Giulio Iacchetti

On modular systems Paolo Golinelli points out three recent furniture works of Giulio Iacchetti:

EUR shelving system, polypropylene (Magis, 2013)
inspired by the Palazzo della Civiltà building, designed by Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto La Padula and Giovanni Romano (1942-53) at the EUR neighborhood in Roma conceived for the Universal Expo 1942, that didn't take place because of the war.
Info on the building here
Info and a video on the shelving here

_Koob shelving, steel (Arthema, 2012)
info here

_Geko modular mobile wall, high-tech polymer (Caimi brevetti 2006)
inspired by the exagonal shape of the beehive
info here and on the producer website

All the pictures are from Giulio Iacchetti website www.giulioiacchetti.com

EUR shelving system



Koob shelving
Geko modular mobile wall

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