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New life for design

from IFDM Design Issue 2023

from IFDM Design Issue 2023, page 128

North, South, East and West

Reissues have their own intrinsic charm: products that come back to life, faithful to their original image (often created by the great masters of design), but updated in terms of materials. Here are some new developments for 2023.

by Veronica Orsi

Cleide and Despina were created by Antonio Citterio towards the start of the Maxalto experience, now updated in terms of materials, production technique and size, with the aim of adapting to evolving lifestyles.

Agapecasa, the brand created by Agape to reproduce original projects by Angelo Mangiarotti, presents the expansion of the Cavalletto system, including cabinets with drawers and folding doors, a daybed and a table.

The iconic Crate Collection has been revived thanks to collaboration between Rietveld Originals and HAY. The series includes a lounge chair, a dining chair, a low table and a side table, keeping faith with the original design.

The Washington table lamp has been reissued for its 40th anniversary in limited edition, with revised finishes and high-performance light sources. Originally designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte for the French Embassy in Washington D.C.

Stool 60, the model by Artek created by Alvar Aalto, reaches its 90th anniversary. To celebrate, the company has created three limited editions: Stool 60 Kontrasti, Stool 60 Loimu, and Stool 60 Vili, in collaboration with Formafantasma.

Bungee has been restyled to enhance the floor-to-ceiling fixture: the cord is now woven, available in a range of colors, while the base is in concrete, ready to sustain up to three lighting points.

Bugia by Stilnovo resembles an old candlestick with a handle, known in Italian as a ‘bugia’. The lamp returns, among the company’s reissues, as a table or wall version with single or double light sources.

Within the ‘New Room’ project by Tacchini, two reissues of works by the architect Tobia Scarpa: the Sempronia chair from the 1980s and the Dialogo chair from the 1970s. Both convey a sense of material force and modern expression.