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"When Italian designer Giacomo Moor was tasked with creating furniture for a
school in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya last fall, he knew instantly what he wanted
to make: Pieces that were functional, straightforward and easy to assemble.
“‘Simplification’ was the word that immediately came to mind,” he said during
CNN’s visit to his studio in Milan, Italy. “I knew I had to stick to the basics
and think of the whole production in an elemental way.”
The resulting range of modular bunk beds, benches and tables is certainly
simple in both construction and design. Moor’s furniture can be built on-site
using wooden pieces which locals can cut themselves according to plans.
Assembly requires only a few basic tools — a chisel, a carpenter’s square and a
pencil — thanks to an adaptable system of interlocking joints.
Comprising clean lines and no decoration, the items’ utilitarian aesthetic
hasn’t stopped them becoming a point of pride for students at the Why Not
Academy, the primary school they were designed for, Moor said.
“It’s a design conceived to work for the community,” he added. “One that puts
function first yet doesn’t compromise on form. I think that’s all there is to
it. A humble idea.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
