ARCHIVE 02 - RICHARD SAPPER / UNIFOR - MOLTENI GROUP
The beginning of this project took place in 1985. In that period Richard Sapper was already an established designer, able to convey very technical solutions, to poetic recalls and imagery, as for the stainless steel kettle for Alessi, 9091, whose whistle reminds the sound of an old steamboat on the Rhine River.
In 1989, after 4 years of development, the project “Secrétaire” was published, produced by
@unifor_official , part of the
@molteniandc group. A piece of furniture that can adapt to both domestic and office spaces, combining public and private dimensions. A desk, somewhat like a vault, suitable for storing, organizing, and consulting written or electronic documents. Things that are precious, delicate, personal, private, and intimate. Part desk, part vault, it anticipates the continuity between home and office, between the public and private spheres. It is a clean, rigorous volume that changes its function, working mode, and technological equipment.
This cabinet allows for the height of the work surface to be adjusted electronically, permitting the user to work from either a seated or standing position.
Secrétaire sets up a typology for new furniture through many possibilities.
How beautiful it is to understand that some very contemporary values (a combination with a flexible job/lifestyle - smart working...) were already explored more than 30 years ago?
So cool.
Project Collaborators: Mathias Sapper,
Prizes: 1989 Office Design, EIMU Milano / 1990 IF Industrie Forum Design Hannover
The first images have been manually scanned by the Domus volume 7 49 - M ay 199 3 and digitally refined by me. The scanned material is the property of
@domusweb . All the other material is property of
@unifor_official @molteniandc
@richard_sapper
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