"In a State of Repair"

In a State of Repair @ Salone Milan 2014

In a State of Repair @ Salone Milan 2014

“The transformation of an object, through the process of repair”

Milan’s La Rinascente department store, in collaboration with London’s Serpentine Galleries, showcased the installation “In a State of Repair” by Martino Gamper during the 2014 Design Week in Milano

If the Salone was about conspicuous consumption – and even more conspicuous design, then here by contrast was a different proposition about economy in an era of austerity, a notion of something being well-made implying use over time, rather than speedy abandonment.