faddasantos: something for everyday

london

faddasantos

fran santos + caterina fadda on a bench
in front of the designmuseum tank

It’s not so long ago that I visited the red dot design museum in essen, germany. there is much to see but faddasantos colourful salad bowl for Italian company fratelli guzzini was one of the things that I spotted. the series is quite conservative in its form but strikes with powerful colours.

I met the couple shortly after they opened an installation called ‘elements of production’ where they present the aesthetic qualities of a ‘household product and the hidden technical elements of its mass manufacturing process.’ the bowls are placed on a huge table filled with polymer granules. the amount of the granules in the table is the exact amount needed to produce all of the bowls that are on it. A nice way of showing that they want to get the most out of the materials they use.

while we were sitting by the thames river and talking about their installation I asked them if they are working on any interesting new projects. fran said that they are sketching various seatings at the moment. caterina added that they actually need a new couch. they laughed and said that it’s a good excuse to design things you need yourself. I definitely agree. their bowls are the reason I decided to have a salad for dinner tonight.

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