Ciat magazine

Design as protest: when furniture became a political act

Looking today at Zanotta’s Quaderna table or Alessandro Mendini’s celebrated Proust armchair, it is difficult to imagine the provocative power these objects had when they were first created. Today, they are considered true design icons, exhibited in museums around the world and sought after by collectors and interior designers. Originally, however, they represented much more than simple pieces of furniture: they were instruments of cultural ...