Bambù vase 3084C
Publisher/Manufacturer : Danese Milano
Production period : 1960's
Circa : 1968
Country of production : Italy
Special features : A beige example of the Bambù 3084C is held and displayed at the Design Museum Brussels. Other models from the Bambù series are also held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Materials : Moulded PVC, mass-coloured in a beige or straw shade
Dimensions : 11 x 32 x 11 cm
Condition : Very good condition
COL EM 01
Designed in 1969 by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano, the Bambù vase, model 3084C, takes the form of a cylinder articulated by deep vertical ribs. These converge towards an annular base and evoke the clustered growth of bamboo stems.
Mari does not, however, seek to imitate the plant: he extracts from it a structural principle based on repetition, transforming a simple form into a sculptural volume. The straw or mustard tone softens this rigorous geometry.
The vase is made from pressure-moulded PVC. This process allows the walls, fluting and thickened sections around the base and opening to be formed in a single operation. The reliefs are therefore not applied decoration, but arise directly from the logic of the mould. This economy of means exemplifies Mari’s investigation into a legible industrial form, determined by manufacture rather than ornament.
The value of this example lies in its belonging to the original 1969 PVC edition and in its straw colour, which is less common than some other variants. It should be distinguished from the ceramic reissue introduced by Danese in 2015. The Bambù series is represented in the collections of the Centre Pompidou and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Designer :
Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari is one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century Italian design, renowned for a practice grounded in research, constructive simplicity, and a critical reflection on the function of objects. As an artist, designer, and theorist, he developed a body of work in which rigorous design is combined with a deep attention to use, materials, and manufacturing processes. His collaboration with Danese Milano, beginning in the 1960s, represents an essential chapter in his career and gave rise to objects that have become emblematic of modern Italian design. His Bambu and Trifoglio vase series illustrate this approach through essential forms inspired by the natural world, in which Mari explores the relationships between function, perception, and composition. Later, his Ecolo set designed for Alessi extended this radical reflection on the status of the object: by proposing to transform recycled plastic bottles into vases, it questions the value of the creative gesture, the role of the user, and the modes of design production. Through these projects, Enzo Mari affirmed a demanding vision of design that is accessible, responsible, and meaningful. His works are now part of the collections of the world’s leading institutions dedicated to art and design.
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