Magis - Nuovastep ladder black

Nuovastep is the evolution of a Magis best-seller. The ladder Step, presented atthe Salone del Mobile in Milan in 1984, is the first in a series of pieces defined “forgotten designs”: everyday items for the home (from brooms to dish racks, bottle racks and stepladders). Nuovastep is made of chromed or epoxy painted steel tube, with steps in ABS, and it was redesigned in 2003 in order to obtain TüV certification (compulsory nowadays for this type of product, but not back in the eighties when it was first created), thus guaranteeing its absolute safety and reliability.

Andries & Hiroko Van Onck

Andries Van Onck (1928-2018) studied Industrial Design in the Netherlands before attending the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, with Tomas Maldonado, Walter Zeischegg and Max Bill. He lived in Italy since 1959, and worked with Ettore Sottsass Jr. on the design of the first Olivetti electronic machines. Hiroko Takeda (born in 1945) graduated from the Tokyo Academy. From 1968 until 1972 she worked with various Japanese firms in the furnishing arena. She lived and worked in Italy since 1972, with Andries Van Onck. In 1965 Andries founded his own design studio in Milan (later in Gavirate near Varese) where, with his wife Hiroko Takeda, he developed numerous design projects for companies in Italy and abroad, and received many awards for them: from domestic appliances for Zanussi and Bertazzoni to intercom and video intercom systems for Amplyvox, from cutlery for Serafino Zani to interior design accessories for Magis, and so on. Andries and Hiroko van Onck took part in numerous international exhibitions and their products are included in the permanent design collections of various museums around the world. Both published articles and books on design and design theory, and lectured at major European universities.

Magis

A story of ideas, creativity and experimentation. Since 1976. This is the know-how that Magis brings to the world of design.
Established in Northern Italy as a family business, thanks to the ingenuity of visionary Eugenio Perazza it has become a major design laboratory for home, outdoor, office and contract and a global player in design field. Magis is a Latin word meaning “more“. And this is precisely the origin of the propulsive drive for experimentation. To be and do more.
Magis has always believed in young and emerging talents, and over the years, the company has grown and experimented alongside many of them, now famous on the international scene. Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and Jerszy Seymour are just some of the designers who are part of the Magis family.An eclectic, versatile design that take up homes, public spaces and stands out in the permanent exhibitions of more than 35 museums around the world, and has won close to a hundred of the most prestigious awards including five Compasso d’Oro awards, the oldest and most authoritative worldwide design award.