Driade - Frate 50° table Limited Edition

The Frate table, designed by Enzo Mari, celebrates its first 50 years with a Limited Edition of 50 pieces, numbered and embellished by the signature of the author laser engraved. An icon of Italian Design, continuously in production since 1973, a masterpiece among the happiest of the Milanese master, visionary author and pioneer of the creative thinking of entire generations.

Enzo Mari

Enzo Mari was born in Novara in 1932. He developed his training with studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. However, already in the 1950s he started an intense artistic activity, with exhibitions in galleries and museums of contemporary art. At the same time, he began his design activity in the field of personal formal research. Subsequently in collaboration with numerous industries, in the fields of graphics, publishing, industrial products and exhibition preparation. Characteristic of his work is the continuous research and experimentation of new forms and meanings of the product, in contrast with the traditional schemes of design. His unique position as an artist-designer is documented in publications dedicated to his work, as well as in interventions in important institutions dedicated to his work. The presidency at ADI from 1976 to 1979 is clear proof of the recognition of the artist. He won the Compasso d'Oro award three times, while his works and objects are present in the collections of various contemporary art museums. A large personal exhibition was dedicated to him in 1983 by the "Study Center and Archive of Communication" of the University of Parma, where the 8,500 drawings and drawings from his archive are kept, which he donated to the CSAC. Furthermore, his activity is also focused on research and planning for urban furnishings (Municipality of Milan, arrangement of the Piazza del Duomo). Teaching also characterizes his career, carried out with conferences and cycles of lessons in Italy and abroad, including courses held at the Institute of Art History of the University of Parma and at the Faculty of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano.

Driade

Driade; is an aesthetic workshop in the continuous search for beauty in living. The extensive catalogue includes furniture for the home, garden and collective spaces. They are objects of art and daily use, souls combing harmoniously. All this makes Driade unique in design world. The aesthetic laboratory is the result of the desire to introduce experimentation into mass-produced products. The pursuit of creativity in every product constitutes the goal of the enterprise. Driade creates products that are unique, eclectic, eccentric but at the same time elegant, timeless and, above all, joyful. The art of living is based on the idea that eclecticism, mélange of cultures, curiosity and surprise are the true essence of our age. Being permeable to differences makes Driade project a highly topical proposal one that is open to the future. Driade also denies the flattening of globalization but senses its vitality and freshness resulting from the multiplication of places and the development of ideas.