Photos Alberto Strada, Lorenzo Cappellini Baio; Graphic Concept Studio Temp; Copy Laura Rysman, MDF Italia marketing & communication dept.
Sheraton,
Giotto Stoppino, Lodovico Acerbis, 1977
Reflecting Giotto Stoppino and Lodovico Acerbis’s role as a leading
exponent of modern Italian design, the Sheraton sideboard combines
a sleekly groundbreaking shape with innovative functionality,
thanks to its unique “sliding-pivot” opening system, a combination
of a sliding and a hinged door.
The winner of the Compasso d’Oro in 1979, the seminal design
forms part of the permanent collection at London’s Victoria and
Albert Museum, and today sees new editions of the wood cabinet
finished with Acerbis’s distinctive glossy lacquers in six new
contemporary tones.
Maestro
Gianfranco Frattini, 1997
With the precision and vivid identity that Gianfranco Frattini
imbued in his work, the Maestro table was designed to conjure
function and perfection in living spaces. Today, at versions in 2.5, 3
and 3.5 meters in length, it becomes grander in its scale for modern
entertaining needs, and more dramatic in its material impact, with
black ash wood and dark stained walnut making dark silhouettes
of the long, cantilevered wings of the table and its linear play of
cutouts that recalls traditional Japanese architecture.
Serenissimo,
Lella & Massimo Vignelli, David Law, 1985
The precisely delineated Serenissimo renders a table as a graphic
composition, with four columns and a linear steel girder to float the
table top above.
In the key of Lella and Massimo Vignelli’s original design, the
creation speaks through its geometry and materials, with its
elemental shapes defined by refined metallic finishes or soft tones
of venetian stucco, and by a vast glass top — up to three meters
long — extended atop the altar-like base, for a harmony composed
of monumental proportions.
Storet,
Nanda Vigo, 1994
A playful, spirited pillar of
drawers, the Storet cabinet
epitomizes the visionary touch
of Nanda Vigo’s designs, now
modernized with a brightly
lacquered wood contrast and
brand new proportions. In both
its elongated vertical edition,
and in the nightstand designed
by Vigo but manufactured for
the first time only now, the Storet
reflects today’s advances in
production, with the walnut’s
visible grain illuminating Acerbis’s
modern expertise in utilizing
extensive wood surfaces.
Spiros,
Vico Magistretti, 1987
“Simplicity is the most complex
achievement in the world,”
said Vico Magistretti, and his
virtuosity with purified design
is evident in this first creation
of his for Acerbis, using a change
in perspective to transform
an everyday object — the
broomstick — into an object of
captivating essentialism.
M920099-0751
Remasters is the first collection curated by the new artistic direction of Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces.
An eclectic and authentic collection with seven pieces selected among the most daring and original archival masterpieces,
including drawings by Vico Magistretti, Nanda Vigo, Gianfranco Frattini, Giotto Stoppino, Lodovico Acerbis, Lella & Massimo
Vignelli and Roberto Monsani, reinterpreted in a contemporary key.
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Remasters: Francesco Meda and David Lopez Quincoces, the new creative directors of Acerbis, have united their well-proven strengths
in industrial design and architecture, to invigorate the future of design at Acerbis. With a visionary sense of the contemporary and
a passion for the history of design, the pair have commenced a reawakening of Acerbis’ archives, relaunching fresh versions of creations
whose modernity remains progressive even today.
Each archive design was carefully chosen by Meda and Lopez Quincoces to highlight an era of iconic experimentation, and to create a
forward-looking survey of Acerbis’ beautifully useful icons: a foundation grounded in the potent heritage of this pace-setting brand to
commence a new chapter of Acerbis.
Collection: imbued with precision production and a finely-honed heritage in high craftsmanship, Acerbis innovated creative solutions
for contemporary living spaces — creating the vanguard in modern modular furnishings, with designers’ reimaginings of credenzas,
cabinets, and storage pieces, many of which have been exhibited at the world’s most prestigious museums, including the Museum of
Modern Art in New York, and the Victoria & Albert Museum of London.
Continually exploring novel material uses, Acerbis established a new touchstone in high-quality lacquers, imbuing them with previously
unseen levels of gloss and durability, and inventing its own patented Caoxol lacquer finish. A unique talent for specialized closing
mechanisms, hinges, and other custom hardware, descended from the furniture maker’s artisan tradition, imparted a fundamental luxury
experience of design for users to match the conceptual aesthetic solutions of the furnishings. Over these years of experimentation
and industrialization, Acerbis forged its DNA of Italian ingenuity for a future-gazing clientele ever since.
Creso,
Lella & Massimo Vignelli, 1988
A singular form with a monolith’s silhouette, the Creso experiments
with a sole pedestal of support to transform a table into the kind of
vigorous geometry that defined the eye of Lella and Massimo Vignelli.
Returned to a more faithful rendering of Vignelli’s ideas, the new
Creso explores a use of materials that underlines the potency of
the design, with its round top and pillar base.
Menhir,
Giotto Stoppino, L. Acerbis, 1983
With a daring approach to
materials, the Menhir low table
becomes a composition of colors
and textures that eloquently
illustrate the sculptural
simplicity of Lodovico Acerbis
and Giotto Stoppino’s inventions
of new forms.
With a Greek-like classicism, the
table’s column connects the
monumental marble base, matte
in its contemporary version,
to a tabletop newly rendered in
lacquered wood or black ash
wood and dark stained walnut,
creating a striking exchange
between colors and elements.
Florian,
Vico Magistretti, 1989
Ingeniously functional, the
Florian represents Magistretti’s
supreme simplicity, with a
lightweight, multi-level table
built on a foldable structure
inspired by a broom handle,
which collapses flat to hang on
the wall as a graphic object of
circles and lines.
Gong,
Gianfranco Frattini, 1987
Emblematic of the rigorous
designs of Gianfranco Frattini,
the Gong side table reemerges
with his quintessential grace
and flair of form, now in diverse
heights and diameters — a family
of proportions for sculptures,
plants, and other decor.
Jot,
Giotto Stoppino, 1976
Celebrating stainless steel in the
Bauhaus tradition, the tubular
chrome-framed Jot chair takes
its swooping, balletic form
into the contemporary era with a
new version purified of any paint
or dye that would hide
the essence of its powerful metal
and rawhide leather elements.
An iconic example of Giotto
Stoppino’s masterful use of
cantilevered chair styles
and his exploratory method
with materials.
Life,
Roberto Monsani, 1975
In envisioning new styles of living, Roberto Monsani imagined
solutions to reshape the home, and the Life couch — so avant-garde
it was never produced in series in Monsani’s day — retains its
modern edge. Maintaining its modular and flexible design, today
the sofa’s original lucite frame has been elongated and updated
with versions in wood for contemporary living ideals.
Remasters
Creso
Lella & Massimo Vignelli, 1988
Florian
Vico Magistretti, 1989
Gong
Gianfranco Frattini, 1987
Jot
Giotto Stoppino, 1976
Life sofa
Roberto Monsani, 1975
Menhir
Giotto Stoppino, Lodovico Acerbis, 1983
Maestro
Gianfranco Frattini, 1997
Serenissimo
Lella & Massimo Vignelli, David Law, 1985
Sheraton
Giotto Stoppino, Lodovico Acerbis, 1977
Spiros
Vico Magistretti, 1987
Storet
Nanda Vigo, 1994
Collection
Alterego
Giacomo Moor, 2016
Axis
Gabriele & Oscar Buratti, 2009
Ghostwriter
Giacomo Moor, 2017
Grand Buffet
Massimo Castagna, 2014
Judd
Gabriele & Oscar Buratti, 2001
Life
Roberto Monsani, 1975-2002
Litt
Gabriele & Oscar Buratti, 2002
Ludwig
Lodovico Acerbis, 2005
Maxwell
Massimo Castagna, 2014
Moodboard Console
Massimo Mariani, 2018
Moodboard
Massimo Mariani, 2018
N.C. Landscape
Massimo Castagna, 2016
N.C. Smartwall
Massimo Castagna, 2012
New Concepts
Lodovico Acerbis, 1999
Outline
Giacomo Moor, 2016
Pond
Marco Acerbis, 2006
Steel
Lodovico Acerbis, Gabriele Buratti, 2001
Remasters' technical informations
Creso
Round table
Top Ø130; Ø160 cm
H72 cm
Florian
Folding table
L39.2 D39.2 H84.2 cm
Gong
Side table
Ø27 H80; Ø43 H45; Ø43 H55; Ø55 H35 cm
Jot
Chair
L48.5 D58 H79 seat H46 cm
Life sofa
Seat module
L90 D98 H63 seat H42 cm
Menhir
Low table
Top Ø80; Ø100; Ø120 cm
Base H36.2; H42.5, H48.8 cm
Maestro
Rectangular table
D90 L250; D100 L300; D100 L350; D120 L350 cm
H73 cm
Serenissimo
Square table
D160 L160; D180 L180; D200 L200 cm
H72 cm
Sheraton
Sideboard
L280 D49 H70 cm
Spiros
Coat stand
Ø33 H190 cm
Storet
Low chest of drawers
L55.6 D51.7 H55.5 cm
Pouf S
L58 D58 H42 cm
Pouf M
L90 D98 H42 cm
Consolle
Top L180 D40; H80.2 cm
Rectangular table
D120 L250; D120 L300; D120 L350 cm
H72 cm
Hight chest of drawers
L55.6 D51.7 H131.1 cm
