DESIGN NOTES 01
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Tabet’s extensive technical skills and
knowledge of production processes help
him to turn intuition into a style lexicon
that both challenges and enhances the
excellent craftsmanship of Pianca.
His ambition is for every object to tell a
story about its particular moment in time.
In fact, his pieces could not be produced
in the past. There is always a key form
or inspiration linked to the world of today
which confirms that the product in
question could not have been designed
in the past. Attention to finer elements,
to the perception of the quality of a piece
of furniture and the care dedicated to
details are almost an obsession for him.
Tabet evidently feels a designer has a role
of responsibility towards his or her work
when he says, “Designing an object bears
responsibility. Bringing a new object into
the world is an active choice. I want this
choice to be made in the best way”.
Obsession
for details
— Q&A
— What makes you happy as a designer?
The first prototype: the magic that is
released when someone else takes
my work for the first time and, with a
prototype, shows me how it could be
mass-produced. It means we have finally
managed to achieve a level of attention
to detail that satisfies me.
— What is your biggest fear?
Thinking that there might be products
of mine out there that I just wasn’t happy
about.
— What are the three essential qualities
that a good object must have?
It has to have a recognisable design.
It has to be comfortable. And it has
to have the right proportions.
— Is there a designer who you admire?
I really like the work of Jasper Morrison.
I think he’s influenced me a lot with his
study of simplicity and his ability to create
objects that are not invasive yet have
a strong, distinctive character.
