What Martino Gamper did between two thousand and Friday 16th May 2008

‘Martino developed his interest in the psycho-social aspects of furniture design during his years at the Royal College. It was here that he discovered his love of corners and began to probe the multiple emotions provoked by the single right-angled boundary. Beyond their geometric definitions, corners are places to feel safe and at peace, they are places to dwell on private thoughts and memories. They can also be claustrophobic or isolating. Or, more practically speaking, they can be dusty and dirty. Conventional interior designers are afraid of corners. They draw furniture away from the extremes of the room and cluster it, like guests at a cocktail party, at its centre. By pushing back toward the room’s edges, Martino seeks out social interaction that is less polite, but more compelling.’

Excerpt from Ways of Sitting, Emily King 2003

Totem Shelf 01
550×480x1600
Mdf, wood imitationlaminate, screws
Unique
2000

Totem Shelf 02

550×480x1600
Black mdf, gold, silver and bronze laminate, invisible screws.
Unique
2002

Booksnake Shelf
2000×1400x1800
Plywood, cherry veneer, lebanese cedar veneer, pine veneer, solid cherry wood, knock-in fittings.
Unique
2002
Capacity: 524 books

Prototype for the Booksnake Shelf, 2000

Corner Lights 01
300×300x300
30
Watts architectural strip lights, plexiglass support, cable.
Edition of 10
2000

Corner Lights 02
760×760x760
Stainless steel tube, encapsulate lighting strips, connectors.
Edition of 10
2003

Corner Lights 03
530×530x530
Metal wire, stretch fabric, light bulb, cable.
Edition of 10
2000

Lighting Corner 01
760×760x760
Neon light, transformer
Edition of 10
2003

Bookcase
1600×2000x1900
Zirm wood (aromatic mountain pine), canvas, wallpaper
Unique
2001

Bookcase
2001
The bookcase is used by Andrew and Andreas (colour) and later by Kajsa and Maki (black & white).

Play Together Sofa in the eleven show
2001

Play Together Sofa
1500×1200x800
Cardboard tube,foam, corduroy, fabric, ratchet straps
Unique
2001

Play Together Sofa in its current owner’s living room in Italy, 2004

Get Together Sofa 02
1600×900x650
Leather, cardboard tube, foam, buttons, mirror, fabric, ratchet straps.
Edition of 5
2000

Get Together Sofa 01 RCA degree show
2000

The Get Together Sofa 05
2003
As used by the Pescoller family in Italy.

Positive_Negative
450×320x700
Black and white fibre glass
Set of 2
2000