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

Nilufar Edition
Realized by the designer during his performance at Design Basel “If Gio Only Knew”: reprocessing of furniture originally designed by Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento 1960.
All images courtesy Nilufar Gallery, Milan.

Table
D 176 x H 72cm
Italy 2007
Unique example

Console
85 x 35 x H 51 cm
Italy 2007
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Two Stools and a Low Table
Stool 31 x 31 x H 60 cm
Table 45 x 45 x H 25 cm
Italy 2007
Unique example

Mirror
76 x 67 x D 5 cm
Italy 2007
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Desk
120 x 70 x H 76 cm
Italy 2007
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Chair
65 x 55 X H 94 cm
Italy 2007
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Coffee Table
30 x 30 x H 37cm
Italy 2007
Unique example

Coffee table
92 x 90 x H 31 cm
Italy, 2007
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Cupboard
80 x 45 x H 205 cm
Italy 2007
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Floor Lamp
83 x 30 x H max 167 cm
Italy, 2007
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Mirror
80 x 128 x H 68 cm
Italy, 2007
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Chair
65 x 70 x H 89 cm
Italy, 2007
Unique example

Console Table
130 x 47 x H 81 cm
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Mirror
76 x 67 x D 5 cm
Unique example

12-16 June 2007
Markthalle Basel
Switzerland

In this performance Martino continues his interest in re-appropriating used furniture, in this case furniture designed by Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Sorrento. This is the first time he uses such iconic and classic design pieces. With his transformative powers and the ability to improvise Martino seeks to extend the live of a classic piece of design beyond it’s museum like existence. The outcome is always unknown, the process is spontaneous and freewheeling and the result is a variety of objects, each with its own attitude, some functional some pathetic, and some even beautiful. Even the most abject of the remade pieces will have an euphoria inspired by the escape of destiny.

Gio Ponti furniture Courtesy by Nilufar Gallery, Milano.

Watch the performance on YouTube.