Page 53 - Marcello Gandini Maestro of Design Revisited

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➎ Marcello Gandini always had a major fan following in Japan, and
one of the many non-automotive product design commissions was
for a set of saké glasses for a Japanese manufacturer.
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➏ Also a formal glass-topped table for a salon or reception area.
➐ The other request was for a very innovative table top mechanical
clock.
➑ ➒ As well as a whole bunch of material for work tables
➓ A few years ago, Marcello Gandini conceptualized a single-seater
four-wheeled off road electric wheelchair for use on rough terrain.
ALL IMAGES THESE TWO PAGES COURTESY OF THE MARCELLO
GANDINI ARCHIVES
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A few years before the 2006 Winter Olympics was to take
place in Turin, the idea of a meeting place, a showroom
of sorts was considered in the forests behind the studio,
and Marcello Gandini’s design for this convention center
was a wondrous spaceship, best described by Simone
Carena (see ‘UFO sightings and the MG Mothership’ on
the following pages).
Japan is probably the country where Marcello Gandini has
the most fans and the greatest appreciation of his work,
which is why he has been on the cover of magazines there,
and approached by several companies that wanted him
to design items such as sake glasses and tabletop clocks
as illustrated here.
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