CUGINO is an expertly constructed wooden object that is ‘not a stool’ and ‘not a low table’, but could in fact be both – CUGINO will find its use over time. Konstantin Grcic, who has a history in wood work, used the opportunity to experiment with the interplay of solidity and void to find a form that is open for interpretation, not given a function from the outset. It is not about structure, it is not about economy; it is a deliberate departure. It relies on Mattiazzi’s skill with complex joinery, construction and fine finishing.
Jasper Morrison was born in London in 1959, he studied design at
Royal College of Art and at the HdK in Berlin. Editor of the Design Year Book
1999 with a passion for the history of design, Morrison designs for Cappellini,
Vitra, Magis, Flos, Rosenthal and Sony.