Past Is Present

A new initiative at UniFor sees the furniture

company reintroducing the work of iconic architects from years past

for a project called ArchivioUniFor. Starting

with Aldo Rossi, well known for revolutionizing office furniture by

creating pieces that could be used in commercial work spaces as

well as at home, the re-release brings four of his standards to market. The Parigi armchair

(shown above), the curved structure of which is a feat of manufacturing, and the Cartesio bookcase, whose shelves mimic a building facade, exemplify Rossi’s

M.O. of using principles and forms from architecture. Appropriately, both

were showcased in the newly reopened Molteni Museum just outside

Milan. unifor.it