Counterbalance

The exhibition invites the visitor to be swept up in Mangiarotti’s poetry, to follow his train of thought via inspirations that range from design to art and architecture. It is his versatility that stands out here, almost emphasized and highlighted by the sequence of identical shapes that can be found in objects, sculptures and architectural forms. Because everything can become something else. Everything is connected. Everything continues on without interruption, even in its diversity.  

  Milano Design Week 2017 is the opportunity for Agapecasa to bring back emblematic pieces from the Mangiarotti Collection but with updated details in precious marble, like the Verde Alpi and Nero Emperador: aesthetics that make the most of the design and technological features of the products featured in the collection and the installation.

The Eros tables highlight the refinement of design of interlocking furnishings without joints or screws that features gravity-based embedding between the top and leg, with his elegance is the first example of the use of marble to make furnishings meant for a domestic environment. Here it is offered with a unique finishing technique that makes the most of the characteristics of the material, embracing the form of this interior design “sculpture”. Cavalletto, in its bookcase and bench version, is a piece that is entirely made in wood. It was conceived and patented fifty years ago, but it is still current for the versatility and functionality that it represents.

4 – 9 April 2017
Counterbalance: the Design Poetry of Angelo Mangiarotti
Agapecasa
via Palermo 1, Brera, Milan