
The Mad Martian collection expands upon the design language of the popular science fiction of the 20th Century. Traces of the 1960s Space Race aesthetic are visible in the suspension lights, whereas the candelabras take their cues from speculations on the “home” of the distant future. As the collection emerged, it was decided that it would be finished in a fluid, highly-reflective metallic skin, suggesting an inherent ability of the pieces to respond to changing environments while expressing a nostalgia for utility and human culture.

17 – 22 June 2017
Design Miami/Base
Hall 1 Sud, Messe Basel, Design Miami, Switzerland
Martian Collection
Design: Mad Architects – Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team: Kin Li, Li Guangchong, Casey Kell, Dmitry Seregin, Dixon Lu, Zhu Yuhao, Yan Ran, Matthew Pugh, Marco Gastoldi

For a new ecology of living
Ada Bursi’s legacy is transformed into an exam project of the two-year Interior Design specialist program at IED Turin, unfolding a narrative on contemporary living, between ecology, spatial flexibility, and social awareness.