Born in Cerano (Novara), in 1932, Enzo Mari attended the Brera Academy in Milan and, since 1956, has dedicated himself to industrial design, revolutionizing the concept of design through useful objects for the so-called "common people": projects that are far from trends, designed to withstand time, with great substantial quality.
Mari applied his personal studies on the themes of perception and the social aspect of design to his production, to his function in everyday life and to the role of the designer in the industrial process. According to Mari, the designer should not have limited himself to the creation of beautiful objects and pleasant shapes: the functional aspect was essential, as was the efficiency of the design choices in the field of materials and processes, there can be no poetry without method .
When he passed away on October 19, 2020 The New York Times wrote: "Enzo Mari, Industrial Designer Who Kept Things Simple".
Among his most iconic objects: The Timor Calendar for Herman Miller, Mariolina chair for Magis, Tonietta chair for Zanotta, and the Legato table for Driade thanks to which he won his fourth prestigious Compasso D'Oro.