Sánchez Chair – Sit, talk, solve

On 26th March 2026   /   Design, furniture, Product  

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  • year: 2026

The design of this chair reinterprets one recognizable objects of contemporary industrial design.

The metal structure, typically neutral and purely functional, is transformed through the application of a colored camouflage pattern. Irregular patches spread across the tubular surface, creating a tension between the precision of industrial production and the unpredictability of natural forms.

Camouflage historically originates from military use: it is the visual language that allows soldiers, vehicles, and equipment to blend into the landscape and move unseen. It is, fundamentally, the graphic expression of war.

Here, however, its meaning is reversed.

Camouflage no longer serves to conceal movement for combat, but becomes an invitation to rediscover a connection between human beings within nature. The industrial object par excellence—born from a refined manufacturing process—now seeks a path back to the landscape. It becomes a manifesto for peace.

At a time when the world seems to be moving closer to conflict, this chair represents the opposite act: to stop.

War is movement, advance, annihilation.
The Sánchez Chair declares the contrary:  We sit.  We talk. We solve.
Caesar, in our day, would have said:  “Sedi, dixi, pacavi”

Sitting is the beginning of dialogue.

In ancient Greece—the cradle of Western political and philosophical thought—citizens and philosophers gathered in public spaces to discuss the matters of the polis. In symposia and agoras, wise figures such as Socrates taught that truth does not emerge from force, but from the exchange of ideas.

Sitting together was the first step toward understanding one another.

This chair recalls that tradition: transforming an everyday object into a space for encounter.

The camouflage pattern, removed from its military function, becomes a symbol of reconciliation between humanity, nature, and society.

Because conflicts are not resolved by advancing. They are resolved by sitting down.

Its name is a tribute to the Spanish president who had the courage to stand against calls for war.

Click here to read the English transcript of President Pedro Sánchez’s address to the Spanish people on March 4, 2026.

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carpet tribute to Kandinsky

On 9th May 2022   /   art, Design, fashion, furniture, Product  

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Kandinsky carpet

In 2021, Cleto Munari Associates invited me to propose carpet designs inspired by visual artists. I always loved Kandinsky. Many of his colourful abstract works resonate in me with feelings of happiness. The result is 3 hand-knotted wool carpets for the Cleto Munari collection. Abstract art teaches us that we cannot explain everything with logic. Art helps us to see things from the inside and intimately understand them.
Not only see but feel, most of all.
I once lay down on the Kandinsky III carpet. I opened my hands on the wool, closed my eyes, and tried to breathe slowly. I woke up remembering a colourful dream. Perhaps manual work conveys a special magic, or Kandinsky’s inspiration transpires over time. Or maybe I was just exhausted.

Carpet Kandinsky I

2021·hand-knotted rug

Carpet Kandinsky II

2021·hand-knotted rug

Kandinsky III

2021·hand-knotted rug

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Cornelis marble table

On 5th May 2022   /   furniture, Product  

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CORNELIS, stone table

Text from the book “Essenze di marmo. Cleto Munari” – 2022 – EAN 9788893970365

“A game of voids and fullness, lines and solids that chase each other within amplified geometric shapes destined to replicate indefinitely.
The decoration of this marble tabletop designed by artist Cattano is named after the Dutch engraver and graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher and represents a unified set of pure shapes that recall perfection and order.
Although a table by its very nature is a static object and a permanent furnishing item, this design and constructive imprint has assigned to It perspective and dynamism, which generates amazement, observation and curiosity towards an underlying and intriguing language that refers of geometry, mathematics and proportions the key trinomial of any creative universe.
Cornelis is a marble table with disciplined sculptural shapes: from the top to the legs, everything translates into an unmistakable silhouette that encloses the secret of timeless strength and style.
Everything in this table is fluidly connected, just like the works of the artist whose name it bears.
A table whose workmanship and finish recall the laws of physics, evoking a pleasant sense of movement where the top expresses sheer balance to be fully exploited and enjoyed.”

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