Abitare Design Trial
- Triennale di Milano
- April, 22 2009
Abitare puts to trial new icons of furniture and product design. In a virtual court, a prosecutor and a defense attorney (played by two renowned design critics) analyze and discuss the merits and defects of the design piece and interrogate the designer and the producer, who are called to the witness stand, in order to give detailed insight to contemporary design leaving the final verdict to the audience.
In the case of the 360° office chair by Magis, please step forward, Jonathan Olivares, for the prosecution, Paola Antonelli, the defense attorney, and the two witnesses, designer Konstantin Grcic and producer Eugenio Perazza. The court is in session.