
Introduction to Mangiarotti Marbles: The Marble Collection by Angelo Mangiarotti, designed in 1968, showcases the Italian architect's dedication to honest design and craftsmanship. This collection features a series of objet d’art crafted from softly veined, white marble, reimagining bowls and vases as elevated works of art.
Design Philosophy: Mangiarotti's work is inspired by the sensual materiality of stone, balancing its heaviness with rounded curves and sculptural silhouettes. Each piece in the collection serves as a powerful statement in contemporary interiors, capable of transforming dining table settings or window displays.
Legacy and Impact: Christian Elving, Co-Founder and CEO of Karakter, highlights Mangiarotti's ability to bring beauty to functional objects, noting the lasting impact of his designs. Mangiarotti is celebrated as a master of 20th-century Italian design.
About Karakter: Karakter, rooted in Danish design tradition with an international outlook, presents a portfolio of furniture, lighting, and objects. The company collaborates with designers known for their creativity and curiosity, offering designs that are relevant, beautiful, playful, and expressive.
Contact Information: Karakter's head office is located in Denmark, with showrooms in Paris and Milan. Contact details for each location are provided for further inquiries.
PRESS RELEASE MANGIAROTTI MARBLES Angelo Mangiarotti, 1968 Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti was Each piece in the Marble Collection adds a powerful statement renowned for his honest design and appreciation of fine crafts- to contemporary interiors. Whether standing alone or grouped manship. This legacy is showcased in his Marble Collection, which together, the pieces can transform any dining table setting or features an exclusive series of objet d’art in softly veined, white window display into something memorable. marble. “As one of the masters of 20th-century Italian design, MangiaDesigned in 1968, the collection reimagines bowls and vases rotti brought beauty to even the most functional of objects,” as elevated works of art. Taking inspiration from the sensual says Christian Elving, Co-Founder and CEO of Karakter, “Look- materiality of stone, Mangiarotti’s Marble Collection balances ing at all of his iconic work, it’s little wonder that his designs out its heaviness with rounded, generous curves and sculptural remain just as impactful today.”
Open the catalog to page 1PRESS RELEASE Founded on rebellious curiosity and a passion for the unique, Karakter is a bit out of the ordinary. Rooted in the proud Danish design tradition, but always maintaining an international outlook, Karakter presents a striking portfolio of furniture, lighting and objects from designers who have already written the history of design to those who are aspiring to write the future. All designers collaborating with Karakter are curated for their ideas and creativity and shared by all of them is an inspiring level of curiosity and an uncompromising take on their work. Boasting both the relevant...
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