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La nostra formazione è connessa alla progettazione urbana-architettonica a partire dagli anni universitari nella Facoltà di Architettura di Genova, a fianco di docenti architetti progettisti quali Maurice Munir Cerasi…

Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

La nostra formazione è connessa alla progettazione urbana-architettonica a partire dagli anni universitari nella Facoltà di Architettura di Genova, a fianco di docenti architetti progettisti quali Maurice Munir Cerasi, Giancarlo Decarlo, imparando anche dal designer Umberto Riva mediante esperienze progettuali in laboratori progettuali post-universitari. Da qualche anno, a seguito di numerose esperienze progettuali anche mediante concorsi di idee relativi a temi architettonici, ci siamo avvicinati all'industrial design tramite un concorso per una nuova sedia; da qui un percorso di ricerca sul design 'strutturato, che non si fonda su un gesto formale ma è pensato e disegnato a 'tutto tondo'.

What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

La progettazione a tutto tondo ci interessa, 'dalla città alla brugola', tutto è disegno, per cui per noi è interessante affrontare più temi a più scale.

Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

Abbiamo scelto quale naturale conseguenza di un percorso, che non è lineare ma ramificato.

What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

Come dicevamo, non c'è un tema preferito in assoluto, però forse nell'ambito del design industriale ci appassiona di più il tema dei componenti d'arredo.

What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

I giovani dovrebbero iniziare ad approfondire i temi che interessano loro maggiormente e proseguire con costanza e pazienza, consapevoli che nulla di duraturo si ottiene con rapida facilità.

What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?

Già essere un buon designer è una cosa enorme. Dipende cosa s'intende per grande: se s'intende famoso, allora non c'è differenza tra un buon designer e un gran designer. Tra buono e grande è solo questione di sfumature. Un buon designer deve essere un grande osservatore e sempre curioso.

What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

un buon design deve risultare completo in più aspetti, cioè soddisfare più requisiti sia razionali che percettivi.

What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?

Il design in senso generale fa parte del nostro quotidiano e quindi è importante che supporti la nostra vita apportando qualità in tutti i settori e a tutte le scale.

What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?

Qualunque tema può essere interessante se è motivato, così come il committente può essere in diversi ambiti. siamo curiosi per natura, essendo designers.

What is the dream project you haven't yet had time to realize?

non c'è un progetto specifico; certamente ogni volta che si acquisisce un lavoro, il sogno di tutti i progettisti è iniziarlo e portarlo a termine nel migliore dei modi in modo organico e completo, al fine di dare il massimo della qualità.

What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

Nel nostro caso la versatilità, la flessibilità e conseguentemente la personalizzazione dei nostri progetti, quale declinazione, diramazione da una matrice progettuale. cerchiamo di creare non prodotti isolati ma sistemi di progetti.

Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?

Tutti i designer sono influenzati da ciò che li circonda e dalle esperienze passate e quindi dai relativi protagonisti e progettisti.

What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?

Importante è il design scandinavo attuale e passato: ad esempio per noi sono molto interessanti i progetti dell'architetto-designer Alvar Aalto. Importanti quindi sono le esperienze e i progetti all'interno del Bauhaus e quelli americani nello stesso arco temporale . Ad esempio apprezziamo molto le sedie di Brouer o dell'americano Charles Eames.

What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?

Come dicevamo adesso, il più grande design è quello scandinavo, soprattutto quello passato legato al Movimento Moderno per le innovazioni nei materiali e nel disegno che hanno influenzato il design contemporaneo. Diciamo che in generale il Movimento Moderno e le avanguardie nel campo figurativo al contempo hanno influenzato tutta la nostra contemporaneità.

How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?

La costanza quotidiana nel lavoro e nel metodo aiutano a migliorarci.

If you hadn't become a designer, what would you have done?

Al momento non sappiamo: la progettazione è ciò che da sempre ci ha più appassionato.

Avendo talento, invece, forse musicisti

How do you define design, what is design for you?

Il design è appunto disegno, che scaturisce da un pensiero che via via si struttura e si materializza in qualunque cosa che sia al servizio dell'uomo e di tutto l'ambiente a 360 gradi. i bisogni possono poi variare a secondo dei tempi e degli ambienti. La cosa importante è cogliere l'essenziale sempre nelle domande e nelle risposte.

Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?

Ci siamo sostenuti l'uno con l'altro e ci ha sostenuto chi ci conosce bene, credendo nelle nostre capacità e nel nostro lavoro.

What helped you to become a great designer?

La costanza nel lavoro e la curiosità

What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?

Gli ostacoli sono stati i diversi 'no' che abbiamo avuto inizialmente appena entrati nel mondo immenso del design, oltre che le numerose figure al suo interno, il cui meccanismo è molto complesso e complicato anche.

How do you think designers should present their work?

I designer debbano presentare il lavoro sinceramente mediante uno studio analitico oltre che mediante una buona comunicazione

What's your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?

Abbiamo diversi progetti in cantiere da sviluppare nell'ambito dell'arredo

What's your ultimate goal as a designer?

cercare di realizzare progetti di qualità

How does design help create a better society?

Il design se buono apporta qualità nella vita quotidiana

What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?

Stiamo lavorando ad un sistema di tavoli e ad un sistema di sedute

Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?

Il progetto del sistema di moduli libreria ci hanno dato soddisfazione perchè accolto in modo entusiasta dalle aziende e dal pubblico e prodotto

What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?

Ci piacerebbe più ascolto da parte dei referenti nelle Aziende e quindi e quindi più dialogo

Where do you think the design field is headed next?

penso che le ramificazioni siano molteplici

How long does it take you to finalize a design project?

Il tempo varia da alcuni mesi ad un anno o più a seconda del grado di perfezionamento: si può sempre migliorare.

When you have a new design project, where do you start?

Dallo schizzo che traduce con immediatezza un pensiero

What is your life motto as a designer?

curiosità ed elasticità

Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?

c'è un'interconnessione in entrambe le direzioni

What is the role of technology when you design?

Il ruolo della tecnologia è sempre presente e varia a seconda del tema da affrontare. Occorre sempre aggiornarsi a 360 gradi sui materiali e le tecnologie applicate e applicabili.

What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?

La mano, la matita, il foglio, cad, modellazione 3d, immagini e soprattutto prototipizzazione

What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?

Il ruolo del colore e dei materiali è fondamentale per un prodotto che cambia al variare dei primi; l'ambiente incide ma in misura minore

What do you wish people to ask about your design?

Desideriamo che ci chiedano qualità

When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?

Che il designer sia stato bravo e che mi piacerebbe avere quel prodotto in casa o in studio

Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?

si crediamo nel co-desogn, infatti siamo in due: Martina e Valerio

Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?

Maggior influenza hanno avuto soprattutto gli artigiani che ci hanno realizzato i nostri prototipi.

Which books you read had the most effect on your design?

Tutti e nessuno: non sono i libri direttamente ad influenzarci ma solo indirettamente

How did you develop your skills as a master designer?

Disegnando, studiando, affrontando via via i diversi temi progettuali

Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?

Vorremmo parlare con i maestri del Bauhaus

How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?

Si, in un mondo dove c'è tanto di tutto e dove siamo in tanti a fare lo stesso lavoro è difficile emergere ed essere riconosciuti davvero, al di là del singolo premio formale; per questo che occorre costanza, umiltà e determinazione sempre.

What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?

Non ci sono in questi campi specifiche preferenze.

però circa i colori il bianco come somma di tutti i colori è sempre vincente però.

Please tell us a little memoir, a funny thing you had experienced as a designer?

Abbiamo vissuto tanti momenti diversi all'interno degli eventi del Fuorisalone e del Salone a Milano: divertente per noi, oltre che emozionante, è stato l'incontro con Ingo Mauer, maestro della luce, purtroppo scomparso. con lui abbiamo scherzato, fatto foto e parlato di tante cose in modo leggero e divertente.

What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?

Grande è il momento in cui troviamo la soluzione giusta ad un tema specifico che sia risolutivo di tutto un progetto

When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?

No, da bambini potevamo immaginarci musicisti, veterinari...

What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?

Viviamo bene e con consapevolezza il presente: il futuro lo vedremo via via. Tutto sarà determinato dal nostro presente.

Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?

desideriamo far sapere che il nostro lavoro è pensato e svolto con dedizione e passione

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ZATOO is an acronym of the initials (ZA+TOO) of the founders of Designstudio, born in 2012 by Martina Zappettini and Valerio Tunesi, architects in Genoa, whose association is founded since 1992 for the architectural…

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?

ZATOO is an acronym of the initials (ZA+TOO) of the founders of Designstudio, born in 2012 by Martina Zappettini and Valerio Tunesi, architects in Genoa, whose association is founded since 1992 for the architectural projects at the urban scale for research and international ideas competitions. In these last 10 years we especially reserach in industrial design, furniture and lights.

Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

VALERIO TUNESI and MARTINA ZAPPETTINI, co-founders of ZATOO DESIGNSTUDIO, are graduated at the Faculty of Architecture in Genoa, involved in research in architectural urban design.

Valerio was born in Milan. He lived and worked in Milan at the Architect Maurice Cerasi Studio. Since 1993 he has been living and working in Genoa.

MARTINA ZAPPETTINI was born in Genoa. She worked in Genoa with " RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP; she lived and worked in Milan, also active in the field of jewellery with achievements of sculpture - goldsmith. Now she is been working in Genoa and is living in Chiavari.

What is "design" for you?

For us the design is not a formal act but is obtained from a structured, precise, natural and complex project, which, away from thal gesture, has, as its aims, the clarity, the simplicity, and ultimately, the beauty that results from.e product of a form

What kinds of works do you like designing most?

Every work is interesting if we have possibility to study and reserch about it; everything has needto be studied and designed, "from the allen to the city".

What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?

Our favorite design is the scandinavian design for the essentiality of the forms that are in close connection with the function. At the same time, Nordic design is attentive to materials, fabrics and to their assembly.

What was the first thing you designed for a company?

The first thing we designed for a company is the modular bookcase, TREEBOOKS: is a library module with a customizable and flexible use. Its main characteristic is the possibility of changing the location and the number of shelves according to the both functional chromatic needs

What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

There is no specific favorite material or plarform or technology for us. Everything depend on the design project we develop: if it is a research project or if it is a project requested by a company and therefore by what the requests are.

When do you feel the most creative?

In every moment: the creativity is imprevedible!

Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

Every aspect and every detail we do focus during designing process.

What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

We feel energy when we are designing an object.

What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

Depends on te result: everytime is a great emotion to see the project realized.

After that some doubts may arise to try and always improve.

What makes a design successful?

A design object is successful if it is in perfect synchrony and harmony with the tumes and the community.

When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

The functionality and simplicity in the form despite the complexity of the project

From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

An designer has the responsability to create objecs and spaces for the uman being for the uman well-being, always and everywhere, with attention to all that surround us, remembering to balance between nature and artifice.

How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

The future of design is the increasingly complex connection with other disciplines and sectors. The design fields will be more and more branched.

When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

Our last exibition was in Milan at' Fuorisalone 2018' in Via Tortona - 'Basic Cell event'

Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

The design inspiration for our works is interwined with architectural process, comes suddenly after long observations, reflections, breaks, on different aspects, things, even distant fron one another.

How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?

Our design is contemponary, does not have a precise style, if not influences that are interwined. As we have already said above, we research a 'structured' design,obtained by a precise, natural and complex project, which, away from the product of a formal gesture, has, as its aims, the clarity, the simplicity, and ultimately, the beauty that results from.

The unpredictability and versatility are the added characters from the Designstudio that express the synthesis of the current path followed so far: the design reflects the point of contact between being architects and the perceptive - creative informal moment, between discipline and play.

Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?

We live in Genoa (Valerio) and in Chiavari (Martina). The italian culture influences us but is interwined with the North Europe past and present design research.

How do you work with companies?

We work above all through the proposal of our projects, but also designing objects following the requests of companies.

What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?

A company should have a lot of communication exchanges with a designer to get a good design product.

A good designer is connstantly searching, can change his mind about the project until reaches a satisfactory product shared with the company.

Can you talk a little about your design process?

The creativ process takes place through sketches, texts, images and above all, through the project prototype.

What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?

Forniture: chair, armchair, bookcase, table system, lights

Can you describe a day in your life?

Everyday we go in the office, we try to find space and time for hand drawing, operating with constancy.

Everyday however, it is different fron the others and therefore the work is not continuous; in the studio the work is diversified among architectural, technical and design projects.

Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

We must everyday with perseverance and passion: the results will come! (but we need to know to wait...)

From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?

The positive thing is a creative work (not just methodical work) ; the thing less positive is that it procededs without external certanties.

What is your "golden rule" in design?

Everything can be a golden rule in design: depends on the historical moment.

What skills are most important for a designer?

Constancy, method, perseverance and passion

Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?

Sketches, Handmade drawings, cad, render, images, texts.

Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

We try to dedicate time to design process everyday.

How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?

Depends on the object types: on average some are needed months, even a year sometimes

What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

"How did it come to your mind?"

What was your most important job experience?

There are various work experiences that have been important: certainly the several exhibitions at Fuorisalone in Milan.

Who are some of your clients?

private customers who want spaces in which to live and workand quality objects.

What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?

We prefer industrial design, especially the furniture for the variety of themes and for their connection.

What are your future plans? What is next for you?

Our future plan is that of collaborating with different companies.

Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

We create the project but later we develod together other professional figures, especially ertisans and engineers.

Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

In this moment we develop the system chair CC, declined in several sizes.

How can people contact you?

Thtough our site

Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

No, the questions have been exhaustive.

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