Inspired by tumbling autumn leaves, Marco Ferrarini set about finding ways to recreate the overlapping natural forms in fabric and metal. The seat and back of the Folium Dining Chair translate this visual DNA into physical reality, creating a design that embraces the human form as you sit.
Sat atop a slender steel base, the chair explores the duality of natural and man-made forms, contrasting the two design languages while also adding strength and durability to the piece.
Mario Ferrarini, born in Como in 1978, studied Industrial Design at the Design Department of the Milan Polytechnic. Since 2004, he started consulting for some of the leading international design and architecture studios in product development, exhibition and interior design. He received several awards, among them the competition Idee per la Luce in 2004, the Cristalplant Design Contest, in partnership with Antonio Lupi, in addition to participating in various events and exhibitions. From 2007 Mario Ferrarini designed products for various companies along with interior design projects, exhibitions and freelance design for design magazines. Pragmatic but visionary, theatrical but discreet, experimental but brand oriented.
