| Both were born in the 1930s. Together with the late Jonathan De Pas, they founded an office in Milan in 1966. Their major collaborative works include the following: vinyl sofa "BLOW"; the Italian pavilion at the Expo* Osaka; a temporary construction using compressed air, ex. the 14th Triennale Building; coat hanger "Sciangai." They have won the Golden Compass Award. | | |
| I would like to tell you about the time when I was young and was trying to become a bird to fly to explain this project and to communicate our message.
It was summertime. The town looked comfortable. I flew out of the window at night, flew over a small square, looked at the trees, watched the busy streets, passed the windows of people's homes, and was so curious. I sometimes sneaked into a house from an open window, and sit in the corner of the ceiling to observe other people's lives. In some cases, I happened to be present at a scene of embarrassing event. This curiosity or conviction, I should say, could not make me fly but it sure helped me understand what freedom of flying meant for human beings.
This theme has been developed into an apartment building while I changed myself into a bird, and then back to a human once again. | | |
