Martino’s Shop
A Family Picture A Family Picture
Sit Together Bench 2003 Solid iroko wood 1200 x 900 x 680mm Sit-Together Bench 04 2000 Solid iroko wood 1200 × 900 x 680mm Unique 2000 Sit-Together Bench 2003 and two prototypes 2000 Corner Bench with Me Myself and I 2003
Totem Shelf 1999, realised in 2007 Black MDF. Silver, gold and bronze metallic laminate. Limited series of 12 examples. 64 x 60 x 185cm Nilufar Edition Totem Shelf 1999, realised in 2007 Black MDF. Silver, gold and bronze metallic laminate. Limited series of 12 examples. 64 x 60 x 185cm Nilufar Edition
Corner Bench 2003 Bent plywood Corner Bench 2003 Bent plywood Corner Bench 2003 Bent plywood Corner Bench 2003 Bent plywood Corner Bench 2003 Bent plywood
Book Snake Shelf 2002 Plywood, cherry veneer, lebanese cedar veneer, pine veneer, solid cherry wood, knock-in fittings. Unique 2000 x 1400 x 1800mm Capacity: 524 books Book Snake Shelf 2002 Plywood, cherry veneer, lebanese cedar veneer, pine veneer, solid cherry wood, knock-in fittings. Unique 2000 x 1400 x 1800mm Capacity: 524 books Book Snake Shelf Prototype
Corner Lights 01 2000 Watts architectural strip lights, plexiglass support, cable. Edition of 10, 30 x 30 x 30 x 3mm Corner Lights 01 2000 Watts architectural strip lights, plexiglass support, cable. Edition of 10, 30 x 30 x 30 x 3mm Corner Lights 02 2003 Stainless steel tube, encapsulate lighting strips, connectors. Edition of 10, 760 x 760 x 760mm Corner Lights 02 2003 Stainless steel tube, encapsulate lighting strips, connectors. Edition of 10, 760 x 760 x 760mm Corner Lights 03 2000 Metal wire, stretch fabric, light bulb, cable. Edition of 10, 530x 530 x 530mm Lighting Corner 01 2003 Neon light, transformer Edition of 10, 760 x 760 x 760mm
Book Corner London Book Corner Milan Book Corner Milan Book Corner Vilnius Case 2001-2002 Various dimensions Flight cases, granite imitation laminate, castors Unique Case 2001-2002 Various dimensions Flight cases, granite imitation laminate, castors Unique Case 2001-2002 Various dimensions Flight cases, granite imitation laminate, castors Unique Case 2001-2002 Various dimensions Flight cases, granite imitation laminate, castors Unique Librarian’s Chair 2001-2002 Deep-button upholstered office chair 430 × 450 x 680mm Unique Stools 2001-2002 Leather upholstered kick stools Big Book Snake 2001-2002 Plywood, mdf, velvet fittings and screws Unique 2500 x 2000 x 2000mm Installing the Big Book Snake Installing the Big Book Snake Big Book Snake Installing the Big Book Snake Magazine Corner 2001-2002 Mdf, velvet spray finish, fittings and screws 1100 x 1000 x 650mm Magazine Corner 2001-2002 Mdf, velvet spray finish, fittings and screws 1100 x 1000 x 650mm Magazine Corner 2001-2002 Mdf, velvet spray finish, fittings and screws 1100 x 1000 x 650mm Magazine Corner 2001-2002 Mdf, velvet spray finish, fittings and screws 1100 x 1000 x 650mm Kid’s Corner 2002 1300x1100x450mm Cardboard tube, mdf, custom printed carpet, screws Kid’s Corner 2002 1300x1100x450mm Cardboard tube, mdf, custom printed carpet, screws Kid’s Corner 2002 1300x1100x450mm Cardboard tube, mdf, custom printed carpet, screws Kid’s Corner 2002 1300x1100x450mm Cardboard tube, mdf, custom printed carpet, screws
Book Corner at the Frieze Art Fair Book Corner at the Frieze Art Fair Book Corner at the Frieze Art Fair Book Corner at the Frieze Art Fair Book Corner at the Frieze Art Fair
Bookcase 2001 Zirm wood (aromatic mountain pine), canvas, wallpaper 1600 x 2000 x 1900mm Bookcase 2001 Zirm wood (aromatic mountain pine), canvas, wallpaper 1600 x 2000 x 1900mm Bookcase 2001 Zirm wood (aromatic mountain pine), canvas, wallpaper 1600 x 2000 x 1900mm Bookcase 2001 Zirm wood (aromatic mountain pine), canvas, wallpaper 1600 x 2000 x 1900mm
Play Together Sofa 2001 Cardboard tube,foam, corduroy, fabric, ratchet straps 1500 x 1200 x 800mm Play Together Sofa 2001 Cardboard tube,foam, corduroy, fabric, ratchet straps 1500 x 1200 x 800mm
Get Together Sofa 02 2000 Leather, cardboard tube, foam, buttons, mirror, fabric, ratchet straps. 1600 x 900 x 650mm Get Together Sofa 01 2000 At the RCA degree show Get Together Sofa 05 2005 As used by the Pescoller family in Italy Get Together Sofa 05 2003 As used by the Pescoller family in Italy
Positive Negative 2000 Black and white fibre glass Set of 2 450 x 320 x 700mm Positive Negative 2000 Black and white fibre glass Set of 2 450 x 320 x 700mm Positive Negative 2000 Black and white fibre glass Set of 2 450 x 320 x 700mm
Speaker's Corner
 2000 Fibreglassshell, 3 way speakers Set of 2 350 x 350 x 350mm Speaker's Corner
 2000 Fibreglassshell, 3 way speakers Set of 2 350 x 350 x 350mm Corner Speaker 2000 Plywood, two-way speakers 500 x 480 x 520mm

Corners: A Family Picture

Ways of Sitting by Emily King

Martino developed his interest in the psycho-social aspects of furniture design during his years at the Royal College. It was here that he discovered his love of corners and began to probe the multiple emotions provoked by the single right-angled boundary. Beyond their geometric definitions, corners are places to feel safe and at peace, they are places to dwell on private thoughts and memories. They can also be claustrophobic or isolating. Or, more practically speaking, they can be dusty and dirty. Conventional interior designers are afraid of corners. They draw furniture away from the extremes of the room and cluster it, like guests at a cocktail party, at its centre. By pushing back toward the room’s edges, Martino seeks out social interaction that is less polite, but more compelling. Taken from the book What Martino Gamper did between two-thousand and two-thousand&four, published by Dent-De-Leone, 2004.




Sit Together Bench

2003
Solid iroko wood
1200 x 900 x 680mm







Totem

1999, realised in 2007
Black MDF. Silver, gold and bronze metallic laminate.
Limited series of 12 examples.
64 x 60 x 185cm
Nilufar Edition



Corner Bench

2003
Bent plywood









Booksnake Shelf

2002
Plywood, cherry veneer, lebanese cedar veneer, pine veneer, solid cherry wood, knock-in fittings.
Unique
2000 x 1400 x 1800mm
Capacity: 524 books





Corner Lights

2000 – 2003
Various lights for corners






The Book Corner

2002
British Council, Milano, It
Travelling to Artandphotograph Gallery, London, Uk and Vilnius Book Fair, Vilnius, Ltu

The Book Corner is conceived as a travelling exhibition which has to adapt to the hosting venue. It was first presented in the British Council’s library in Milan during the furniture fair 2002. In June of the same year, it went to Artandphotograph gallery in London and at the Vilnius book fair.















































Book Corner at Frieze Art Fair

Oct 2005
Frieze Lounge for Frieze Art Fair, London, Uk









Bookcase

2001
The bookcase was used by Andrew and Andreas (colour) and later by Kajsa and Maki (black & white).










Play Together Sofa

2001
In the Eleven Show and in its current owner's living room in Italy in 2004









Get Together Sofa 02

2000
Leather, cardboard tube, foam, buttons, mirror, fabric, ratchet straps.
1600 x 900 x 650mm










Postitive Negative

2000
Black and white fibre glass
Set of 2
450 x 320 x 700mm





Corner Speaker

2000
Various corner speakers