FIAM GHOST CHAIR DESIGN BY CINI BOERI
FIAM GHOST CHAIR DESIGN BY CINI BOERI
“I would never have thought of making a chair from glass ….my
initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite unrealistic was overcome by the
desire to take up the challenge and see whether it could actually be made,
whether FIAM would be clever enough to transform the concept into reality.”
Cini Boeri, 1987
The GHOST “mini” pays homage to this fragile-looking chair model, which retains
the playful, ironic spirit of what is actually a firm, solid seat, its
evanescent, untrustworthy appearance notwithstanding. In this sense, GHOST
represents the soul of a firm that is always ready to take up new, unthinkable
technological challenges. The GHOST “mini” is made in curved glass.
CINI BOERI
Milan, 1924
Cini Boeri graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1951 and, after
a longstanding collaboration with Marco Zanuso, began her own professional
career in 1963, working in the fields of civil architecture and industrial
design.
She has designed single family homes, apartments, exhibition displays, offices,
shops both in Italy and abroad, paying particular attention to the functional
aspects of the spaces and the psychological relationship between man and his
environment. With regard to industrial design she has been particularly
involved in design furnishing elements and construction components. A number of
products designed by her are featured in museums and international exhibition
spaces.
She has held conferences and lessons in various Universities and institutions
both in Italy and abroad, at Berkeley, Barcelona, at the Nucleo del Deseno
Industrial of São Paolo, at the Architectural College of Rio de Janeiro, at the
Cranbrook School in Detroit, at the Southern California Institute of
Architecture in Vico Marcote (CH), at the UCLA Pacific Design Center in Los
Angeles.
During the years ’81-’83 she held courses in “architectural design” and
“industrial and interior design” within the Architectural Department of Milan
Polytechnic.
She was on the Board of Directors of the XVI Milan Triennale.
In 1986 she took part in the exhibition “Domestic Project” on display during
the XVII Milan Triennale.
She has been invited onto the jury of a number of international competitions:
Product Design Award Resources Council Inc. (1978), Roscoe Prize New York
(1978), Compasso d'Oro Prize Milan (1979), Saiedue Prize (1983), Gold Medal Bio
10 Ljubljana (1984), Product Design Award Resources Council Inc. (1984), Roscoe
Prize New York (1984), Design Prize Stuttgart (1985), Forum Design selection
(1987), Design Auswahl `90 Prize Stuttgart (1990), Gold Medal Prize “Apostolo
del design ” Milan (2003), “Dama d’argento” Prize - Poldi Pezzoli Milan (2006),
“Milanodonna” Prize Milan Municipality (2007), “Piramidi dell’Accademia
Italiana” Prize Florence (2008), “the IIC Lifetime Achievement Award” Los
Angeles (2008), “Good design award” Chicago (2008)
She has published: Le dimensioni umane dell'abitazione (The human dimension of
home living - Milan, Franco Angeli, 1980), the essays "La dimensione del
domestico" (The domestic dimension) in M.Bertoldini (edited by), La casa
tra tecniche e sogno (The home between techniques and dream - Milan, Franco
Angeli, 1988) and "Progettista a committente" (Designer and Client)
in Id., “Struttura e percorsi dell'atto progettuale” (Milan, CittàStudi, l991),
in 2004 “Cini Boeri, architetto e designer” (Cini Boeri, architect and
designer) edited by Cecilia Avogadro (Milan, Silvana Editoriale).
Selected bibliography: “Il Design in Italia” - Giuliana Gramigna e Paola
Biondi (Turin, Umberto Allemandi, 1999), “Designerrinnen” - Britta Jürgs
(Berlino, AvivA Verlag, 2002), “XX SecoloDesign” - Decio G. R. Carugati (Milan,
Electa, 2003), “Maestri. Design Italiano” - Silvia Annicchiarico (Milan, Milan
Triennale, 2003), “Who’s Who in Design” - vol.2 (Essen, Red Rot Edition, 2003),
“Italian Designers at Home” - Alessandra Burigana (London, Verba Volant Ltd.,
2006), “Il golfo di Cini” - Marco Casamonti on Area n.93 july/august 2007
(Milan, Motta Architettura), “Cini Boeri - Il rigore della Flessibilità”(A
rigorous flexibility) - Matteo Vercelloni in Interni no.1/2 Jan/Feb.2009
(Milan, Mondadori), “Pane e Progetto - Il Mestiere di Designer” (Bread and
Project – The Job of the Designer) - Stefano Follesa (Milan, Franco Angeli
2009).
