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Enzo Mari Box chairs for Driade
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice box chairs originally designed by Enzo Mari for Castelli in 1971. Later on a liminted
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Late 20th Century Italian Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Enzo Mari Box chairs for Driade
Enzo Mari Box chairs for Driade
H 31.89 in W 16.93 in D 17.33 in
Enzo Mari Castelli Box Chair, Italy, 1971
By Castelli, Enzo Mari
Located in London, GB
1971 he imbued this philosophy into the Box chair for Castelli, a self-assembly chair consisting of an
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Enzo Mari Castelli Box Chair, Italy, 1971
Enzo Mari Castelli Box Chair, Italy, 1971
H 32.29 in W 16.93 in D 17.33 in
Enzo Mari Castelli Box Chair Castelli, Italy, 1971
By Enzo Mari, Castelli
Located in London, GB
this philosophy into the Box chair for Castelli, a self-assembly chair consisting of an injection
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Deadstock Box Chair, Enzo Mari for Castelli, 1971, Original Bags
By Enzo Mari
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Extremely rare deadstock box chairs by Enzo Mari for Anonima Castelli, Italy 1971. Include original
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Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Chairs

Materials

Metal

Enzo Mari Bx Chairs for Castelli
By Enzo Mari
Located in London, GB
Brown box chair by Enzo Mari for Castelli. This one an early model. The chairs fawn tubular legs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Enzo Mari Bx Chairs for Castelli
Enzo Mari Bx Chairs for Castelli
H 32.29 in W 17.13 in D 17.33 in
Enzo Mari blue set of 8 Box chairs for Driade 1990
By Enzo Mari
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic set of 8 'box' chairs designed by Enzo Mari. These are edited by Aleph Driade in 1990 and
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Yellow Chair Box by Enzo Mari for Castelli, 1970s
By Enzo Mari, Castelli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century yellow chair box by Enzo Mari for Castelli, 1970s. Box model chair with square
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Box Chair by Enzo Mari for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Enzo Mari, Anonima Castelli
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Enzo Mari Producer - Anonima Castelli Model - Box Chair Design Period - Seventies
Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Box Chair by Enzo Mari for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Enzo Mari, Anonima Castelli
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Enzo Mari Producer - Anonima Castelli Model - Box Chair Design Period - Seventies
Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Anomia Castelli "Box Chairs, " 1971, Italy
By Enzo Mari, Castelli
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The box chair was designed by Enzo Mari in 1971 for Castelli. A self-assembly chair consisting of
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Serving Trolley by Enzo Mari for Alessi
By Enzo Mari, Alessi
Located in Dronten, NL
. Also in that decade, he designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. In 1974, Enzo Mari created a
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Serving Trolley by Enzo Mari for Alessi
Serving Trolley by Enzo Mari for Alessi
H 33.47 in W 29.53 in D 17.72 in
Multifunctional Coat Stand by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1968
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, he designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. In 1974, Enzo Mari made the book Autoprogettazione
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

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Concrete

Set of Four "Serie Della Natura" Prints by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1972
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Amsterdam, NL
designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. In 1974, Enzo Mari made the book Autoprogettazione, which
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Enzo Mari Box Chairs Aleph Atlantide Driade, Italy, 1970
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice set of 4 orange box chairs designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Aleph Atlantide
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Box Chair Enzo Mari for Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Enzo Mari
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
The Box chair is a good example of a rational design, the components can be easily dismantled and
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Box Chair Enzo Mari for Castelli
Box Chair Enzo Mari for Castelli
H 32.49 in W 16.93 in D 17.13 in
Box Chairs Enzo Mari for Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Enzo Mari
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
The Box chair is a good example of a rational design, the components can be easily dismantled and
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Box Chairs Enzo Mari for Castelli
Box Chairs Enzo Mari for Castelli
H 32.49 in W 16.93 in D 17.13 in
Enzo Mari for Danese "Quattro Spirali" Sculpture, 1958-1968
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, he designed the Sof Sof chair and the "Box" chair. In 1974, Enzo Mari made the book Autoprogettazione
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Rare "Box Chair" by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari
Located in Bridport, CT
"Box" chair in plastic coated tubular steel and injection-molded polyurethane by Enzo Mari
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Vintage 1970s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Rare "Box Chair" by Enzo Mari
Rare "Box Chair" by Enzo Mari
H 32.49 in W 17.13 in D 16.93 in
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Enzo Mari for sale on 1stDibs

Enzo Mari was an influential industrial designer and a beloved curmudgeon who revered Marxism. His vintage mid-century modern designs are simple, functional and poetic. Widely known Mari-designed objects include desk accessories, such as the Formosa perpetual wall calendar, vases, cocktail tables and chandeliers

Enzo Mari's work is embedded within the city of Milan, the Italian capital of all things design. In fact, the traffic bollards he devised are part of the city itself: Shaped like "panettone" cakes, they simultaneously direct traffic and provide seating for pedestrians.

In 1974, Mari published Autoprogettazione? (roughly translated as self-design), a Marx-inspired, anti-industrial, do-it-yourself handbook for the everyday person to use to build furniture without the assistance of a glitzy designer or knowledge of complex joinery. Mari’s intent with the publication was to remove the alienation of the creator and manufacturer from the end product by teaching anyone to develop a critical eye for production.

Artek relaunched kits based on the blueprints in the manual in an exhibition at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in 2010. The subsequent collectability of his work was reportedly irksome for Mari because he abhorred the industrial production for which he was becoming known.

Mari’s meager upbringing heavily influenced his politics, and even in childhood, he would come up with ingenious ways to support the family financially. As a designer, the desire to envision and build significant pieces was more important to Mari than devising new marketing and retail sales tactics. He optimistically believed objects could change the world. This view went against the rising consumer mania for every next trend that surfaced in the late 20th century. Not surprisingly, his ecological and economical stance led him to produce fewer objects.

Mari's philosophy did not stop people from desiring his creations, nor prevent other designers from wanting to collaborate with him. Following World War II, he worked for companies like Danese, Olivetti, Artemide, Driade and Alessi, who brought his prodigious designs to the public, and Mari’s work was widely celebrated. 

The Golden Compass, Italy's highest honor for industrial design, was awarded to Mari four times before he died from COVID in 2020, and New York’s Museum of Modern Art has a permanent collection of his objects on display.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Enzo Mari decorative objects, folk art and serveware.