In Memoriam Enzo Mari
4 min readDec 3, 2020
When I design an object and people say, ‘Oh, well done!’, I unfailingly ask myself, ‘Where did I go wrong?’ If everybody likes it, it means I have confirmed the existing reality and this is precisely what I don’t want.
Enzo Mari was not afraid to be considered a contrarian. Along with his pencils he carried his principles with him wherever he went. The artist and designer, who died recently, was extraordinarily prolific…
