Martino Gamper (born in

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, Italy, in 1971) is an Italian designer based in London who became internationally regarded through his project ''100 Chairs in 100 Days''. This group of works was exhibited in 2007 in London, the

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in 2009, and at YBCA in San Francisco in late 2010. It has also been published by

Dent-de-Leone Dent-de-Leone is a small independent publisher located in London, distinctive for its collaboration directly with artists and designers to produce its books. It was founded by Martino Gamper, Kajsa Ståhl, Maki Suzuki (both from design col ...

as a book (''100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 Ways'') recently republished as a pocket book. The ''100 Chairs'' project has been described by Gamper as "3D Drawing", and is typical of Gamper's practice in that it shows disregard for the historic design standards of harmony and

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. Gamper has stated "There is no perfect chair". Gamper is married to the sculptor

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Exhibitions

Gamper has exhibited extensively both in the UK and internationally, including a chair arch of

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chairs for the London Design Festival at the V&A in September 2009, the

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exhibition ''Get It Louder'' in

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and

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, ''Autoprogettazione Revisited: Easy-to-assemble Furniture'' at the Architectural Association, London, in October 2009 and ''Super Contemporary'' at the

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, London, in October 2009. * 2014: ''Martino Gamper/Design Is a State of Mind'',

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, London, later

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. Gamper is also a tutor at the

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in London.www.rca.ac.uk
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Publications

* "100 Chairs in 100 Days and its 100 Ways", published by

Dent-De-Leone Dent-de-Leone is a small independent publisher located in London, distinctive for its collaboration directly with artists and designers to produce its books. It was founded by Martino Gamper, Kajsa Ståhl, Maki Suzuki (both from design col ...

, designed by Åbäke, * "Piccolo Volume II", published by Nilufar & Dent-De-Leone, designed by Åbäke,

References

External links

Martino GamperDent-de-LeoneMartino Gamper: design is a state of mind
at the Serpentine Galleries {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamper, Martino Living people Italian furniture designers People from Merano 1971 births Germanophone Italian people