Design is a State of Mind The gallery was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, giving new life to The Magazine, a former 1805 gunpowder store located seven minutes' walk from the Serpentine Gallery. Designed by: Zaha Hadid Architects serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 2 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Martino Gamper curated the exhibition 'Design is a State of Mind' showcasing a vast collection of shelves from the 20th and 21st century. He asked various designers and artists to fill these shelves with personal objects that for whatever reason struck a chord with them. Designed by: Martino Gamper serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 3 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Jane and Charles Dillon's collection of objects were placed on Franco Albini's and Franca Helg's LB/10 shelf from 1956. Designed by: Jane Dillon and Charles Dillon serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 7 of 49
Design is a State of Mind The grain of the spout is deliberately orientated so as to influence the form of the piece during the drying process, the spout is the result of the natural deformation of the wood. Made of oak. Designed by: Ernst Gamperl serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 14 of 49
Design is a State of Mind I call them the 'legni phiolosophi'. For the human eye it is difficult to comprehend whether nature or humans created these shapes, they are made of olive wood. Designed by: Ernst Gamperl serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 15 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Spanish broom head, injection moulded plastic, with nylon bristles, c.2000, purchased from a supermarket in Bilbao, early 2000's. Plastic water bottle, c.1970, purchased from a hardware store in Poznan, Poland, early 1990's. Painted plywood off cut, found in London, early 2000's. Designed by: Michael Marriott serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 17 of 49
Design is a State of Mind A relict from the age of cassette players. I left this cassette in the back seat and it was melted by the sun while driving around Spain. It turned into a bull. Designed by: Ron Arad serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 22 of 49
Design is a State of Mind I saw this in Chicago and was impĆ¼ressed with ist engineered quality (like the Golden Gate Bridge). Lawrence Converso gave it to me. Designed by: Ron Arad serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 27 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Jason Evans' wooden spoon collection was exhibited on Paul Scharer's and Fritz Haller's USM Modular Furniture system from 1963. Designed by: Jason Evans serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 29 of 49
Design is a State of Mind The collection includes wooden spoons from England, Wales, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Sulawesi, Spain, France, Morocco, Kenya, Chile, India, Japan, and the USA. Designed by: Jason Evans serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 30 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Andreas Schmid's and Andrew McDonagh's collection of objects was presented on Andrea Branzi's Grandi Legni GL21 from 2009. Designed by: Andreas Schmid and Andrew McDonagh serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 41 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Every year since 1977, Oiva Toikka travels to the glass village of Nuutajarvi to create a glass cube with the master blowers. Exhibited on Franco Albini's 838 Veliero from 1940. Designed by: Oiva Toikka serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 43 of 49
Design is a State of Mind When asked to assemble a collection, I decided to select a small sample of my objects, under the main theme of Plastic Fantastic. Designed by: Bethan Wood serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 45 of 49
Design is a State of Mind Plastic was perhaps the first material that I started to collect and has been a constant presence in my collecting, as I've always been drawn to its various guises. Designed by: Bethan Wood serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 46 of 49
Design is a State of Mind During my childhood, my mother collected pieces of early plastic and Bakelite and I think that my love for it as a material was very much influenced by this. Designed by: Bethan Wood serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 47 of 49
Design is a State of Mind From cracker toys to large resin heads, plastic has
provided me with a constant source of vibrant colour, depth and pattern. Designed by: Bethan Wood serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 48 of 49
Design is a State of Mind This collection of bricks was given to me by Steve Jones who was Carl Andre's assistant for more than 8 years (1978-1986). I met him by accident in the Tempo Bar in New York. The eloquent drunk man was so charming I ended up leaving my friends to sit at the bar listening to him for the whole evening. By the end of the night, having drunk seven too many Long Island cocktails, I agreed to take a collection of bricks back to the UK. In order to do this I had to leave all teh books that I had bought Designed by: Maki Suzuki serpentinegalleries.org/...events/martino-gamper-design-state-mindBrit Leissler 49 of 49
Designer Martino Gamper guest curated an exhibition presenting a collection of objects from the personal archives of his friends and colleagues at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London.