Minotti was founded by Alberto Minotti in the 1950s. Its original craft dimensions would change soon; by the 1960s it had already developed into an industria.
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Japan as seen through the lens of Marcio Kogan
Japan as seen through the lens of Marcio Kogan
Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan recalls his Christmas tradition of traveling to Japan and how that inspired a new collection of seating for Minotti, referencing the original 1960s design of hotel Okura by Yoshiro Taniguchi
Marcio Kogan’s image of the original 1960s Okura Hotel lobby by Yoshiro Taniguchi and Hideo Kosaka, demolished in 2015 (and later rebuilt). The hotel provided some of the inspiration for Kogan’s ‘Daiki’ series of chairs for Minotti
It’s not unthinkable that, after a long and complex collaboration between one of the world’s most renowned architects and his industry-leading client, one might use the F-word to characterise the other. But when Marcio Kogan and Roberto Minotti describe each other as ‘family’, it’s still a bit surprising. Perhaps more surprising is that this genuine warmth extends across their teams – even after their most recent coll