Following Enzo Mari - Marimorenas
Developed in 2019 for the Mo de Movimiento project in Madrid, the Following Enzo Mari - Marimorenas collection is a series of chairs and tables that embodies the studio’s commitment to "pro-cycling" and proximity-based design. This collection serves as a contemporary continuation of Enzo Mari’s Autoprogettazione project, advancing its DIY and open-source ethos by utilizing technical drawings that the studio offers for free to promote decentralized manufacturing and material reuse.
The design team conceptualized these pieces as a direct response to the resources found within the construction site itself. All furniture was produced using reclaimed pine wood salvaged during the transformation of a former theater and recording studio. The 40-year-old pine beams, originally used to level the auditorium’s tilted pit, were carefully dismantled by the contractors and moved to a temporary, improvised workshop in Madrid. Over the course of a month, the design team—composed of Lucas Muñoz and fellow Design Academy Eindhoven alumni Nanu Youttananukorn, Raphael Coutin, Joan Vellvé Rafecas, and Inés Sistiaga—prototyped the collection in parallel with the site’s demolition.
Technically, the collection consists of two chair designs, a high stool, and four table leg variants. To maximize the recovered resource, the cutting and cleaning of the original beams were kept to a minimum, leaving visible traces of their previous industrial paint as a historical record. The indoor pieces were finished with a water-based varnish, while the exterior furniture utilized a combination of varnish and Indian ink, a naturally water-repellent and organic product. The table tops utilized reclaimed water-resistant MDF, finished in collaboration with master artisan Paloma Folache. The indoor surfaces feature hand-compacted plaster, while the exterior tops were crafted using demolition leftovers and micro-concrete.
As a centerpiece of the award-winning Mo de Movimiento interior, the Marimorenas collection proves that design can be a tool for radical sustainability. By merging high-level craft with an open-source philosophy, the studio transformed site-specific waste into a sophisticated furniture system. This project demonstrates that the limits of a recovered resource do not restrict design; rather, they dictate a new, honest aesthetic that honors the previous life of the material while providing a functional blueprint for future makers.