Enzo Mari - The Conscience of the Design Industry

Enzo Mari - The Conscience of the Design Industry

The Guardian

Enzo Mari was a lifelong Marxist who railed against the indulgent “pornography” of the design world, arguing tirelessly for workers’ rights and the democratisation of design. In the 1980s he curated a collection of sickles and scythes from around the world, recreated in this exhibition, which he saw as archetypes of honest, functional design, honed by the collective knowledge of blacksmiths and farmers.

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