Image source: Kartell — Componibili
© Kartell and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Kartell says the Componibili first appeared in 1967. According to the Kartell Museo timeline, the square Componibili pieces, the first modular furniture pieces, were shortly followed in 1969 by the round version designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, answering the demand for lightweight and informal furniture for the young people of the 1960s. They remain among Kartell's bestsellers.
Design Language
The system rests on a simple idea: individual pieces are overlapped vertically and interlocked to build practical storage units. The elements come in round and square versions and are made of ABS, batch-dyed or painted, in glossy colours and a matte silver.
Key Pieces
- Componibili Classic: round Ø 32 cm, fixed compositions of two, three or four elements (40, 58.5 and 77 cm high)
- Componibili Classic Big: round Ø 42 cm or square 38 × 38 cm, can be disassembled and fitted with castors
- Componibili New Big: the 42 cm round version in 2 or 3 indivisible elements with a new industrial print
- Componibili New Colors, Bio, Recycled, Metal and Smile editions
Pieces in this collection
Componibili Smile
Fabio Novembre's smiling round Componibili for Kartell, two levels, 32 x 32 x 40 cm, glossy red
Componibili New Colors
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's 32 cm round two-element Componibili in glossy colours, 40 cm high
Componibili Big
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's 42 cm round Componibili in glossy ABS, two elements, 76.5 cm high
Componibili Bio
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's three-element Componibili in renewable-source biopolymer, 58 cm high
Componibili New Big
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's 42 cm round Componibili in a new industrial print, 61.5 cm high
Componibili Recycled
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's two-element Componibili in recycled technopolymer, 32 cm wide, 40 cm high
Componibili Metal
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's two-element round Componibili in metallic ABS, 32 x 32 x 40 cm
Componibili Classic 3
Anna Castelli Ferrieri's round three-element storage unit in ABS, Ø 32 cm and 58.5 cm high
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