{"id":3064,"date":"2014-10-23T15:25:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T15:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombodesign.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/23\/il-design-dei-fratelli-toso-intervista-a-pio-e-tito\/"},"modified":"2019-06-14T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:58:44","slug":"il-design-dei-fratelli-toso-intervista-a-pio-e-tito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombodesign.com\/blog\/il-design-dei-fratelli-toso-intervista-a-pio-e-tito\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"THE DESIGN OF THE TOSO BROTHERS: INTERVIEW WITH PIO AND TITO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pio&Tito Toso – www.pioetitotoso.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How do you imagine the handles of the future? What can the relationship between a handle and door be compared to? Simple queries for someone who has designed two of the most appreciated handles of the\u00a0Colombo Design<\/a>\u00a0collection:\u00a0 Dea (2010) and Bold (2008).
\nThe latter was chosen for the tenth leg of the \u201cAround the world in 12 handles\u201d, an event organised by the renowned webzine\u00a0Designboom<\/a>\u00a0which aimed to turn the table on the classic concept of handles, promoting it as a tool to reach new realities in surreal journeys; in this specific case, the reality is that of Valencia where the sleek and rounded shape of the Bold handle was photographed with the lively Spanish city as the backdrop, amidst tradition and future.<\/p>\n

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Dea handle, Pio&Tito Toso designers for Colombo Design (2010) \u2013 Image \u00a9 Colombo Design \u201cDea speaks the architecture language. It\u2019s safe and basic. It came from the research to combine ergonomics, solidity and the beauty of a timeless object. It\u2019s a set composed by an handle and a knob that are made in cromall; they\u2019re available in chrome and matt chrome.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bold a Valencia<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Image \u00a9 Designboom. \u201cBold transmits the sensation to stroking a river stone that it is born by the smooth of the water. Its convex surface as a drop, reflects the environment. These poetic aspects are based on rigorous geometry, these are born by the study of the synthesis and the reduction of the elements to the essential\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let\u2019s start with the article in Designboom with the photographs of your Bold handle in Valencia; what other city would suit it and why?
\n<\/strong>Venice, due to the reflections of the water and the sky that the Bold handle surfaces can reflect and amplify.
\nNew York, given its vertical architectures that reflect on the slightly rounded surfaces of the Bold handle creating appealing mirror effects.<\/p>\n

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Bold a Valencia <\/a><\/span>\u2013 Foto \u00a9 Designboom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A quick glance at future trends: how do you imagine the handles in the years to come<\/strong>?
\nWe imagine handles that are abreast of the times, that question the exact task required of them, with more ethical rather than aesthetical research approach.
\nWe expect greater attention to be paid to the effects and relations that a handle is able to trigger in those that use it.<\/p>\n

When we talk of handles, which element, in your minds, is the foremost to be considered during the design phase? Its aesthetics, ergonomics or material?
\n<\/strong>Ergonomics and aesthetics.<\/p>\n

What can the relationship between a handle and door be compared to<\/strong>?
\nThere is an exceptionally strong relationship, so strong that one object only exists in relation to the other, rather like that between a picture and a frame.<\/p>\n

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Bold a Valencia<\/a> \u2013 Foto \u00a9 Designboom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is there a material which you most enjoy working with?
\n<\/strong>Rather than a material we enjoy working with, there is a modus operandi that we particularly like; in short, it is the sense of a project that most interests us<\/p>\n

Which design object are you most in contact with in everyday life?
\n<\/strong>Definitely the pencil.<\/p>\n

Which of your projects most represents you?
\n<\/strong>Flag, the new modular clothes hanger designed for\u00a0Pedrali<\/a>. Perfect balance of beauty, synthesis and functionality.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFlag is a hanger that represents the synthesis between form and function. The Result is a monolithic object, such as forged in one piece. The hanger, made of reinforced polypropylene, is connected to the metal tube to complete and stretch it, highlighting the relationship between element extruded and molded element, linearity\/organicity. Flag is a transversal product that adapts to different contexts, from public spaces to the office spaces and to the domestic spaces thanks to its clean and simple design and the possibility to vary the number and position of hangers. \u201c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are the pros and cons of working as a designer in Italy?
\n<\/strong>The pros are its culture, the Italian savoir faire and the inspired entrepreneurs we have in this country. The cons are the lack of domestic policies that promote Italian designers (for instance\u00a0VIA<\/a>\u00a0in France).<\/p>\n

If a newly graduated designer asked you for some advice, what would you say?
\n<\/strong>We would say that he has the possibility to a fantastic job which offers endless opportunities. It is not a red carpet, glossy magazine or high-fashion job, it is a job whose deep-seated roots are in an unpretentious listening and constant research.<\/p>\n

What is your idea of design?
\n<\/strong>We try to create objects that are designed to last, that do what they are made to do quickly and efficiently.
\nThe shape is approached in a second phase, we are more interested in the effects, the relations that an object is able to trigger in users, and how and at what level these relations actually take place. This potential of the objects is what attracts us, we try to express it in the most simple and straightforward way possible, searching for the best way to convey the maximum empathic and minimum formal content, exploiting a research focused on synthesis, reduction of elements and simplicity. A simplicity that is neither banal nor sterile, but charged with an evocative strength.<\/p>\n

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Pio&Tito Toso: Brothers, born in Venice, in 1973 Pio and 1971 Tito. In Venice graduating in architecture in 1998. From 1996 begin work in society, working in the field of building projects at national and international participation in various competitions. Cooperate also in the field of interior design, working with the most qualified companies (Artemide, Foscarini, Vistosi, Leucos, Rezek, Studio Italia Design, for lighting and Alessi, E-my, Colombo Design, Metalco, Rossi di Albizzate, Frighetto, Fly Line, Doimo, Segis for furniture). Contributors to the design of stands, exhibitions, shops, offices and warehouses for several companies, taking care of the image and graphics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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