Modernist designer Enzo Mari has given Berlin-based CUCULA the rights to use his Autoprogettazione furniture to raise funds for its refugee support programme – which is aimed at helping displaced persons become designers.
Autoprogettazione was created by Italian designer Mari in 1974 as a design guide to a collection of furniture that could be assembled from the most basic materials, using just a hammer and nails.
After hosting a workshop for refugees, CUCULA founder Sebastian Däschle contacted the designer who agreed to let the organisation recreate and sell his designs from the manual to raise funds for refugees.
The company’s educational programme aims to help refugees by teaching them to design and build furniture, and also offers general education, assistance with language skills, and legal advice.
Original article by Nick Ames
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