Description
Juno Handle Mandelli 1953
Design Alessandro Dubini
A concept born from the desire to use an unconventional material as a protagonist to make handles: concrete. The almost ancestral production recalls the ancient technique of forging with molds and casting of a solid body: the final aesthetic result of Juno- this is the name chosen for the new handle- is of great visual impact, but at the same time the design is very clean and minimalist. Winner of GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2017.
An essentiality made even more marked by the project of the designer A.D who took care of every aspect: the rose , which completes the composition, is hidden by the structure of the same handle, now designed more wide to give a thin profile. The materiality of the concrete seem almost to disappear thanks to the nanotechnologie treatments, that makes it homogeneous to the eye and touch, almost as if it was a comfortable and ductile material. The experimentation carried out by Mandelli represents the plus value of a company that always look to the future with new concepts, designs and materials, to be applied to the main product of its production, the handle. Being investigated are the new aesthetic values and new performances: from here comes Juno, whose name is inspired by the word “moon” and Juno, a divinity of the Roman mythology linked to the lunar cycle, and perhaps also to the aspect of lunar surface that recalls the effect of this new handle.
