Minotti’s homage to mid-century fashion | Information | Architonic
A key characteristic of Minotti’s furniture is the way it connects seamlessly with the contemporary interiors it’s found in. This is consistent with the overarching theme underpinning Minotti’s 2021 indoor and outdoor collections – a homage to mid-century modernist architecture, a major inspiration on interior design today. But Minotti’s tribute to the finest modernist architecture of the 1950s and 1960s isn’t simplistic. It recalls different strands of the modernist idiom, from Rationalism to its later incarnation, Brutalism, which was characterised by monolithic forms and raw concrete. These influences are synthesised in the contemporary spaces for which the new collection is destined. Such modern surroundings also channel warmer, mellow aspects of modernist architecture and design found in such materials as honey-toned woods, matt or brushed metal surfaces and soft, tactile upholstery fabrics. The 2021 Collection was overseen by Rodolfo Dordoni, Minotti’s art director for over 20 ye…
