One was an homage to iconic Italian designer Enzo Mari and included an installation of drawings, notes and designs held down by unusual paperweights collected by him over many years. In the historic powder rooms at the heart of the Serpentine North Gallery, Gamper devised two displays. From the beauty of the mundane to the wonder of the relic, these collections gave an insight into the inspirations and obsessions of designers. The function of each piece was underlined by the collections of objects arranged on them, which were chosen by Gamper from the personal archives of his friends and colleagues. Renowned designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Charlotte Perriand and Giò Ponti were placed in close proximity to IKEA and Dexion industrial shelves that together represented an eclectic history of the way that we display, archive and organise our most precious possessions. The pieces of furniture, arranged around the outer walls of the Serpentine North Gallery, dated from the 1930s to the present day and ranged from historic design classics and one-off pieces, to industrial, utilitarian, contemporary and newly commissioned work. In the exhibition design is a state of mind, Gamper presented a landscape of shelving systems, telling the story of design objects and their impact on our lives. This exhibition showcases a very personal way of collecting and gathering objects – these are pieces that tell a tale’ –Martino Gamper Some might be more functional than others, and the emotional attachment is very individual. ‘There is no perfect design and there is no über-design. Influential London-based Italian designer Martino Gamper guest-curated a new exhibition at the Serpentine North Gallery in Spring 2014.
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