Didier Mascarin
As a child I have always had a material and physical approach to the space in which I lived. I loved building and dismantling any type of object to understand how it worked and then be able to reassemble it. This playful and childish approach, in the truest and most affectionate sense of the term, still accompanies me today, years later, in my profession as a designer. I don't think I have ever had a clear moment of rational decision, but rather a natural flow of choices and opportunities.
I grew up in a very stimulating environment from an artistic point of view. My father has always worked with the concrete, with the reused object, with the power of the material adapted to the present, excluding therefore the sole and exclusive abstract conception. This marked sensitivity has shaped in a completely natural way a mindset strongly focused on the continuous search for creative stimuli, from everyday life to the professional sphere.
In any personal project, the material character that characterizes it is very visible. As in the design of an interior, in the design of an object I pay enormous attention to the architectural line, the choice of colors, the finishes, the volumes, the light and so on, elements that together give coherence and uniformity to the entire project. The materials therefore represent a fundamental design aspect of the entire elaborate design. I particularly enjoy working with less “tech” materials, with which it is still possible to operate with a handcrafted hand, however recovering the modern character of the project in the design of the lines, the profiles and the harmonious whole of the design.