Good Vibrations Storage Unit - Ferruccio Laviani

This is not a distorted image. Playing with the viewer, Good Vibrations Storage Unit by Ferruccio Laviani combines contemporary and classical, whilst referencing to the digital, when creating his distorted piece of cabinetry. Laviani designed this piece for furniture brand Fratelli Boffi, known for their avant-garde approach to classical forms within furniture. Laviani is part of a generation of young Italian designers who came to prominence in the early 1990's when the Memphis movement made its mark on international design.

The Good Vibrations storage unit was carved from oak using a CNC machine. The success of this extraordinary piece of furniture lies in its ability to question classical stylistic principles such as purity, cleanness and symmetry, while evoking a comforting feeling of deja-vù, matched by unquestionable craftsmanship. Good Vibrations is another addition to the so-called New Aesthetic, a favorite art movement of Internet philosophers characterised by themes of hacking and general digital malfunction as well as stressing the material and physical processes in the making of visual art, Laviani wanted to challenge the idea that glitches are solely found online, blending the virtual and the physical.

Laviani's piece will be displayed at the Salone del Mobile in Milan from 9 to 14 April next month. More examples of Laviani's work can be found on his website.