01000010 00110010 01000110 Back To The Future by Thabisa Mjo
01000010 00110010 01000110 — Back to the Future by South African designer Thabisa Mjo is a piece that embraces the design heritage of the 1920s and 1930s and the Art Deco aesthetics by using FENIX® materials and Formica® laminates. It is a cabinet that modernises futurist influences and the concept of progress.
The reflection on time—as suggested by the title Back to the Future—becomes the key to interpret the project: a volume that serves as a functional sculpture, where design, technology, and memory are interwoven.
The chosen surfaces emphasise the contrast between matte and gloss, matter and form: Formica® Jet Sequoia and Calacatta Marble alternate deep veining and decorative patterns, while FENIX® Nero Ingo adds visual intensity and a soft tactile experience.
“In this project, I want to highlight that we are living in the future that designers in the Art Deco era imagined. Back to the Future is a functional cabinet that reflects the ideas and the style of that time through innovative materials and surfaces capable of being transformed,” says Thabisa Mjo.
