ELECTRIC MAGENTA for DESA Home

This year’s proposal by Oskar Zięta for DESA Home Today is a steel interpretation of the Viva Magenta colour by the Pantone Institute. Experiments with natural pigments applied to polished surfaces of Zieta Studio’s metal objects electrifyingly manifest the depth of magenta.

PLOPP, the “Polish Air-Pumped Folk Object,” is a winner of the prestigious Red Dot Award. It is recognized for its original, toy-like form, which perfectly manifests Zieta’s proprietary technology of deforming steel with internal pressure. PLOPP is a sustainable, monomaterial object that is incredibly durable. Its unassuming form can support over two tonnes.

The metal mirror RONDO is a fascinating story of colour and reflections. Oskar Zięta enjoys debuting in this format, as we had the opportunity to admire during this year’s edition of Salone del Mobile in Milan, where the Helix Nebula triptych was presented for the first time. These shades expanded the Transitions Collection, which cosmically narrates gradient transitions.

Electric Magenta objects are a metallic interpretation of a colour that falls exactly halfway between red and blue on the RGB and CMY colour models. Initially, the French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin named this patented aniline dye “fuchsine.” However, the colour was renamed to commemorate the Italo-French victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859. Almost simultaneously, in 1860, an identical colour called “magenta” was created by two British chemists, Edward Chambers Nicholson and George Maule.