scalo
milano design week 2009
scalo’s launch
cerruti baleri production
beyond being a multiple-use object scalo – like many of us -has two souls.
normally it is a wooden monolith, lacking handles or other external protrusions.
only two sides openings allow to catch a glimpse of a colourful inner world.
those who see it from this point of view can use it as a sidetable or a stool.
to access its other soul one only has to remove from its side a stainless steele lock.
this will allow scalo to open, to rotate and to become a new form, revealing its hidden identity that gives it its name: a small colorfoul library step ladder (scala) that double as a small bookcase.
like a magic key that opens up new uses, the stainless steel lock, once re-inserted in the back of the object, will set it in the open configuration and allow it to be moved around.
beoc and cerruti baleri choose a traditional manufactoring technology to make it precious, with a noble structure of bent plywood that reveals itself on the edges of the internal panels and steps.
scalo’s introverted nature – it doesnt reveal any hinges or other mechanical component when it is closed – makes it a simple and yet sophisticated character.
