MoMA Satellite Bowl in red by Carlo Contin

The striking red MoMA Satellite Bowl is a playful approach to the design of modern fruit bowls. At first glance, the sculpturesque object of 12 equal-formed lacquered wooden spokes appears to be a throw of oversized Mikado sticks caught in midair. The resulting geometric form is unique and very minimalist in itself. With or without fruit, as a centrepiece, this fruit bowl is a dramatic eye-catcher.
Carlo Contin designed the Satellite Bowl 1999 for the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). It is a tribute to the Sciangai Clothes Rack by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi which also uses the principle of apart-falling self-stabilizing rods .

Specifications MoMA Satellite Bowl

• Folding fruit bowl
• Material: lacquered wood
• Dimensions: diameter 36,8cm, H 15,2cm
• Colour: Red
• © 2008 The Museum of Modern Art

Design

Carlo Contin 
He is an Italian designer and architect with his own interior design and architecture studio in Milan. He has collaborated with prestigious design companies in Italy and internationally and also participating in numerous exhibitions around the world.

Origin

USA/Italy/Indonesia