MC4 Medici Ottoman / Stool — Outdoor Thermo Ash
Mattiazzi by Konstantin Grcic

This piece is part of the AAVVGG Archive and not currently part of the collection.

"Designing for Mattiazzi was a sort of personal time travel which took me all the way back to my professional roots. At the very beginning of my career I was trained a cabinet maker. Working with wood is what I learnt from scratch, it is where it all started for me. Mattiazzi makes furniture in wood. They master the material not only in its traditional form but also using newest digital production technologies. Medici was born there, on the factory floor where things are physically made. The chair is inspired by the material, by the machinery and, of course, by the skill and craftsmanship of the people we worked with."

Right from the beginning I was looking for a distinct grammar for my design, a language which is very true to the material. I like the idea of wood cut into planks which is how it is processed in the first place: the tree is sliced into planks. I like the way a carpenter joins wood, very immediate and direct. The construction remains bare open, plain and legible. Structure turns into form. Medici is conceived as a low chair with a comfortably reclined posture. Its generous dimension gives the chair an embracing confidence. The chair can be imagined as solitary furniture or in small groups. It can be used in private or public, indoors and outdoors. The Medici chair can be combined with an accompanying round side table and ottoman / stool. Surely, all three pieces have a life of their own, but as a family they raise to creating an entire space." - Konstantin Grcic

  • Konstantin Grcic, Germany c.2012
  • Solid Thermo Treated Ash for outdoor use
  • Made in Italy
  • Depth 495mm / 19.5"
  • Width 595mm / 23.4"
  • Height 400mm / 15.7"
  • Downloads: Specsheet, 2D File, 3D File
Materials / Production

Produced in Italy on a 8-point axis CNC machine from solid thermo-treated ash safe for use outside.

Solid wood is a natural product, and it varies in colour and grain, giving uniqueness to every piece. Any particular detail of wood (grain, mirroring, cracking and colour variations), do not have to be considered as defects but rather as natural features of the material.

Product Care

To avoid that the surface turns grey, we advise you to use regularly some oil for outdoor furniture. This maintenance is necessary to avoid the micro-cracks of the wood caused by environmental influences, which do not compromise the stability of the product. It is suggested to use Medici in areas protected from sun and rain. Suggested oil: Auro Natural Paints – Decking oil, teak n. 110 - 81.

Product information

Conceived as a low chair with a comfortably reclined posture. Its generous dimension gives the chair an embracing confidence. The chair can be used as solitary furniture or in small groups. It can be used in private or public, indoors and outdoors.

Mattiazzi is a family owned producer of wooden furniture in Udine, Italy founded in 1978. Their highly specialized craftsmen operate the most sophisticated machinery available to the wood industry. An eight-axis CNC milling machine allows wood to take the complex shapes you would associate more with injection-molded plastic. Operating such a machine is an art and Mattiazzi disproves the modern myth that mechanized manufacturing is not a craft.