Underdog
Get moving! Free of compromise and fear, playing different roles light-heartedly and incisively, always being oneself. Underdog, by Lorenzo Damiani (2023), is a product which, by showing itself carefree and without veils with its exposed basic structure, is contemporary and unconventional: it is a folding and versatile bed (or seat) that can also be nomadic thanks to the folding mechanism that transforms it into a large trolley with two oversized wheels, allowing it to be moved if need be. It is aesthetically essential, raw, without compromise but also without emphasis: a simple and robust metal structure, rational like the bedstead made with vertical straps. A compact and comfortable mattress made of expanded polyurethane, a kickstand similar to the ones used on bicycles, colours that evoke industrial design: Underdog is a furniture item that expresses itself with no need for mediation. And most of all it replies!
Book-style Bed with Open book sofabed mechanism
Book-style Bed with Open book sofabed mechanism
Born in 1972, Lorenzo Damiani graduated in Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and obtained a master’s degree in industrial design at the Polytechnic School of Design.
His areas of intervention vary from furniture and product design. He has worked with several companies including Campeggi, Cappellini, Ceramica Flaminia, Montina, Illy Caffè, IB Rubinetterie, Diamantini & Domeniconi, BBB Emme Bonacina, Lavazza.
In 2009, the Triennale Design Museum dedicated him a solo exhibition “But where are the Inventors? Lorenzo Damiani “curated by Marco Romanelli. In 2012, two other exhibitions followed: Lorenzo Damiani: No Style, curated by Giovanna Castiglioni, held at the Foundation Achille Castiglioni and “Catch Me”, curated by Silvana Annichiarico, at the Milan Triennale.
Designing puts him in a good mood. Car owner.
Campeggi's products by Lorenzo Damiani
