A Dior icon: Martino Gamper explains his medallion chair

‘People come and go yet the chairs remain,’ the Italian designer said

Martino Gamper

Ask Martino Gamper to put in words his personal impression of Dior, and the answer you are likely to receive is somewhat staccato. “Classic elegance, quality and luxury,” said the Italian designer, who trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and London’s Royal College of Art, where he was taught by seminal tastemaker Ron Arad. “Art and fashion have always been connected, they inspire and nurture each other,” he added, and it was while partnering with Dior that he delved into the history and construction of one of the fashion house’s signature objects.

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