ENZO MARI: born 1932, is a noted Italian modernist artist and furniture designer. He draws inspiration from the idealism of the arts and crafts movement. Mari was born in Novara, Italy and studied at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy from 1952-1956. In the 1960's, he published a series of books, including 'The Apple and the Butterfly', a wordless book of paintings depicting the story of a caterpillar and an apple. In the 1970's, he founded the Nuova Tendenza art movement as a professor at the Milan art school. Also in that decade, he designed the 'Sof Sof' chair and the 'Box' chair. In the 1980's, he designed the modernist Tonietta chair. Mari has taught at the University of Parma, the Academia Carrara, Milan Polytechnic and Isia, and also in Berlin and Vienna. He has multiple works on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has had recent retrospective shows in Turin, Italy and an important presentation of his work during the first Instanbul Design Biennial.