Per il nostro percorso sui giovani artisti che tentano di affermarsi nel mondo del lavoro abbiamo intervistato Esther Dede, a young architect, and mother with a passion for crafts and the environment.
Esther Dede, was born in Milan three decades ago, in May 1980. Even as a child loves to set up small objects with his hands: it is much scope for manual work. After high school science, graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. Married with a son, his great inspiration, in addition to architectural projects, carries out its own line of small craft items, many of them made with materials material waste: the Ecopensieri.
In your opinion, what are the difficulties for an architect in Italy? Many projects now go abroad to pursue their studies or to open. Why? there are too many architects in Italy?
The difficulties à not believe ian s due to the fact that there are too many architects, but not to the operation of Italian society, which affect and in several areas, including architecture. To work at high levels and very few are known Italian architects, you can count on the fingers of one hand! Then there is a crisis that does its part, because architect can do without! The Pratichetti can be done by the surveyor, which costs less, and put down two thinks the furniture retailer, possibly underpaying some young graduate in architecture. All this if you have some knowledge right. To this we add the novelty of recent years: the internship. In the name of the stage that allows for learning, training, explore the world of work, young people are working for free. And then there are those who go abroad hoping that, at least in terms of curriculum, we are able to get points in anticipation of a possible return.
Open a study is difficult, both here and abroad, although for different reasons: abroad there is the problem of language and knowledge, in Italy the problem is that the more important works are commissioned the same facilities and small businesses have to settle for jobs that do not give large profit margins. Then you do not understand why one of the first things they ask is a discount in the belief that " architects are rich . But the practitioner asks the discount? The dentist asks the discount? And the lawyer? In short, our work is worth less than others? Maybe, in quest'errata belief that " architect I have to .
currently works as an architect at some study? Seg ui some project?
job at an architectural firm that manages to stay behind because he im the jack of building family and I are asked to design, unfortunately, with the logic of the company: to reduce costs is reduces the surface apartment and, consequently, the quality of life, in my opinion. It is the logic of the market! And the logic of the market suck! Some competition every time, done together with colleagues who still want to make a real architecture, allows us to breathe a bit 'emotions that led us to graduate a few years ago. A couple of works in which I participated was published on rev
iste industry and university textbooks. The main difficulty is related to not being known, so the glossy magazines, as popular , those national circulation, will be very unlikely to ever appear in my name on other, national, but maybe less valuable or linked to the territory is a bit 'more than the margin. Although, do not forget, in Italy if you want to publish anything to a certain level , in most cases you must pay!
A your passion is the craft. What brings you to pack tickets, bags, toys?
Yes, the craft is a great passion of mine: I often say that if I were born male, I probably would have done the carpenter! I think the reason why I decided to also leave room for creative activity, for a few years after I made models for real estate, is due to the fact that I like I make gifts for my son and his friends. I designed and built for him a wood kitchen and the care and love I put into this thing made me realize the added value that can be given a gift wrapped in person than one bought.
Your passion for design led you to create even articles of furniture, how did all this?
We have to consider that architecture is not limited to the design of the exterior. I just think my gaze turns to living with all that this entails. Design elements of furniture because I like being able to figure out how to structure a more comfortable environment, because a well-organized room helps to live better. Rogers (Ernesto Nathan Rogers, a famous Italian architect and academic, ed), moreover, in the '50s launched a motto: " From spoon to city ", indicating very clearly that the work of 'architect does not end with the practice to be delivered in common. Maybe not get a tip of Adolf Loos, at the beginning of last century, had come to impose some customers the use of certain slippers that harmonizes with its implementation.
Where did Ecopensieri?
line of Ecopensieri , came from the environment, concern for waste and by the knowledge that our children grow up surrounded by waste and immersed in the culture and US- -throws. The Ecopensieri objects are made primarily with recycled or natural materials and therefore require a good dose of creativity and imagination, and the ability to return children to see a vein of magic items that would otherwise be thrown away. I think that's the aspect I like most.
Your campaign for the collection of used floppy, what is it?
Floppy disks have become obsolete items, but like many other technologies, at the end of their lives end up in landfills or even thrown in the garbage generic. However, these small objects can be used in several ways: I made a pencil, a notepad, a bag. The idea is to allow the creativity to give them new life!
For the moment you rely on online sales, you have expansion plans?
I do not think a line of artisan, how I want the remains, may have a very wide spread. The difficulties of diffusion are primarily economic situation, because retailers tend to take risks and invest a little less on alternative products. Perhaps it would be different if I had opened a shop, but in this way become a trader and there is nothing further from my personality and my abilities. One of my objectives is to forward this approach, this way of relating to things, this desire to use creativity with objects we have. I will hold courses for children and dexterity I developed an environmental education project that I hope in the not too far away to find space in the primary and secondary schools. I think it is important to propose an alternative way of looking at things because creativity, imagination, the ability to see beyond what is before us must be fed, and structure a path for children can help them to gain experience and to me as an adult child to grow my part: the Ecopensieri live off of this!
Among the many projects you're also a young mother, how do you deal with everything?
do not know! Having a baby will get used to having to be active on many fronts: to learn to do things in less time, learn to be more selective and better assess what are the really important things or at least try to do all this! Every day is a new challenge, every day brings you to adjust to what happens, you have to have capacity for improvisation, and this at work is important. And when I feel tired and discouraged I have a husband who is my neighbor and a wonderful child that gives me energy. I think it's the family that allows me to deal with it without them would not make sense at all!
http://www.emarchiwork.it
Foto: Ecopensieri di Ester Dedè
Valentina Meschia
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