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Minima ground-resting
Designers
- Bruno Fattorini
- Robin Rizzini
Year
2013-2023
Award
Honourable Mention at the XVIII Compasso d’Oro
Minima is the iconic shelving system designed by Bruno Fattorini, built around three key elements: shelf, frame, and cabinet. Defined by a slim aluminium profile just 15 mm thick, it stands out for its formal rigour and visual lightness, which shape its identity. The modular structure allows for the creation of extensive compositions, even at potentially infinite lengths, integrating open elements and storage modules to meet different organisational needs.
Designed to blend naturally into contemporary interiors, Minima adapts effortlessly to the various functions of the home — from living areas to the study and the sleeping area — and engages with different design languages thanks to its essential, timeless aesthetic.
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Uprights and shelves
Frames and shelves made of extruded aluminium matt painted and assembled using a concealed joining system. Aluminium frame with a 1.5x1.5 cm section and shelf thickness of 1.5 cm. End frames are equipped with an extruded aluminium pressure cap.
Cabinets Basic. Open
L30 D33 H35 cm, freely resting on the structure.
8 mm thick medium-density wood fibreboard, with a matt lacquered or wood veneer finish.
Cabinets Basic. Rop-leaf door/Drawers
L60/L90 D33 H35 cm, freely resting on the structure.
Medium-density wood fibreboard with variable thickness, available in a matt lacquered or wood veneer finish.
- Flap door: door equipped with downward compass opening, with retractable mechanism with a stainless-steel cable, shock-absorbing system, adjustable in intensity and strength in the closing and opening phases.
- Drawers: double drawer equipped with push-pull opening system, with totally-extractable guides.
Cabinets Extra. Rop-leaf door/Drawers
L60/90/120 D33 H35 cm, freely resting on the structure.
Made from melamine-faced fibreboard panels in grey (similar to RAL 7012). The interior of the unit is always grey, while the outside of the back panel is available in a lacquered finish to match the shelving structure.
- Cabinets with flap opening door: door with an innovative pantograph opening and closing mechanism, completely concealed inside the side panels, for extreme ease of opening.
The door consists of a matt powder-coated aluminium frame. The rear of the door is a 4 mm thick wood fibreboard panel laminated in grey (similar to RAL 7012). Available in a grooved Cimento® panel, matching the colour of the storage unit structure. - Drawers: double drawer fitted with push-pull opening system and full-extension concealed slides. The drawer front is a panel faced with grey with an epoxy powder-coated aluminium frame in varius colours that houses the relative finishing panels, available in: grooved Cimento® panel, matching the colour of the storage unit structure.
Notes for the ground-resting version
- Available in five heights: 79 / 115.5 / 152 / 188.5 / 225 cm.
- Shelf available in the nominal lengths (overall internal size) 60, 90 and 120 cm.
- The first shelf is placed at 4.2 cm from the ground, and the frames are equipped with adjustable feet in aluminium with a 0/+1.5 cm adjustment. The inner height of the compartments is always 35 cm. Depth 33 cm.
Notes for the assembly and feasibility
- To use this system H152, H188.5, H225 cm as a room divider for home and work environments, it is mandatory to join two structures together to obtain a ground depth of 66 cm to ensure a proper stability to the system. The screws for the joining are included in the installation kit.
- The wall fixing is for always suggested for heights 152 / 188.5 / 225 cm and for compositions with heights 79 / 115.5 cm if equipped with drawer containers. The wall end frames are provided with holes for the wall fixing.
- For centre-stand compositions, with heights of 79 and 115.5 cm, equipped with drawer containers, simultaneous opening of all drawers is not recommended, as it could cause the overturn of the structure.
- Upon request, special heights till average 400 cm maximum can be produced.
Uprights and shelves
Cabinets Basic
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Rop-leaf door/Drawers
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Open
Finishes
Matt lacquered white X042
Matt lacquered shadow grey
Matt lacquered burgundy X163
Matt lacquered orange X047
Matt lacquered dune X162
Matt lacquered green X049
Matt lacquered English green X164
Matt lacquered navy blue X165
Natural black wood X029
Fine Wood - Italian walnut X119
Cabinets Extra
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Rop-leaf door/Drawers
Samples’ images are purely indicative.
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How it's made
Designer
Bruno Fattorini
"For MDF Italia, I designed products capable of making interiors more livable and welcoming. A further confirmation that the process of subtraction employed by the company has made the collections unique and always relevant."
Founder of MDF Italia, Bruno Fattorini led the company from 1992 to 2013, when it was finally acquired by the Cassina family holding. In addition to redefining the company's strategy based on commercial and product policies, he guided the cultural and aesthetic reflection, focusing on specific lifestyles characterised by an evolution of minimalism and simplicity. The respect for the past and the rigour of forms are reflected in the MDF Italia collection he conceived, which includes the iconic Minima bookshelf, Honorable Mention at the Compasso d'Oro.
"For MDF Italia, I designed products capable of making interiors more livable and welcoming. A further confirmation that the process of subtraction employed by the company has made the collections unique and always relevant."
Founder of MDF Italia, Bruno Fattorini led the company from 1992 to 2013, when it was finally acquired by the Cassina family holding. In addition to redefining the company's strategy based on commercial and product policies, he guided the cultural and aesthetic reflection, focusing on specific lifestyles characterised by an evolution of minimalism and simplicity. The respect for the past and the rigour of forms are reflected in the MDF Italia collection he conceived, which includes the iconic Minima bookshelf, Honorable Mention at the Compasso d'Oro.
Designer
Robin Rizzini
Robin Rizzini is an Italian-British designer. After graduating from the Polytechnic School of Design, he began collaborating with international design studios and companies. In 2013, he founded the company Metrica with Lucio Quinzio, which is recognized both in Italy and abroad for its approach to design and project management in the furniture and design sector.
Robin Rizzini is an Italian-British designer. After graduating from the Polytechnic School of Design, he began collaborating with international design studios and companies. In 2013, he founded the company Metrica with Lucio Quinzio, which is recognized both in Italy and abroad for its approach to design and project management in the furniture and design sector.
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