Flores

Flores, designed by Enzo Mari in 1992, is a spacious and versatile box, ideal for holding pencils, markers, pens, letter openers, scissors, paper clips, erasers, adhesive tape, pencil sharpeners, keys, glasses, postcards, diaries, invitations, stamps, coins, playing cards, buttons, needles, threads, thimbles, pins, ribbons, cigars, cigarettes, matches, pipes, aspirin, tranquilizers, plasters, pills, rings, necklaces, brooches, bracelets, lipsticks, mascara, face powders, eye shadows, and so on.

Composed of two pieces (lid and container), it is entirely made of shock-proof and flame-resistant technopolymer (class VO/UL94) in white and black or in translucent technopolymer in the colours: orange, blue, opaline or graphite.

Its rounded, plastic form changes as the viewer shifts. The hinges, with their interlocking design and elementary movement, constitute the design's invention, the formal application of the material's technological and expressive capabilities. Located on the sides of the removable lid, they feature no screws or other components; they are not added appendages but rather complex extensions, joints carved into the printed material.

Flores is lightweight, shockproof, and allows contents to be seen. It's easy to assemble, disassemble, and clean. It's not suitable for food.