"He may not be a household name, but mention Enzo Mari to any respectable living designer and their eyes are certain to light up in reverence. Born in 1932 in Novara, in the north of Italy, the artist and industrial designer spent a lifetime crafting seemingly perfect imperfect objects, from chairs and tables to vases, trays, and children’s toys. He also imbued his oeuvre with a rare sense of both play and — as a life-long committed communist — political urgency and social responsibility. A wide selection of his work has been chosen by Hans Ulrich Obrist for a forthcoming Enzo Mari retrospective at Milan’s Triennale. PIN–UP asked one of the maestro’s greatest admirers, New York-based designer Adam Charlap Hyman, to select a few of his favorites from among Mari’s myriad designs."