Keiji Takeuchi & Marco Sammicheli (eds.)

Walking Sticks

From a practical tool to status symbol, the walking stick is a universal object that has been imbued with symbolism, craftsmanship, and innovation throughout its history. Across different cultures and eras it has taken on different uses and meanings, whether agricultural, religious, ceremonial, orthopaedic or sartorial. Eighteen designers ranging from Jasper Morrison to Julie Richoz were invited to reimagine the walking stick for an exhibition at the Triennale Milano curated by the Milan-based Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi. This elegant book showcases their designs and demonstrates how a humble object can be a source of pleasure and pride. 

Presented in a slim vertical format suited to its subject matter, “Walking Sticks” is introduced by Keiji Takeuchi and includes photographs by Miro Zagnoli as well as an essay by the design curator and critic Marco Sammicheli, which explores the cultural significance of this understated object.

From a practical tool to status symbol, the walking stick is a universal object that has been imbued with symbolism, craftsmanship, and innovation throughout its history. Across different cultures and eras it has taken on different uses and meanings, whether agricultural, religious, ceremonial, orthopaedic or sartorial. Eighteen designers ranging from Jasper Morrison to Julie Richoz were invited to reimagine the walking stick for an exhibition at the Triennale Milano curated by the Milan-based Japanese designer Keiji Takeuchi. This elegant book showcases their designs and demonstrates how a humble object can be a source of pleasure and pride. 

Presented in a slim vertical format suited to its subject matter, “Walking Sticks” is introduced by Keiji Takeuchi and includes photographs by Miro Zagnoli as well as an essay by the design curator and critic Marco Sammicheli, which explores the cultural significance of this understated object.

Edited by Keiji Takeuchi, Marco Sammicheli

With an essay by Marco Sammicheli

Design: Integral Lars Müller

12 x 25 cm, 4 x 11,7

ca 64 pages, ca 30 illustrations

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2024, 978-3-03778-778-6, English
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Keiji Takeuchi

Keiji Takeuchi was born in Fukuoka, Japan, and spent most of his youth in New Zealand. After completing a bachelor’s degree in product design, he returned to Japan, where he worked for Naoto Fukasawa. In 2012, he moved to Milan, establishing his own design office in 2015. His way of approaching design emphasizes the essentiality of things, creating a spontaneous dialogue between objects and our daily lives. He has collaborated with many well-regarded brands in various countries and continents, including Millerknoll in the US, Fredericia in Denmark, Nine in the UK, Boffi De Padova in Italy and Karimoku in Japan. In 2024 he curated his first show when he orchestrated the “Walking Sticks & Canes” exhibition at the Triennale Milano as part of Milan Design Week.

Marco Sammicheli

Marco Sammicheli is curator of the design, fashion and crafts sector at Triennale Milano and Director of Museo del Design Italiano. As supervisor of the International Exhibition program, he has been the institutional representative of Triennale at the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris since 2018. He curated exhibitions for museums and galleries on different designers: Estùdio Campana (Power Station of Art, Shanghai); Bruno Munari (Museo del Novecento, Milan); Carlo Mollino, Ettore Sottsass, Alberto Meda, Mario Bellini, Inga Sempé (Triennale Milano). He has written monographs and contributed to several publications on design. He teaches at the Catholic University in Milan where he leads a research unit on sacred design in collaboration with the Vatican Museums.

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