Rexite Safe Ashtray

Thu Mar 31, 2022AshtraysAluminiumRaul Barbieri , Giorgio MarianelliBlack, AluminumRexite, S.r.l.

SAFE ASHTRAY

SAFE ASHTRAY

Designed By Raul Barbieri - Giorgio Marianelli

The First safety ashtray in history, it protects even the most distracted smokers' tables thanks to its unmistakable perforated aluminium lid that holds any forgotten cigarettes or cigars.

DESIGNERS

RAUL BARBIERI & GIORGIO MARIANELLI

Born in 1946 in Milan and in 1939 in Castiglioncello, in the Province of Livorno, respectively, both graduate with a degree in Architecture from Politecnio di Milano, the city into which Marianelli moves in 1968 to work at the Olivetti Industrial Design Department directed by Ettore Sottsass.

There he meets Raul Barbieri and with him in 1974 he establishes the Barbieri e Marianelli Architetti studio, which signs the first, iconic Rexite products, such as the Safe Tray ashtray, the Cribbio waste basket and the Aiuto coat stand. In 1990 Marianelli opens his own architecture.

Industrial design studio and works with the best known Italian design companies. Many of his projects receive important international awards. Giorgio Marianelli passes away in 1998.