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Objects Of Design #175: Mr Gio Ladder

Towel rack

Everyone’s familiar with the idea of using an old wooden ladder as a towel rack but this takes that one step further. Somehow it could only have been made by an Italian – they are often the first to embrace new materials and add a witty touch. Alberto Alessi told me that Italians love to dance on the borderline between what is possible and what they have been told is not possible but want to try anyway. Mr Gio is just fun for either clothes in the bedroom or towels in the bathroom. Two would look amazing like this, but one on its own is pretty fantastic.

www.madeindesign.co.uk £289

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.