Marco Petroni's Book Analyzes Formafantasma's Sustainable Design as Hyperobjects

Marco Petroni's new book "Studio Formafantasma. Il design dell'iperoggetto" (Postmedia Books, 2022) examines the work of Italian design duo Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin (Studio Formafantasma) as models for ecologically responsible design in the post-Anthropocene era. Petroni applies Timothy Morton's hyperobject theory and Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO) to argue that Formafantasma's projects transcend the nature-culture dichotomy by embedding environmental concerns into design itself. The book analyzes key collections: Ore Streams (e-waste recycling), Craftica (holistic leather processing), Botanica (petroleum-free polymers), Colony (blankets referencing fascist Italian colonies for decolonization), Autarky (self-sufficient production), Moulding Tradition (ceramics with immigrant portraits addressing Mediterranean geopolitics), and Cambio (timber industry impact on ecosystems). Petroni positions Formafantasma's work as a programmatic manifesto for design that shifts from aesthetic-formal research to ethical, reparative practice. The 140-page volume costs €21 and is published by Postmedia Books in Milan.