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Robot Redux for Salone 2023
Is a chest of drawers just a box?
![Robot in black, side view with drawers in different positions](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Robot-black-968x1024.jpeg)
Robot, designed by architect Mario Botta in 1989 and reissued by Alias for this year’s Salone, challenges the notion of containment inherent among most storage furniture.
![Side view in natural wood](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Robot-side-view-1024x837.jpeg)
The very personable Robot, to the contrary, is free-form and free-flowing. A pared-down concept in which the only supporting structure is a central steel column, Robot shows you the drawers beyond the casing, offering, in the process, a dramatically different aesthetic.
![Detail of hinged top](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Robot-detail-683x1024.jpg)
![Robot in black, side view with four drawers open in synchronized pattern](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/side-biew-black-1024x683.jpg)
Alias describes it as “deconstructed,”: “an object that doesn’t have a predefined shape, it may acquire a variety of shapes when you take out some or all of its drawers in various combinations… like a smart game of decompositions.”
![Robot from rear, bottom](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/view-from-back-1024x829.jpeg)
Robot also offers a nice topper, of sorts, the superior end of the piece opens up to form a convenient writing desk.
![Black chest of drawers with flip-top writing top](https://media.designerpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/with-desk-feature-1024x644.jpeg)
Alias’ 2023 iteration of Robot is available in colored, stained solid ash. Get further details at Alias.
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