Bank 'The Cross'
<P class=HoofdtekstA style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 35.4pt 70.8pt 106.2pt 141.6pt 177.0pt 212.4pt 247.8pt 283.2pt 318.6pt 354.0pt 389.4pt 424.8pt 456.6pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB'>Richard Hutten’s designs are functional, conceptual and humorous. A good example of these characteristics is this bench called <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Cross</I>. Hutten made the bench for a furniture fair in Verona, for which designers were asked to make works inspired by Italy. Hutten chose a political approach with his design. <I>The Cross</I> and <I>S(h)it On It</I> were a commentary on Italian politics. The cross symbolises the close connection between the Catholic Church and Italian politics. The swastika refers to Fascism. Viewers might ask themselves: what do these two have in common? </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style='FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New"'><?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>