TALLY NARROW By Mutina
Terracotta element for partition wall
2024
Tally is a terracotta brick created by extruding a square divided into longitudinal sections.
Designed by Michael Anastassiades, Tally it is conceived as a three-dimensional reinterpretation of Fringe— the first ceramic collection that he made for Mutina. The individual components can be assembled horizontally, vertically, or in a combination of both, generating an infinite series of unique configurations. The name derives from “Tally marks,” a counting system that uses groups of four vertical lines crossed by a fifth diagonal line. Similarly, Tally adds predefined groups of lines to create a single arrangement, which can be extended in any direction and configuration. The collection consists of two different bricks—one divided in two by a single line at the centre (Wide), and the other divided into four (Narrow). The outer frame of each piece is half the thickness of the lines that divide it. Thanks to this simple geometric consideration, the bricks can be arranged to create a pattern that repeats infinitely with consistent spacing.
