VICO MAGISTRETTI Italian Furniture Industrial Designer VANNI PASCA 1991 1st Ed

by Vanni Pasca

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Title: Vico Magistretti: Designer Author: Vanni Pasca Publisher: Rizzoli International, New York Copyright Date and Edition: 1991, presumed first U.S. softcover edition ISBN: 0847813428 Pages: 126 pages Format, Size: Softcover, 9" by 11 1/2" Language: English Illustrations: full-color and black-and-white illustrations throughout PLEASE NOTE: Ebay’s prefilled book information may not be accurate. Please follow my description and photo details. “Italian design's international success is to no small extent based on the work of Vico Magistretti. Like many Italian designers, Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was an architect first, then turned to design. Even in the 50s he was looking for ways of combining classical elements of Modernism with a new sense of form. This led him down some unusual paths, which in the sixties attracted due attention. This was a period in which his most famous works like the ‘Carimate’ and ‘Selene’ armchairs appeared. Objects designed by Magistretti show the influence of the Bauhaus, but also a concern for solutions using new forms and combinations. The result is plain elegance of the kind often striven for, but rarely achieved. The book offers a critical survey of Magistretti's work from 1959-1990, with full analysis and commentaries.” Text and catalogue by Vanni Pasca. Art Director is Italo Lupi. Includes drawings and photographs of his designs for chairs, tables, desks, cabinets, lamps, beds, sofas/couches, etc. “Vico Magistretti (1920 – 2006) was an Ital

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
• Year: 1991
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780847813421
• Condition: Good

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