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Synopsis
HardCover. Pages: 120 Publisher: 24 ORE Cultura srl ??Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968) and Achille (1918-2002) are the eldest and the youngest of the three Castiglioni others who all studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. The two Castiglioni others were interested in both technology and art and in the 1940s began their original professional partnership. Castiglioni others. The company was especially successful with their lamps for Arredoluce. Flos. and Artemide. The others worked from the viewpoint that design must restructure an object's function. form and production process. a philosophy they applied to every work they produced. Published in the same style as the successful 'Minimum Architects' series. the 'Minimum Design' series includes books about the major figures in the field of design. creators of objects that have become a part of our daily lives. The la...
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This series of books reminds us of the beauty of practicality by presenting the search for it in a remarkable group of twentieth-century designers. Seeing any work superbly accomplished is interesting, often inspirational; to be given insights into the processes of such work is beguiling and salutary to those of us who make things. Parenthesis Magazine
About the Author
Matteo Vercelloni is a Milan-based architect. He collaborates with specialised magazines in the fields of architecture and design and teaches History of Design at PoliDESIGN in Milan.
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- Publisher24 ORE Cultura s.r.l
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 8866480258
- ISBN 13 9788866480259
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages120
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