Mario Bellini : Italian Beauty: Architecture, Design, and More / Architettura, design e altro

Bellini, Mario; Moschini, Fancesco (EDT)

ISBN 10: 8836636004 / ISBN 13: 9788836636006

Published by Silvana Editoriale, 2017

Seller Inventory # 29384113-n

Synopsis:

• The volume, with a foreword by Germano Celant and numerous critical contributions, retraces the work of Milanese architect Mario Bellini in a sweeping overview spanning almost 60 years of design, architecture, exhibition design and more besides
• Text in English and Italian

The search for beauty must be relentless. But it cannot be the sole aim of the architect, who should unfailingly perceive the need for dialogue: with humankind, with the city, with the landscape, between cultures, religions, etc.

This is a tribute to the remarkable, multi-faceted work of an Italian designer who has achieved all manner of success on both the small scale (eight Compasso d'Oro awards, and objects and furnishings that have become icons in homes and offices around the world, often anticipating or revolutionising tastes and styles), and on the large scale (conference centres, trade fair venues and museums from Japan to the USA, Germany and Australia and, in 2012, the Department of Islamic Art - a golden wave for the most prestigious museum in the world, the Louvre in Paris).

Text in English and Italian.

From the Back Cover: The search for beauty must be relentless. But it cannot be the sole aim of the architect, who should unfailingly per­ceive the need for dialogue: with humankind, with the city, with the landscape, between cultures, religions, etc. The volume, with a foreword by Germano Celant and nu­merous critical contributions, retraces the work of Milane­se architect Mario Bellini in a sweeping overview spanning almost 60 years of design, architecture, exhibition design and more besides. This is therefore a tribute to the remarkable, many-sided work of an Italian designer who has achieved all manner of success on both the small scale (eight Compasso d'O­ro awards, and objects and furnishings that have become icons in homes and offices around the world, often antici­pating or revolutionising tastes and styles), and on the large scale (conference centres, trade fair venues and museu­ms from Japan to the USA, Germany and Australia and, in 2012, the Department of Islamic Art - a golden wave for the most prestigious museum in the world, the Louvre in Paris).

texts: Germano Celant, Francesco Moschini, Deyan Sudjic, Ermanno Ran­zani, Marco Sammicheli, Francesco Maggiore e Martina Motta, Kenneth Frampton, Enrico Morteo, Franco Purini, Lorenzo Pietropaolo, Francesco Binfaré, Gabriele Basilico, Mario Calabresi, Marco Romano, Italo Lupi, Ar­turo Carlo Quintavalle, Vittorio Sgarbi.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mario Bellini : Italian Beauty: Architecture...
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New