SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580934951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has contributed to multiple publications, including monographs on designers Wendell Castle, Cees Braakman, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Poul Kjaerholm, Renate Müller, Jeff Zimmerman, and The Haas Brothers. Deyan Sudjic is the director of the Design Museum, London. Evan Snyderman is a collector, curator, and cofounder of the design gallery R & Company in New York City
Radical Design was launched by art, architecture, and design students in Italy in the mid-1960s. What started as a youthful rally against the establishment and a rejection of design norms became a movement that brought together some of the most dynamic and avant-garde thinkers and makers across the country. Through enigmatic, confrontational, and clever furniture and objects—such as the iconic lip-shaped Bocca sofa, or the Cactus coat-rack in green foam—as well as more public innovations including discotheque interiors and subversive performances, the Radicals projected design’s new era as equal parts Pop Art, play, Surrealism, and futurism. Featured designers include Archizoom Associati, Lapo Binazzi (UFO), Pietro Derossi (Gruppo Strum), Piero Gilardi, Ugo
He has contributed to multiple publications, including monographs on designers Wendell Castle, Cees Braakman, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Poul Kjaerholm, Renate Müller, Jeff Zimmerman, and The Haas Brothers. Deyan Sudjic is the director of the Design Museum, London. Evan Snyderman is a collector, curator, and cofounder of the design gallery R & Company in New York City. She is a specialist in Italian design, author of Crafting Design in Italy: From Post-war to Postmodernism, and co-curator of Radical Disco: Architecture and Nightlife in Italy, 1965–1975 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts