SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75

SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75

SuperDesignÂ charts the Italian Radicalsâ€™ bold experimentation in modern design from its birth through its continued influence on design today.

Radical Design was launched by art, architecture, and design students in Italy in the mid-1960s. What started as a youthful rally against the establishmentÂ 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.Â
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Through enigmatic, confrontational, and cleverÂ furniture and objectsâ€”such as the iconic lip-shaped Bocca sofa, or the Cactus coat-rack in green foamâ€”as well as more public innovations including discotheque interiors and subversive performances, the Radicals projected designâ€™s new era as equal parts Pop Art, play, Surrealism, and futurism. Told through exclusive interviews, unreleased photographs, original drawings and artwork unearthed from personal archives, and newly commissioned photography of rarely seen works,Â SuperDesignÂ explores this fervent period of design that played out against the eraâ€™s social and political turmoil.
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Featured designers include Archizoom Associati, Lapo Binazzi (UFO), Pietro Derossi (Gruppo Strum), Piero Gilardi, Ugo La Pietra, Gaetano Pesce, Gianni Pettena, Studio65, and Superstudio. The culmination of a decade of collecting and researching original examples of some of the most important and iconic works of the period,Â SuperDesignÂ offers a unique new introduction to the legacy of the Italian Radicals.
Country USA
Brand The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer The Monacelli Press
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781580934954

Country	USA
Brand	The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer	The Monacelli Press
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2017-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781580934954

SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75

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