The Design City: Milan Workshop City by Marco Sammicheli (English) Hardcover Boo

The Design City

by Marco Sammicheli

The volume spotlights the stories of many generations of Italian and foreign designers who have all contributed to the Milan design system, which became well-established on an international scale over the span of nearly a century.

FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

Milan has long been a platform for creating design. The infrastructure and facilities in Milan have made it central to the world of design, graphics, and architecture since the mid-1950s, and the Milan Furniture Fair and fashion industry have given it a permanent place of prominence on international calendars. Designers, companies, and furniture makers have long been the driving force of a world that must constantly reinvent itself to stay fresh and competitive. The book covers major past events and their connection to Milan while also exploring the current situation and offers thoughts for the future. It shines a spotlight on the stories of many generations of Italian and foreign designers who share having contributed to the Milan design system, which became well established on an international scale over the span of nearly a century (1950-2020). The designers were chosen based on their careers, their connections to Milan because they studied or worked here, whether opening their own studios or serving in other organisations (such as style offices, technical company offices, and schools), and for having kept their international relevance. The two common threads are the places where their creative design process happened and the voices of the designers themselves. Interviews with the key players of the Milan design scene bring together ideas and insights about the creative people who bring the city alive. The goal is to capture an ever-evolving world and to portray Milan's international spirit through the voices of those who embody it. AUTHOR: Marco Sammicheli teaches at the Design School of the Politecnico of Milan, and he has been design curator for Abitare since 2014. 300 colour, 80 b/w images

Author Biography

Marco Sammicheli teaches at the Design School of the Politecnico of Milan, and he has been design curator for Abitare since 2014. International Relations Chief Officer of XXII Triennale Milano 2019 "Broken Nature".Anna Mainoli, editorial consultant, is curator of architecture and design collections of "Corriere della Sera" and has been architecture and design editor for Federico Motta Editore.

Table of Contents

Contents: Piero Portaluppi / Gio Ponti / Guglielmo Ulrich / Franco Albini / Ignazio Gardella/ Bruno Munari / Osvaldo Borsani / Gino Sarfatti / Luigi Caccia Dominoni / Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni / Marco Zanuso / Ettore Sottsass / Anna Castelli Ferreri / Vico Magistretti / Angelo Mangiarotti / Alberto Rosselli / Roberto Sambonet / Gae Aulenti / Joe Colombo / Aldo Rossi / Massimo Morozzi/ Cini Boeri / Alessandro Mendini /Enzo Mari/ Mario Bellini / De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi / Nanda Vigo / Andrea Branzi / Pierluigi Cerri / Paolo Rizzatto / Alessandro Guerriero / Clino Trini Castelli / Alberto e Francesco Meda/ Antonio Citterio / Paola Navone / Denis Santachiara / Michele De Lucchi / Matteo Thun / Rodolfo Dordoni / Stefano Giovannoni/ Piero Lissoni / Marco Ferreri / Marco Romanelli / Mario Trimarchi / Massimo Iosa Ghini / Ferruccio Laviani / Ludovica+Roberto Palomba / Raffaella Mangiarotti / Jacopo Foggini / Giulio Iacchetti / Fabio Novembre/ Lorenzo Palmeri / Calvi Brambilla / Diego Grandi / Dimore Studio / Matteo Ragni / Odo Fioravanti / Cristina Celestino / Martinelli Venezia / Valerio Sommella / Chiara Andreatti/ Antonio Arico / Paolo Dell'Elce / Studio Klass/ Richard Sapper / Makio Hasuike / Isao Hosoe/ George Sowden / Marc Sadler / William Sawaya / Nathalie Du Pasquier / Studio Irvine/ Patricia Urquiola / Lorenz+Kaz / Ron Gilad / Philippe Nigro / Nendo / Kensaku Oshiro / Keiji Takeuchi / CTRLZAK studio / Philippe Tabet / Riccardo Dalisi / Gaetano Pesce / Carlo Contin/ Paolo Ulian / Martino Gamper / Ilaria Marelli/ Lorenzo Damiani / LucidiPevere / GamFratesi/ Marco Dessi / Luca Nichetto / Zaven / Matteo Zorzenoni / Paolo Cappello / formafantasma/ Lanzavecchia + Wai / Matteo Cibic / Mist-o / Zanellato Bortotto

Long Description

Design in Milan is a physical and palpable presence that can be seen in all work places: in the designer's studios, or factories where the objects from their activity are rendered, or even in the moment where all of these elements come together at the Salone del Mobile. Milan has long been a platform for creating design, central to the world of design, graphics and architecture. A world that constantly reinvent itself to stay fresh e and competitive. The book covers major past events and their connection to Milan while also exploring the current situation and offers thoughts for the future. It shines a spotlight on the stories of many generations of Italian and Foreign Designers who share having contributed to the Milan design system, which became well established on an international scale over the span of nearly a century (1940-2020). The designers were chosen based on their connections to and the two common threads are the places where their creative design process happened and the voices of the designers themselves. Archive material provided by theirs and foundations as well as interviews with each of the protagonists of contemporary Milanese design show a range of points of view on the relationship between the city, its cultural system, and the Salone. This is a historic event thanks to the presence of structures, companies, and artisans who over time have made Milan a centre for commerce, training and professional growth. The comparison of the individual designers, through their enunciation of methods, approaches, and secrets of the trade, also emphasizes the different ways of interpreting the profession. Anyone coming from other cities, Italian or foreign, finds in Milan the ideal place to express themselves, adopting the creative and working spirit, understanding the "mysteries" that surround this extraordinary environment, and becoming manufacturers of new ideas and creations.

Details ISBN8899534667 Year 2019 ISBN-10 8899534667 ISBN-13 9788899534660 Format Hardcover Author Marco Sammicheli Publisher Forma Edizioni Pages 416 Publication Date 2019-02-01 Short Title The Design City Language English Subtitle Milan Workshop City Edited by Mainoli, Anna DEWEY 745.40945211 UK Release Date 2019-02-01 Imprint Forma Edizioni Country of Publication Italy Illustrations 350 colour Audience General

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• Condition: New
• ISBN-13: 9788899534660
• Publication Year: 2019
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Book Title: The Design City: Milan Workshop City
• Item Height: 300mm
• Author: Marco Sammicheli
• Publisher: Forma Edizioni
• Item Width: 240mm
• Number of Pages: 416 Pages

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