Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Basilico, Cherry, Lapislazzuli, Camomilla and Sugar are eight colorful potteries designed by Ettore Sottsass between 1972 … [Read more...]
Wucius Wong’s Principles of Three-Dimensional Design (1976)
In Principles of Three-Dimensional Design, 1976, (an obvious companion to Principles of Two-Dimensional Design), Wucius Wong offers a thorough … [Read more...]
Mario Manieri Elia, The History of Architectural Design (2001)
After proposing the last chapter of Complexity and Contradiction, we would like to publish here a rare text by recently passed away architect, … [Read more...]
Joseph Müller-Brockmann: Musica Viva Posters for the Zurich Tonhalle
Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914-1996) was an influential graphic and exhibition designer and photographer who lived and worked in Zurich. As the leading … [Read more...]
Critical Understanding Through Practice: “Autoprogettazione” by Enzo Mari (1974)
In 1974, Italian designer Enzo Mari published the first edition of "Autoprogettazione?" (the title might be roughly translated with "Self-design?"), a … [Read more...]
From the Furniture to the City: 1964 Scale-Escalating Projects by Metabolist Kenji Ekuan
Kenji Ekuan (1929 - 2015) was an industrial designer and a central figure in Japan's Metabolist movement. The shock provoked by the sight of Hiroshima … [Read more...]
Statement and Counter-Statement, by Experimental Jetset (2011)
The three posters exhibited in 2011 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, were for Amsterdam graphic design studio Experimental Jetset, a sort of … [Read more...]
Eileen Gray’s 1920’s Screens
Fascinated by traditional lacquerware technique, Irish furniture designer and pioneer Modern architect Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976), (related, on Socks) … [Read more...]
Nathalie Du Pasquier’s Recent Paintings and Constructions
Graphic and industrial designer, illustrator and painter, Nathalie Du Pasquier (Bordeaux, 1957) was one of the original co-founders of … [Read more...]
