Italian Design Icons

The collection of the Triennale Museum is enriched by a selection by Andrea Branzi, asked to indicate the essential and indispensable works for them in the history of Italian design.

Triennale Design Museum presents in the CreativeSet space a group of icons from the permanent Collection of the Museum, enriched by a selection by Andrea Branzi, asked to indicate the essential and indispensable works for them in the history of Italian design.

Andrea Branzi presents his selection: “Falkland lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese: a brilliant interpretation of innovative stretch fabrics, given rhythm by metal rings. In my opinion, this is the most beautiful lamp of the twentieth century (1964). Light-Light: the first chair by Alberto Meda for Alias. Lightweight and tough, in carbon fibre, it is an ingenious interpretation of new technologies (1986). The Torso chair by Paolo Deganello for Cassina provides a totally new interpretation of the chaise-longue (1982). The Box chair for Anonima Castelli by Enzo Mari, with Elio Mari, takes the chair to its extreme (and amusing) limit: a sort of assembly kit made of plastic and metal pipes (1971). Mario Bellini’s Divisumma 18 for Olivetti is the first electronic calculator to be protected by an elastic skin, like a human body (1973). ‘L’arte di colorare l’ufficio: le combinazioni Olivetti Synthesis’ by Ettore Sottsass marked the end of monochrome grey offices. A momentous revolution (1973)”.

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Mario Bellini, Divisumma 18, Olivetti

Paolo Deganello, Torso, Cassina

Left: Bruno Munari, Falkland, Danese. Right: Enzo Mari con Elio Mari, Box, Anonima Castello

Ettore Sottsass, L’arte di colorare l’ufficio: le combinazioni Olivetti Synthesis

until February 22, 2015
Icone del Design Italiano
curated by Silvana Annicchiarico, Triennale Design Museum Director
exhibition design Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel Interiors

until August 31,2014
Selection by Andrea Branzi

Triennale Design Museum
Viale Alemagna 6, Milano

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