Screen LibraryAntonio Citterio design /
"Covering more than fifty years of architect and designer Antonio Citterio's work in the field of industrial design, this book presents an in-depth, wide-ranging account of the career of one of the great masters of contemporary design, during which over 600 products were created, united by...
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Silvana Editoriale,
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| Publisher Address: |
Milan : New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2023] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Covering more than fifty years of architect and designer Antonio Citterio's work in the field of industrial design, this book presents an in-depth, wide-ranging account of the career of one of the great masters of contemporary design, during which over 600 products were created, united by a distinctive style which combines an air of low-key, elegant modernity with painstaking attention to detail. The book begins with Citterio's work in the 1970s and 1980s, marked by the Baia sofa and the Diesis series, which were designed with Paolo Nava and launched Citterio's decade-long collaboration with B&B Italia. It then continues with his major partnerships with Flexform, Arclinea, vitra, Flos and Axor, up to his most recent work with Cassina and Knoll. This multi-author book - the most extensive to date on Citterio - is richly illustrated with images of products and their details as well as original sketches by the designer and archive photos - some personal, others taking the reader behind the scenes to glimpse the process of creating products that went on to become design icons. According to Antonio Citerrio, 'the book is a trip through time and memory in which main characters are not so much the products or challenges I encountered as the people with whom I tackled those challengers. I am convinced that if there is a common thread to my work, it runs through the team and the concept of the relationship with people, from those I partnered with to the companies for which I designed and still design today'" -- |
| Carrier Form: | 447 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 447). |
| ISBN: |
9788836654529 8836654525 |
| Index Number: | NA1123 |
| CLC: | J535.3(546)-64 |
| Call Number: | J535.3(546)-64/B697 |
| Contents: | Art of conviviality / Francesco Bonami -- I. Two critical decades / Stefano Casciani -- II. The development of a design identity / Stefano Casciani -- III. Working with history / Stefano Casciani -- IV. Brianza, Meda and the invention of the modern sofa / Francesca Picchi -- V. Living in the kitchen / Stefano Casciani -- VI. Objects and their context / Stefano Casciani, Deyan Sudjic -- VII. 'I have a feeling that we could do something interesting together' / Francesca Picchi -- The complete design work. |