I flipped through this in the Pompidou Centre bookstore. First published in 1971, "Design as Art" is now a design classic. We should read the chapter on chairs (the picture to the right is one of Munari's drawings). I sense that Munari, an Italian, shares the Bauhaus emphasis on function, beauty and accessibility. But what about sociality? The chair, not as a singular object, but as part of a group (and not just a room): check out?
I ll check out some Vitra books:
ReplyDeleteOne is dedicated to office chairs ("growing a chair")
Another one was also published in english:
"100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection" with a section on chairs...
Also the grandfather of my milanese friend is the socialist designer franco albini (http://www.artnet.com/ag/fulltextsearch.asp?searchstring=franco+albini)
ReplyDeleteI ll write her a message...