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This october, the book will be rereleased with a new cover that will no doubt delight new and old mollino. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carlo mollino books online. Carlo mollino 190573, was influenced by the second futurism movement and the surrealist avantgardes, and active in an impressive number of fields, including aeronautics, automobile design, art, photography, set design, town planning, furniture, interior decoration and architecture. Arabesques is a celebration of the life and achievements of carlo mollino 1.
While were on the topic of desks, heres one that looks like a contemporary piece inspired by the midcentury modern aesthetic, perhaps designed within the last 10 years. For the first time, this book presents his complete works in furniture. Everything is permissible as long as it is fantastic, carlo mollino once said. His buildings include the royal theatre in turin, and his furniture. As a man of many talents, mollino was also an avid race car driver, pilot, ski enthusiast, fashion designer, and inventor. Carlo mollinos seductive allure the new york times. His buildings include the royal theatre in turin, and his furniture, like his photography, is ever more valuable. Napoleone ferrari cofounded the museo casa mollino in turin. Architect and designer carlo mollinos turin apartment christies. Including drawings and archival photographs, it represents the most comprehensive record of this part of mollinos. Maniera moderna, which roughly translates as modern manner, running through jan. Italian glass and oak reale table, after carlo mollino made by zanotta, 1990s reale table with 15 mm thick glass top, in opaque transparent polyester and with natural oak structure d.
Mollino s interests culminate in his furniture design, which display mechanical function, the wooden angles of alpine homes, and womanly curves. Fulvio ferrari writes in a new book, the furniture of carlo mollino. Realized in collaboration with the museo casa mollino and written by the museums curators napoleone ferrari. His pieces were mostly all commissioned, and are scarce.
Catalog dei mobili furniture catalogue english and italian edition mollino, carlo. A surprising coincidence is that in the 1950s one of the most important of mollino s clients, the marquis vladi orengo, had the son of sottsass sr. Carlo mollino architecture, furniture, interior design 1928. Carlo mollino 1905 1973 was an italian architect, designer, and photographer.
Most of them are oneoff pieces designed specifically for the houses he. Lee marshall meets the father and son who have spent years trying to understand this modernday egyptian book of the dead. Photographer, designer, architect and author on topics ranging from winter sports to the history of photography, carlo mollino. His work is the subject of an exhibition, carlo mollino. Most of them are oneoff pieces designed specifically for the houses he also. The furniture of carlo mollino paperback hennessey. Mollino s book of prostitutes posed against his lush italian interiors from the 60s provides incredible fashion inspiration for any one working in the visual arts for a fashion or beauty brand. See more ideas about furniture, furniture design and design. Carlo mollino crashed planes, skiied glaciers, raced at le mans and. He designed some mountain houses like the casa del sole in cervinia, aosta valley and the slittovia of lago nero in sauze doulx, in piedmont. Text by luca cerizza, beatriz colomina, kurt forster, wilfried kuehn. Although none of mollino s designs were massproduced, they command high prices among collectors of twentiethcentury furniture. Inside the secret home of genius italian architect carlo. One of the most dashing figures of midcentury italy, mollino was.
Carlo mollino polaroids, verlag bernd detschdamiani. Known as one of the most versatile architects of the twentieth century. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Page 2 of 14 chairs, chair design and chair designers.
About this title in a career that spanned more than four decades, carlo mollino designed buildings, homes, furniture, cars and aircraft. Your own pop up carlo mollino exhibition design agenda phaidon. Carlo mollino was a revolutionary italian architect and designer. Carlo mollino exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The legacy of the brilliant architect and designer carlo mollino includes a. I was surprised to learn it was actually born in 1949. Mollino carlo, tutti i libri con argomento mollino carlo su unilibro.
Carlo mollino, first edition abebooks shop for books. Carlo mollino was legendary figure in 20thcentruy art and design. Munich exhibition highlights carlo mollino the new york. Important tipo b chair from the lisa ponti apartment. Carlo mollino, important tipo b chair from the lisa. Though beginning his career as an architect, mollino moved into other disciplines, where he infused.
In a career that spanned more than four decades 19051973 designed buildings homes furniture. Turin when carlo mollino found a pretty 18th century apartment on a. The furniture of carlo mollino presents for the first time mollinos complete furniture and interior design. The list includes books on furniture designed by artists donald judd and architects eero saarinen as well systems produced by companies like knoll and herman miller. Cavour writing desk by carlo mollino the midcentury. One of the most dashing figures of midcentury italy, mollino was famed for his design finesse and his elegant organicism. Including drawings and archival photographs, it represents the most comprehensive. Mollinos architecture and furniture are famous for their ability to enable. The legacy of the brilliant architect and designer carlo mollino includes a mysterious, shrinelike apartment in turin, which is now open to the public. Polaroids was published, revealing a number of the more than 1,200 photographs mollino had taken of women in the seminudea cache that remained a secret until after his death in 1973. He is coauthor of two books on mollinos photography and of luce, a book on italian lighting. Everything is permissible as long as it is fantastic, carlo mollino once said, accurately describing his attitude towards design and architecture. He designed some mountain houses like the casa del sole in cervinia, aosta valley and the slittovia of lago nero. An avid skier, he pioneered new techniques of downhill racing and wrote a book.
Carlo mollino born may 6, 1905, turin, italydied august 27, 1973, turin, italy was an italian designer, architect, photographer and writer. Including drawings and archival photographs, it represents the most comprehensive record of this part of mollino s production. For sale on 1stdibs this book is the first comprehensive monograph on the architect carlo mollino who is probably best remembered for his furniture designs. In a career that spanned more than four decades, carlo mollino designed buildings, homes, furniture, cars and aircraft. Carlo mollino loved the mountains and was a ski enthusiast. Mollino s architecture and furniture are famous for their ability to enable occupants to manipulate volumes at a whim. This work is one of only six examples of the tipo b chairs designed by carlo mollino.
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