December 12th-13th, 2007
Italians are world-renowned for their creativity, innovative streak, precision and technique in design and art. Immensely gifted Italian designers have evolved timeless creations in the fields of fashion and lifestyle, architecture, and sculpture. And bringing you an assortment of these timeless, unmatched creations is ‘100 Objects of Italian Design’ – excerpts from the Permanent Collection at the La Triennale di Milano, the most premier Italian institute in the sector of architecture, visual and decorative arts, design, fashion and audio/video production.
The exhibition showcases a selection of some of the most meaningful objects of Italian design, ranging from the post-war period up to the present, and includes all creations that have marked and transformed the Italian way of life and modern culture and inspired creativity itself. Varying from the early mass-produced objects of the 1940s and 50s, through the rigorous modernism of the 60s and 70s, up to the experimenting with form of the 80s and 90s, the exhibition will display a great collection of unique and unparalleled creations, including ‘one-of-a-kind’ items, such as the Vespa scooter, the Olivetti typewriter and the Grillo telephone, the Blow armchair and the Tizio lamp.The result is a diversified and fascinating picture that provides an account of the evolution of one of the most important sectors of Italian contemporary culture and of its economy. It is not just history of objects and ideas, but also of companies and designers, of aesthetics and technologies, all fused into a harmonious union of absolute excellence and indisputable originality.
The exhibition showcases a selection of some of the most meaningful objects of Italian design, ranging from the post-war period up to the present, and includes all creations that have marked and transformed the Italian way of life and modern culture and inspired creativity itself. Varying from the early mass-produced objects of the 1940s and 50s, through the rigorous modernism of the 60s and 70s, up to the experimenting with form of the 80s and 90s, the exhibition will display a great collection of unique and unparalleled creations, including ‘one-of-a-kind’ items, such as the Vespa scooter, the Olivetti typewriter and the Grillo telephone, the Blow armchair and the Tizio lamp.The result is a diversified and fascinating picture that provides an account of the evolution of one of the most important sectors of Italian contemporary culture and of its economy. It is not just history of objects and ideas, but also of companies and designers, of aesthetics and technologies, all fused into a harmonious union of absolute excellence and indisputable originality.
Program Details: 100 Objects of Design
An Exhibit of the Collection at the La Triennale di Milano
