#Massimo and Lella Vignelli

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Top 7 des documentaires sur le design à voir

Top documentaires design – Le design est un domaine passionnant et créatif qui touche à de nombreux aspects de notre vie quotidienne. Que ce soit le graphisme, l’architecture, la mode, le web ou le produit, le design nous inspire, nous émerveille et nous fait réfléchir. Mais comment les designers travaillent-ils ? Quelles sont leurs sources d’inspiration, leurs méthodes, leurs défis ? Quelle est leur vision du monde et de leur métier ?

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'parallele ring' by lella + massimo vignelli, 1992 in ring redux: the susan grant lewin collection - ursula ilse-neuman (2021)

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Max Dinnerware, Lella & Massimo Vignelli

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In 1971, Massimo and Lella Vignelli designed a modular foam seating system but it was never produced. The system consisted of circular shapes that nested together to form an infinite number of seating configurations. Each piece would be made of foam with fabric coverings with zippers to attach everything together so it would stay put. The fabric cover would be removeable for cleaning.

This was around the same time the Vignellis were designing showrooms and exhibitions for Knoll who had acquired the Gavina Collection which included a foam modular seating system by Sebastian Matta. Although his system was much more organic in shape, perhaps they were inspired to give it a try with more geometric shapes?

In the archive we have the painted wooden models of the seating, vintage images, drawings and some correspondence.

Scroll through to see more about this conceptual Vignelli-designed seating system and also the Matta foam seating system on display in the Vignelli designed Knoll Au Louvre exhibition (1972) and the Knoll Gavina Group showroom (1968). Unfortunately, it was never made but we would have love to give it a try!

Images: 1-2. Vintage 35mm slide of model 3. rough sketch of seating components 4. measured drawing of seating components 5.-6. Drawings of possible seating configurations 7. snapshot of model in archives 8. Knoll correspondence regarding making prototypes 9. clipping of Massimo and Lella Vignelli in Gavina showroom with Matta modular seating 10. vintage 35mm slide of Matta seating at Knoll Au Louvre exhibition

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'parallele ring' by lella + massimo vignelli, 1992 in ring redux: the susan grant lewin collection - ursula ilse-neuman (2021)

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Lella & Massimo Vignelli, New York (1985).

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Lella and Massimo Vignelli

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Massimo and Lella Vignelli

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Party Time with Creatives

List 5 creatives you would invite to a party.

Morag Myerscough - Born in Holloway, north London in 1963, Morag Myerscough is the multi-award winning creator of Studio Myerscough. Morag’s mantra is ‘make happy those who are near and those who are far will come’. Morag has always lived in the city and has been fascinated by how colour pattern and words can change urban environments and people’s perceptions of spaces into places. From schools and hospitals to cultural hubs and town centres, Morag transforms public spaces by creating engaging experiences for everyone.

Jessica Hische - Jessica Nicole Hische is an American lettering artist, illustrator, author, and type designer. After attaining a degree in graphic design and interactive design from Tyler School of Art, she worked with design firms like Headcase Design and Louise Fili. She was one of the first of a new generation of letterers and the present-day flourishing of the lettering arts can in part be traced back to her emergence.

Massimo Vignelli - Massimo Vignelli was an Italian designer who worked in a number of areas including packaging, houseware, furniture, public signage, and showroom design. He was the co-founder of Vignelli Associates, with his wife, Lella. He strictly adopted the Modernists tradition of design in his work and based his artwork on the idea of simplicity which manifested through his use of rudimentary geometric designs.

Claude Monet - Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. Throughout his long life, which spanned the years between 1840 and 1926, Monet would progress from drawing amusing caricatures of friends to capturing the elusive nuances of natural scenes in various attitudes of light and colour.

Walt Disney - Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual.

What kind of location/food/dress code/style of party you would host?

Somewhere in Europe with a good view of nature, both plants and sea, and some civilisation/buildings. Maybe in the village or countryside with the dinner being on a balcony. The food would be a variety of European cuisine (France, Netherlands, Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Spain) with a main meal, sides, desserts and drinks. The dress code and style would be spring themed, blossoming, elegant, refreshing, and peaceful.

Make a visual map/mood board of the event theme you would apply for this party.

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Lella + Massimo Vignelli | Design-Milk

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Lella & Massimo Vignelli: Kono Coffee Table (1984)

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Now you have another chance to own the Kyoto dishware designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli AND support the Vignelli Center!

Auction on 10/24/2024!

Thanks to our colleagues at Shop One - RIT Global Village for organizing the sale.

" In 2010, Lella and Massimo Vignelli donated their professional archive to Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to establish the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. Included in their donation was this collection of Kyoto dishware, the last available stock known. The Vignelli’s requested that the dishware be sold to support the Vignelli Center for Design Studies visiting designer series and to further the commitment to excellence in design education.

Lot is comprised of eight large red plates, eight large white plates, eight large ivory plates, four red salad bowls, two white salad bowls, six ivory salad bowls, twenty-four ivory medium plates, eight red small plates, eight white small plates, eight ivory small plates, twelve red cups, twelve red sauces, twelve white cups, and twelve white saucers; 132 pieces total. Embossed manufacturer's mark to underside of each element ‘Design by Lella & Massimo Vignelli Casigliani 1979’. Sold with original packaging.

provenance: The Artist | Gift from the previous in 2010, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY”

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Argenti Italiani del XX Secolo

dalle arti decorative al design

Testi : Rossana Bossaglia, Ciro Cacchione, Aldo Colonetti, Andrea De Giovanni, Gabriele De Vecchi, Tersilia F.Giacobone, Maurizio Vitta

Electa, Milano 1993, 168 pagine,  cartonato con sovraccoperta, 25x28 cm.,  ISBN  9788843546275

euro 60,00

email if you want to buy: booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Uno strumento di conoscenza e diffusione della cultura argentiera del Novecento nato dall'esigenza di raccogliere le "tessere" di una storia che a tutt'oggi è ferma al secolo scorso.  Nato dall’esigenza di raccogliere le “tessere” di una storia che a tutt’oggi è ferma al secolo scorso, questo libro vuole essere uno strumento di conoscenza e diffusione della cultura argentiera del Novecento, nonché un esempio dello spettro di attività e iniziative del Museo per gli Argenti Contemporanei di Sartirana Lomellina (PV). Il catalogo dei pezzi, che contiene tra l’altro immagini inedite di prototipi, è preceduto da una serie di capitoli illustrati che da diverse angolazioni abbozzano le coordinate di riferimento per la selezione degli esemplari presentati: storia, linguaggi, tecniche ed estetiche si inseguono nei testi, richiamando assonanze e discendenze con le varie arti, a partire dall’Art Nouveau sino al formarsi e consolidarsi di una disciplina progettuale specifica, il design.

17/10/21

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Massimo Vignelli Lella Vignelli, Knoll International Graphic Program: Furniture and Textiles, 1969.

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Lella and Massimo Vignelli

Duplex in the Upper East Side, New York

Pop Art rug by Roy Lichtenstein, N° 21 Rocking chair by Thonet

Source: Sotheby’s International Realty

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