Bruno Munari
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| Born | October 24, 1907 Milan, Italy |
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| Died | September 30, 1998 |
Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 – September 30, 1998) was one of the most notable designers of the 20th century, contributing fundamentals in many fields of visual arts (paint, sculpture, film, industrial design, graphics) and non visual arts (literature, poetry, didactic) with the research on the game subject, infancy and creativity.
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[edit] Biography
Bruno Munari was born in Milan but spend his childhood and teenage in Badia Polesine. In 1925 return to Milan where he started to work with his uncle who was an engineer. In 1927 started to follow Marinetti and the futurist movement, showing his work in many exhibitions. Three years latter he associate with Riccardo Castegnetti (Ricas), with whom work as a graphic until 1938. During a travel to Paris, in 1933, found Louis Aragon and André Breton, whom gave him the idea of “the useless machine”. From 1939 to 1945 work as a press graphic designer for the Mondadori editor, and as art director of Tempo Magazine. At the same time he start to write books for kids, originally created for his son Alberto.: In 1948, Munari, Gillo Dorfles, Gianni Monnet and Atanasio Soldati, founded the Arte Concreta movement.
[edit] Work
[edit] Visual Arts
[edit] Industrial Design
[edit] Books and graphic design
D'Albisola, Tullio. L'anguria lirica. Rome: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, 1933/4.
Munari, Bruno. Le macchine di Munari. Turin: Einaudi, 1942.
Munari, Bruno. Guardiamoci negli occhi. Milan: Giorgio Lucini Editore, 1970.
Farfa. Il miliardario della fantasia. Savona: Marco Sabatelli Editore, 1986
[edit] Toys and laboratory
[edit] Awards and recognitions
- Compasso d'Oro award from the ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale) (1954, 1955, 1979)
- Golden medal of the Triennale di Milano for the "Libri illeggibili" book (1957)
- Andersen award as best child author (1974)
- Honorable mention from the New York Science Academy (1974)
- Graphic award in the Bologna Fair for the childwood (1984)
- Award from the Japan Design Foundation, for the intense human value of his design (1985)
- Lego award for his exceptional contribusions on the development on creativity of children (1986)
- Award from Accademia dei Lincei for his graphic work (1988)
- Award Spiel Gut of Ulm (1971, 1973, 1987)
- Honoris causa in architettura from the Genova University (1989)
- ADCI Milan Hall of Fame in Creativity and Communication (1990)
- of the Brera Academy - Marconi award (1992)
- Cavaliere di Gran Croce (1994)
- Honorable partnership of the Harvard University
