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. Influenced by the second futurist and surrealist avantgardes, carlo mollino was active in a number of fields, including aeronautics, automobile design, art, photography, set design, town planning, furniture, interior decoration and architecture. The furniture of carlo mollino paperback hennessey. His buildings include the royal theatre in turin, and his furniture.
Everything is permissible as long as it is fantastic, carlo mollino once said. Original and inventive, the work of carlo mollino 190573 is a unique chapter in the history of twentiethcentury italian design and architecture. Carlo mollino 190573, the son of a prominent engineer of the city of turin. Catalog dei mobili furniture catalogue english and italian edition mollino, carlo. 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. Mollino s architecture and furniture are famous for their ability to enable occupants to manipulate volumes at a whim. Italian architect and designer carlo mollino 190573 is known to many for his furniture designs. Carlo mollino architecture, furniture, interior design 1928. In a career that spanned more than four decades 19051973 designed buildings homes furniture. His pieces were mostly all commissioned, and are scarce. An avid skier, he pioneered new techniques of downhill racing and wrote a book. 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. 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. Though beginning his career as an architect, mollino moved into other disciplines, where he infused. Arabesques is a celebration of the life and achievements of carlo mollino 1. Carlo mollino crashed planes, skiied glaciers, raced at le mans and. Inside the secret home of genius italian architect carlo mollino. For the first time, this book presents his complete works in furniture. His buildings include the royal theatre in turin, and his furniture, like his photography, is ever more valuable. Important tipo b chair from the lisa ponti apartment. Carlo mollino polaroids, verlag bernd detschdamiani.
Photographer, designer, architect and author on topics ranging from winter sports to the history of photography, carlo mollino. European delivery, 5year warranty of the finest midcentury designer furniture delivered directly to your home. Carlo mollino was legendary figure in 20thcentruy art and design. Mollino s interests culminate in his furniture design, which display mechanical function, the wooden angles of alpine homes, and womanly curves. Architect and designer carlo mollinos turin apartment.
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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. Cavour writing desk by carlo mollino the midcentury. One of the most dashing figures of midcentury italy, mollino was. Carlo mollino 1905 1973 was an italian architect, designer, and photographer. 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. 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. The furniture of carlo mollino presents for the first time mollinos complete furniture and interior design. He is coauthor of two books on mollinos photography and of luce, a book on italian lighting. About this title in a career that spanned more than four decades, carlo mollino designed buildings, homes, furniture, cars and aircraft. 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. Realized in collaboration with the museo casa mollino.
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Including drawings and archival photographs, it represents the most comprehensive record of this part of mollino s production. As a man of many talents, mollino was also an avid race car driver, pilot, ski enthusiast, fashion designer, and inventor. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carlo mollino books online. Carlo mollino, first edition abebooks shop for books. Napoleone ferrari cofounded the museo casa mollino in turin. 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 was a revolutionary italian architect and designer. Including drawings and archival photographs, it represents the most comprehensive record of this part of mollinos.
Carlo mollino of turin, italy was more inspired by his eccentric interests than he ever was by convention. Mollino carlo, tutti i libri con argomento mollino carlo su unilibro. Known as one of the most versatile architects of the twentieth century. Carlo mollino exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Carlo mollino, important tipo b chair from the lisa. The book presents mollinos complete furniture and interior design for the first time. This work is one of only six examples of the tipo b chairs designed by carlo mollino. Carlo mollino loved the mountains and was a ski enthusiast. He designed some mountain houses like the casa del sole in cervinia, aosta valley and the slittovia of lago nero. Some of them are to be shown with examples of his furniture in an. Although none of mollino s designs were massproduced, they command high prices among collectors of twentiethcentury furniture.
After studying mechanical engineering and art history, followed by architecture at turin university, mollino. Carlo mollino an unrestricted, uncompromising creative wooden furniture, furniture projects, cool furniture. One of the most dashing figures of midcentury italy, mollino was famed for his design finesse and his elegant organicism. Carlo mollino born may 6, 1905, turin, italydied august 27, 1973, turin, italy was an italian designer, architect, photographer and writer. This october, the book will be rereleased with a new cover that will no doubt delight new and old mollino. He is coauthor of two books on mollinos photography and of luce, a book on italian lighting design of the late 1960s. See more ideas about furniture, furniture design and design. Mollinos architecture and furniture are famous for their ability to enable.