Aldo Rossi: Design 1960–1997 is the most thorough survey of Rossi's product design practice yet published, cataloguing over 70 projects that reveal a creative intelligence working across metals, marble, ceramics, industrial fabrics, and plastic with the same conceptual rigour he applied to architecture.
About This Book
Best known for his architectural theory and built work, Aldo Rossi spent four decades simultaneously developing a product design practice that has received comparatively little critical attention. This catalogue corrects that imbalance. It traces a formal and material evolution from early furniture collaborations with architect Leonardo Ferrari through to industrial production partnerships with some of Europe's most significant manufacturers — Molteni & C, Rosenthal, Richard-Ginori, Artemide, and others. The recurring preoccupations of Rossi's architecture — geometric abstraction, cultural memory, the tension between artisanal craft and industrial process — find direct expression in his objects. Essential reading for anyone serious about Italian design history and the relationship between architectural thinking and product design.
Key Features
- 192 pages documenting over 70 product design projects across furniture, ceramics, textiles, and industrial objects
- Projects spanning collaborations with Leonardo Ferrari, Artemide, DesignTex, Bruno Longoni Atelier, Molteni & C, Richard-Ginori, UniFor, Rosenthal, and Up & Up
- Published by Silvana Editoriale, ISBN 9788836651184
What You'll Discover
- How Rossi's formal language — rooted in geometric archetypes — translated from urban scale to the domestic object
- The breadth of materials Rossi worked with: metals, wood, marble, stone, ceramics, porcelain, artisanal and industrial fabrics, and plastic
- The evolution of his design output from bespoke furniture collaborations in 1960 through to mass industrial production in the final decades of his career
- The relationship between Rossi's drawing practice and his three-dimensional design work, illuminating the conceptual thread across all four disciplines in which he achieved international recognition
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 210 x 150 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9788836651184
- Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers interested in Italian design history, collectors and researchers focused on Rossi's complete body of work, and anyone examining the dialogue between architectural theory and product design practice.