One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation Bruno Munari&s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the & Penguin on Design& series in Penguin Modern Classics& The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art & the public between living people & art as a living thing& Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time described by Picasso as &the new Leonardo& Munari insisted that design be beautiful functional & accessible & this enlightening & highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual graphic & industrial design & the role it plays in the objects we use everyday Lamps road signs typography posters children&s books advertising cars & chairs
- these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series
Includes:: the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design & the media have changed our vision forever Bruno Munari (1907-1998) born in Milan was the enfant terrible of Italian art & design for most of the twentieth century contributing to many fields of both visual (paint sculpture film industrial design graphics) & non-visual arts (literature poetry) He was twice awarded the Compasso d& Oro design prize for excellence in his field If you enjoyed Design as Art you might like John Berger&s Ways of Seeing also available in Penguin Modern Classics& One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century Munari has encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions & stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness& International Herald Tribune