SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75

by Deyan Sudjic, Maria Cristina Didero, Evan Snyderman, and Dennis Freedman

Evan Snyderman (Introduction), Deyan Sudjic, and Catharine Rossi

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SuperDesign charts the Italian Radicals’ bold experimentation in modern design from its birth through its continued influence on design today. Radical Design was launched by art, architecture, and design students in Italy in the mid-1960s. What started as a youthful rally against the establishment and a rejection of design norms became a movement that brought together some of the most dynamic and avant-garde thinkers and makers across the country.    Through enigmatic, confrontational, and clever furniture and objects—such as the iconic lip-shaped Bocca sofa, or the Cactus coat-rack in green foam—as well as more public innovations including discotheque interiors and subversive performances,...Read more
  • ISBN10 1580934951
  • ISBN13 9781580934954
  • Publish Date 31 October 2017
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Monacelli Press