Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 – September 30, 1998) was an Italian designer, who contributed 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. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the city in Italy. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the Western world. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

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. This article is about the city in Italy. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar). ... The Futurists in Paris, February 1912. ... Futurism was a 20th century art movement. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Louis Aragon (October 3, 1897 - December 24, 1982), French historian, poet and novelist. ... André Breton André Breton (French IPA: ) (February 19, 1896 – September 28, 1966) was a French writer, poet, and surrealist theorist, and is best known as the main founder of surrealism. ... The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata XI, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and the metronome marking as = 120. (Metronome markings were not used in Mozarts day. ...

Work

Visual Arts

Industrial Design

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

Toys and laboratory

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

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Books from Bruno Munari

Design and visual communication

Research books

Books for children

The Elephant's Wish, 1945 THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 59-9957

Books for school

Industry and publicity

See also

• Industrial Design
• List of notable industrial designers

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Further reading