Bruno Munari

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Bruno Munari (October 24, 1907 – September 30, 1998) was an Italian artist and 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.

Biography

Bruno Munari was born in Milan but spent his childhood and teenage in Badia Polesine. In 1925 he returned to Milan where he started to work with his uncle who was an engineer. In 1927 started to follow Marinetti and the futurist movement, displaying his work in many exhibitions. Three years later he associated with Riccardo Castegnetti (Ricas), with whom he worked as a graphic designer until 1938. During a trip to Paris, in 1933, he met Louis Aragon and André Breton. From 1939 to 1945 he worked as a press graphic designer for the Mondadori editor, and as art director of Tempo Magazine. At the same time he began designing books for kids, originally created for his son Alberto.:In 1948, Munari, Gillo Dorfles, Gianni Monnet and Atanasio Soldati, founded the "Arte Concreta" movement.

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

Books from Bruno Munari

Design and visual communication

Design as Art

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

ee also

*Industrial Design
*List of notable industrial designers

Further reading