1958 Herbert Bayer Aspen DOMUS 339 Eugenio CARMI Ettore SOTTSASS Cassina PONTI

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DOMUS 339: Febbraio 1958 Gio Ponti [Editorial Director] The Aspen Health Center by Herbert Bayer & Fritz Benedict � | Eugenio Carmi � | Ettore Sottsass � | � Giovanni Michelucci � | Leonardo Fiori � | � Melchiorre Bega � | The New Cassina Furniture Catalog � | Olivier Strebelle, etc. � Gio Ponti [Editorial Director]: DOMUS 339. Milan, Editoriale Domus: Febbraio 1958. � Original edition. Text in Italian. English, German and French translation summary. Slim folio. Thick photographically printed perfect bound wrappers. Side stitched textblock. 56 [vi] pp. Articles and advertisements. Multiple paper stocks and inserts. Elaborate graphic design throughout. Wrappers lightly worn and soiled. Yellowing to page edges. A very good copy. Cover by Augusto Piccoli. 9.75 � x 12.75 � vintage magazine with 56 [vi] pages printed on a variety of paper stocks of black and white [and some color] examples of the best modern interior and industrial design, circa 1958 -- with � beautiful engraving and gravure printing throughout. � Long considered Europe's most influential architecture and design magazine, Domus was founded by Gio Ponti in 1928 as a "living diary" in which he could advertise his own work, outline the "aims" of his projects and raise people's awareness about other design issues. Called the "Mediterranean Megaphone, " Domus lauded mass-production and tried to link architecture and artisans in a new, unforeseen ways. � Ponti left Domus in 1940 to start his other journal, Stile in which he could focus on art and the impact of the war on Italian architects and architecture. In 1948 Ponti returned to Domus, where he recast it in his own eclectic, exuberant vision of the modern and tirelessly championed designers he admired, notably Carlo Mollino. � Contents: A New Opera House: Giovanni Michelucci Decoration And Architecture: Leonardo Fiori New Furniture: : The Saturno Divan A Ceiling For A Store: Angelo Mangiarotti & Bruno Morassutti Aspen Health Center: Herbert Bayer & Fritz Benedict Two House At Aspen, Colorado: Fritz Benedict A New Building In Milan: Melchiorre Bega East Of Merida: Tomas Jose Sanabria & Julio C. Volante Paintings: Eugenio Carmi Olivier Strebelle The New Cassina Furniture Catalog: Work By Gio Ponti, Gianfranco Frattini, Ico Parisi, Etc. Office In Turin: Franco Berlanda Store In Milan: Michele Achilli, Daniele Brigidini & Guido Canella In Casablanca, The Italian Pavilion At The International Fair: Oreste Michelotti A Two-Story Living-Room: Costantino Corsini & Giulianna Grossi Interiors In Udine: Carlo Magnani Looking Glasses: Ettore Sottsass For The Naples-Capri-Ischia Boat: Vittorio Chiaia & Massimo Napolitano and more. In his 1957 book Amate L'Architettura (In Praise of Achitecture) Ponti extolled his audience to "Love architecture, be it ancient or modern. Love it for its fantastic, adventurous and solemn creations; for its inventions; for the abstract, allusive and figurative forms that enchant our spirit and enrapture our thoughts. Love architecture, the stage and support of our lives." This spirit reverberates through every page of Domus. � Please visit my Ebay store � for an excellent and ever-changing selection of rare and out-of-print design books and periodicals covering all aspects of 20th-century visual culture. I offer shipping discounts for multiple purchases. Please contact me for details. Payment due within 3 days of purchase. read more

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