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Without curiosity you cannot create things. -Mario Bellini Designing something new has always been a moving experience for me, a rare privilege to be valued. -Mario Bellini One of the last great protagonists of Italian design -The New York Times Bellini proved himself a prolific product designer working for Yamaha, Renault, Fiat -swide.com

Without curiosity you cannot create things. -Mario Bellini Designing something new has always been a moving experience for me, a rare privilege to be valued. -Mario Bellini One of the last great protagonists of Italian design. -The New York Times Bellini proved himself a prolific product designer working for Yamaha, Renault, Fiat... -swide.com It's surprising that this is the first comprehensive monograph on Bellini-his award-winning electronic devices for Olivetti have had a far-reaching influence... Having served as the editor of Domus between 1985 and 1991, he offers an especially interesting historical perspective in an interview in this volume. -Metropolis A triumph... Insightful, poignant and unabashedly honest -Identity Mario Bellini is one of those rare designers whose work can truly be said to span generations... [A] parade of candy-coloured forms and elaborate era-defining shapes. -Wallpaper This tome establishes Bellini as one of our era's most essential furniture designers. -1stdibs Introspective Magazine [E]ngrossing... A significant contribution to design history. -Core77

Without curiosity you cannot create things. -Mario Bellini Designing something new has always been a moving experience for me, a rare privilege to be valued. -Mario Bellini One of the last great protagonists of Italian design -The New York Times Bellini proved himself a prolific product designer working for Yamaha, Renault, Fiat -swide.com It's surprising that this is the first comprehensive monograph on Bellini-his award-winning electronic devices for Olivetti have had a far-reaching influence... Having served as the editor of Domus between 1985 and 1991, he offers an especially interesting historical perspective in an interview in this volume. -Metropolis a triumph... Insightful, poignant and unabashedly honest -Identity Mario Bellini is one of those rare designers whose work can truly be said to span generations... [a] parade of candy-coloured forms and elaborate era-defining shapes -Wallpaper

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Enrico Morteo is an architect, editor, publisher, curator and a consultant of design and architecture. He has curated of a number of important programs and exhibitions including the ADI/ Compasso d'Oro Historical Collection, the Programmare l'arte exhibition for Venice and Milan, 2012 2013, the Uniqueness of Italy exhibition in Rome at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in 2011, the Roberto Sambonet exhibition held in Turin, Brasilia and Sao Paulo in 2008 09 and the exhibition Olivetti: Una bella societa shown in Turin in 2008. Enrico is also the author of a number of books including Grande Atlante del Design and the History of Architecture chapter of the Architecture Encyclopedia Garzanti. He has also worked with major Italian design magazines including Domus, Interni, Abitare, Modo, Lotus and Rassegna. His other cultural contributions include his appointment as Scientific Advisor for the Torino 2008 World Design Capital, his professorship of History of Design at Universita IUAV di Venezia (1997 2000), and, since 1993, he has been the author of radio and television programs for the Italian National public broadcasting services Radio3 and RaiSatArt.

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