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Forte - dining tables - Lella & Massimo VIGNELLI

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Forte
Lella & Massimo VIGNELLI by Bernini

Unique piece 2/25 of a 2011 limited edition made for Venini’s 90th anniversary by Bernini; a backlit Venini glass panel stands out in the center, get it refined elegance. The Forte table formally summarizes the Vignelli philosophy: pure geometric shapes and essential elements linked by a relationship of perfect proportions. The contrast between the thin opalescent glass top and the massive and voluminous legs is accentuated in the table. The base is made of “silver”, a very ancient manual technique, a very thin leaf of silver material spread with meticulous skill on the surface of the wood, able to give the shine and preciousness of the metal /

year
1991/2011
dimensions
150 x 150 H. 71 cm.
quantity
1
origin
ITALIAN
condition
Good, wear consistent with age and use
literature:

Objects et projects, concetp Antonio Citterio, SIM Parigi, pag. 141, Year 1992 - Le fabbrieche del design, G. Gramign, Ed. Alberto Alessandr & C, pag. 56, Year 2007 - Going home, a new dinamic approach to italian design, ICE Assoarredo, P. 62, Year 1992 - Object and projects, ICE Assoarredo, progetto A. Citterio, P. 141, Year 1992 

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designer biography
Lella & Massimo VIGNELLI

Lella Vignelli was born in Udine. She graduated from the faculty of architecture at the University of Venice and immediately obtained a scholarship at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) School of Architecture in Cambridge. Massimo Vignelli was born in Milan in 1931 and studied architecture in Milan and Venice. With his wife Lella he carries out activities in the field of graphics, corporate identity programs for industry, packaging, signage for buildings and transport, industrial design, furniture, interiors and exhibitions. In 1960, they founded the “Lella & Massimo, design and architecture office” in Milan. After moving to the United States in the late 1960s, they founded "Vignelli Associates" in New York in 1971. Their work has entered the permanent collections of some international museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Copper - Hewit Museum in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Montreal and Die Neue Sammlung in Munich. Among the many honors attributed to Lella and Massimo Vignelli stand out: in 1973 the Industrial Arts Medal, American Institute of Architects; honorary degrees from Parsons School of Design, New York and Corcoran School of Art, Washington; in 1983 the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the Gold Medal for Design of the National Arts Club of New York in 1991. Among the many awards to Massimo Vignelli: Triennial Grand Prix 1964; Compasso d'Oro from the Industrial Design Association (ADI) 1964; First Presidential Design Award, awarded in 1985 by the President of the United States, for the National Park Publications Program; Art Directors' Club, Hall of Fame 1982; Interior Design, Hall of Fame 1988; Honorary Degree from: University Institute of Architecture of Venice; Rhode Island School of Design, Newport, RI; Pratt Institute, New York. /

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