In the early 1960s Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square signifies safety and enclosure, and the triangle provides a key connective form for designers. One of the great designers of the twentieth century, Munari contributed to the fields of painting, sculpture, design, and photography while teaching throughout his seventy-year career. After World War II he began to focus on book design, creating children's books known for their simplicity and playfulness.
- | Author: Bruno Munari
- | Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 05, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 288 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Design
- | ISBN-10: 1616894121
- | ISBN-13: 9781616894122