After the travelling exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vico's birth, Fondazione Magistretti proposes the travelling show Vico Magistretti. Architecture & Design, with the aim of promoting and enhancing the heritage left by the architect and with it Italian design and architecture.
Vico Magistretti. Architecture & Design traces the sixty-year career of the famous architect and designer, exploring in depth the two indissoluble souls of his work: architecture and design. Drawings, plans, photographs and projects illustrate both the best-known and the lesser-known works, testifying to Magistretti's approach to urban planning and the historical-cultural context. In parallel, the exhibition celebrates Vico's industrial design through the original sketches and catalogues of products that have become icons of Italian design, such as chairs, lamps, tables, beds and bookcases.
A special focus is dedicated to the fruitful and long-standing collaborations that Magistretti forged with some of the most important Italian and international design companies, such as Artemide, Cassina, De Padova, Flou and Oluce. Developed over a period of more than fifty years, these collaborations have contributed significantly to the definition and success of Italian style in the world.
From 2023 in different venues
Ambasciata Italiana in Teheran, from 28.06.2023 to 20.07.2023
Salone del Mobile di Bergamo, from 11.11.2023 to 19.11.2023
Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney, from 13.9.2024 to 18.10.2024
Exhibition curated by
Rosanna Pavoni
Margherita Pellino
with Maria Vittoria Capitanucci