The first comprehensive monograph on Mario Bellini, one of Italy's most versatile and influential designers.

A key figure in the emergence of Italy as an important centre fore design in the 1960's, Mario Bellini is renowned for his elegant, dramatic and often poetic designs for, among others, Olivetti, Cassina, B&B Italia, Vitra and Artemide. He was the subject of a one man retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1987, the recipient of eight prestigious Compasso d'Oro industrial design awards, the Editor–in–Chief of the influential architecture and design magazine Domus (1986–91) and continues to produce architecture and design for clients and locations all over the world.

Features:

– Richly illustrated with over 500 images including sketches and photographs from Mario Bellini's archive, opened publicly for the first time.

– A complete catalogue of Bellini's design work, thematically presented, from calculators, typewriters, office and banking machines, to chairs, tables, sofas, and lighting. Features a series of essays, including an interview with Mario Bellini, covering the various aspects of his career and design processes.

意大利**建筑设计师马里奥·贝里尼（Mario Bellini）不但在意大利设计和建筑界有很高的威望，而且在在国际上享有盛名，获得极高的评价，他曾获得包括Compasso d’Oro在内的多项国际设计大奖，并且有13件作品成为纽约现代艺术博物馆（MOMA）的**收藏品。这是**本关于贝里尼的个人作品集。有500多个图片的展示，还**次公开了贝里尼的草图，摄影作品，还有他的一些其他创作。贝里尼的设计作品，从计算器，打字机，办公用品到椅子，桌子，沙发，灯具等等的作品都有呈现。还有对贝里尼的采访对设计师的职业与设计过程有了更多方面的了解。是建筑家，设计师包括产品设计师，家具设计师，灯具设计师，纺织设计师，平面设计师等等，还有学生等人的好选择。同时本书也能够吸引对贝里尼设计感兴趣与专门对其作品有收藏的人。