Bruno Munari

Interiors, August 1954

Content includes:
Letters to the editors
For your information
Interiors’ editorial
The year’s work: introduction to the annual collection
The year’s work: the projects
Makers of Tradition—22: The Queen Anne Style
Blue heaven over Manhattan: the Chatain apartment
Good Design: the fifth anniversary show
Today in Tradition: a liberal translation
In the showrooms: rugs, fabrics, papers, furniture, and more
America’s Great Sources: index to advertisers in this issue

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Bruno Munari
Bruno Munari worked as a graphic designer, industrial designer, architect, writer, philosopher and educator. His clients included Cinzano, IBM, Olivetti and Pirelli. He also illustrated several children's books. Explore related designers including Giovanni Pintori and Franco Grignani. See also Italian Modernism, Italian graphic design history, and 1950s graphic design history.
Interiors + Industrial Design
Interiors + Industrial Design magazine was published by Whitney Publications. It was launched in 1888 as The Upholsterer, becoming Interiors in 1940 and later became Interiors + Industrial Design.

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Interiors + Industrial Design, August 1955. Cover design by Bruno Munari
Interiors + Industrial Design, August 1954. Cover design by Bruno Munari
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