Bob Noorda

Ottagono 01, 1966

Content includes:
An hour with Le Corbusier
Apartment Milan
Consistency in Vico Magistretti’s design
Prefabrication for interiors
New sofa for Arflex
An industry through the Triennali
Two-light lamp
Aspects of architecture
Marco Zanuso. A house in Milan
Alvar Aalto
Cinema and theater: more form than substance
Encounters with art, Vitality of the sign today
Production review
Where to buy
Shops abroad

Direction: Sergio Mazza
Editing: Giuliana Gramigna
Graphics: Bob Noorda / Unimark
Photographs: Ballo, Bosio, Colore Industriale, Coluzzi, De Pratelli, Benedetti, Mari, Mulas, Savio, Studio 22.

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Bob Noorda / Unimark
Bob Noorda studied at the Design Institute of Amsterdam. He was a teacher at the technical-artistic courses in Milan and at the advanced course of Industrial Design in Venice. He worked on visual communication, corporate image programs, packaging and product design. Explore related designers including Massimo Vignelli and Unimark. See also Italian Modernism and Rise of Corporate Identity.
Unimark International was founded by Massimo Vignelli and Ralph Eckerstrom in 1965. It was a pioneering design firm known for its modernist approach and emphasis on corporate identity. The firm design identities for American Airlines and the New York City Subway signage system, before dissolving in the late 1970s. Explore related designers including Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and 1960s graphic design history.
Ottagono
Ottagono was an Italian design magazine mainly focused on interiors, architecture and product design, with some content also related to graphic design.

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Ottagono 01, 1966. Design by Bob Noorda / Unimark
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