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Ottagono 08, 1968

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Compasso d’Oro ADI 1967
A. G. Fronzoni – Genoa: new classrooms at Palazzo Balbi
Pier Luigi Spadolini –
In Florence: a congress hall
Cini Boeri – Bobo: monobloc armchair
Alberto Salvati Ambrogio Tresoldi – Artwork design for a furniture, Lighting suggestions
Albert Leclerc – One cube for many pieces of furniture
Marco Zanuso – A stay on the city
Tobia Scarpa – For the young people
Gae Aulenti – A store
Joe Colombo – For men’s fashion, Hotel furnishing proposals
Luciano Buttura Luigi Massoni – The «E 15» colorful kitchen
Giulia Veronesi – The artificial light coefficient of the architectural space
Pier Carlo Santini – Aspects of architecture: Architectures by Edoardo Detti
Guido Ballo – Encounters with art: Towards the primary structures
Franco Mazzucchelli Tartaglino – Stand with modular elements
Production review
Where to buy
Shops abroad
Four graphic designers at Arflex

Direction: Sergio Mazza
Editing: Giuliana Gramigna
Graphics: Bob Noorda / Unimark
Photos: Ballo, Casali, Clari, Industrial Color, De Benedetti, Faggioli, Gigipi, Masera, Monti, Salvati
Direction, editing, administration, advertising: Milan, via Melzi d’Eril, 26, tel. 315407-315508
Publisher: CO.P.IN.A. s.r.l.

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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 08, 1968. Design by Bob Noorda / Unimark
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