Bob Noorda

Ottagono 9, 1968

Content includes:
Roberto Mango – The Great Number
Vico Magistretti – the thought of a designer
Angelo Mangiarotti – Seamless light
Franco Cassina – The thought of a producer, Standard processing for an armchair modular, The standard furniture in its applications for the community
Vittorio Mazzucconi – Architecture and Society in America, A kitchen on the assembly line
Dino Origlia – Quantity friendly to quality
Marcello Pietrantoni and Carla Venosta – Club restaurant
Vittorio Gregotti – The house of Asti
Carlo Bartoli – Apartment in Milan
Tobia Scarpa – Lighting as a sensation and atmosphere
Osvaldo Borsani – New series for executive offices
Giuliano Angelucci, Vincenzo Bacigalupi, Benito Boni Vincenzo Duster – Preparation for a congress
Pier Carlo Santini – Aspects of architecture: Images of Venetian architecture, News and design innovations
Guido Ballo – Encounters with art: Ugo Mulas O of the photo-language
Where to buy
Shops abroad

Direction: Sergio Mazza
Editing: Giuliana Gramigna
Graphics: Bob Noorda / Unimark
Photographs: Ballo, BN & C, Casali, Clari, Gigipi, Masera, Mulas, Orsi, Photos
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 9, 1968. Design by Bob Noorda / Unimark
Ottagono 9, 1968. Design by Bob Noorda / Unimark
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