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Franco Grignani - Italian Graphic Designer

Pirelli, Rivista d’informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 3, 1967

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‘This is a detail of “Structural Impact” one of the paintings that Franco Grignani exhibited in the recent exhibition at the Pirelli Center. Grignani arrived at painting through a meditated and difficult itinerary from architecture to graphics to photography. The value of his experiences has already had significant confirmations from the most attentive and open critics.’

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Franco Grignani
  • Year: 1967
  • Client/Publisher: Pirelli
  • Size: 240mm x 320mm
Franco Grignani (1908-1999) was one of the twentieth century’s most important Italian graphic designers. He based his studio in Milan and collaborated with Studio Boggeri. His clients included Pirelli, Penguin Books, and Alfieri & Lacroix.

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Pirelli , Rivista d'informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 3, 1967. Cover design by Franco Grignani
Pirelli, Rivista d’informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 3, 1967. Cover design by Franco Grignani
Cover art by Italian designer, Franco Grignani using his Structural Impact painting, 1967.
Franco Grignani (1908-1999) was one of the twentieth century’s most important Italian graphic designers. He based his studio in Milan and collaborated with Studio Boggeri. His clients included Pirelli, Penguin Books, and Alfieri & Lacroix.
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