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Pino Tovaglia

Pirelli, Rivista d’informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 5, 1967

‘This cover by Pino Tovaglia reminds readers that Pirelli magazine turns twenty. The magazine was born out of the desire to open a broader and more direct conversation between those who produce and those who buy and to favour the process of integrating the company into the community.’

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Pino Tovaglia
Pino Tovaglia was born in Milan. He was art director at Pirelli, of the Pirelli Magazine and the Rai Magazine. He taught graphic design at the Scuola Superiore d'Arte del Castello from 1946 to 1954, at the technical-artistic courses of the Umanitaria from 1963 to 1970 and taught coordinated image at the Scuola Politecnica di Design from 1973. Explore related designers including Franco Grignani and Giovanni Pintori. See also Italian Modernism and Italian graphic design history.

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Pirelli, Rivista d'informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 5, 1967. Cover design by Pino Tovaglia
Pirelli, Rivista d’informazione e di tecnica, vol 20, no 5, 1967. Cover design by Pino Tovaglia
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