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Bruno Munari

Bruno Munari (1907–1998), an Italian artist and designer, brought visual experimentation into moving forms, books, playful objects and children’s learning. Art and design met throughout his work.

Bruno Munari (1907–1998), an Italian artist and designer, brought visual experimentation into moving forms, books, playful objects and children’s learning. Art and design met throughout his work.

A life in many forms

Bruno Munari (1907–1998) was an Italian artist and designer whose work ranged from visual art and graphic design to books, objects and teaching. He used experimentation to make ideas visible and accessible.1,2

Forms set in motion

Munari’s Macchina Aerea dates to 1930; the Macchine Inutili followed in 1933. Light elements suspended in space made movement part of the work, opening a line of inquiry that ran through later experiments.2

Books as visual experiments

His publishing work included books for children and the Libri illeggibili, begun in 1949. In these experiments, visual forms take the place of conventional reading.2,3

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