Fevereiro 2014 vol. 1 num. 1 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies

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Designing ‘The House of Man’: Franco Albini and the place of Neorealism in Italian Design, 1930-1960

Mekinda, Jonathan ;

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Generally characterized as Neorealist, a term derived from the work of such filmmakers and writers as Roberto Rossellini and Italo Calvino, postwar Italian culture is typically believed to have diverged significantly from Fascist culture in both its subjects and its techniques. Contrary to this story, this paper will argue that Italian design, and Neorealism more broadly, is more accurately understood as the product of existing lines of research and debate.

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Palavras-chave: Italian Design, Neorealism, Modernism,

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DOI: 10.5151/design-icdhs-029

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Mekinda, Jonathan; "Designing ‘The House of Man’: Franco Albini and the place of Neorealism in Italian Design, 1930-1960", p. 134-137 . In: Farias, Priscila Lena; Calvera, Anna; Braga, Marcos da Costa & Schincariol, Zuleica (Eds.). Design frontiers: territories, concepts, technologies [=ICDHS 2012 - 8th Conference of the International Committee for Design History & Design Studies]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012. São Paulo: Blucher, 2014.
ISSN 2318-6968, ISBN: 978-85-212-0692-7
DOI 10.5151/design-icdhs-029

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