Designer
Andrea BranziItalian, 1938–2023
Designer
Arduino CantàforaItalian, born 1945
Designer
Bruno GregoriItalian, born 1954
Designer
Giorgio GregoriItalian, 1957–1995
Designer
Alessandro GuerrieroItalian, born 1943
Designer
Alessandro Mendini Italian, 1931–2019
Designerfor
Studio AlchimiaItalian, active 1976–1984
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Banal Architectura" Architectural Model
Date1980
MediumPlastic, laminate, foam, paper, and metal
Dimensions24 × 54 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (61 × 139.1 × 59.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.505
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Forum Design," Linz, Austria, June 27–October 5, 1980.
"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Paper label adhered to front left corner of base.
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1981
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1979
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