One of the last surviving members of the Futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an iconic journey into the artistic potential of modern design, translated by Patrick Creagh and published as part of the Penguin on Design series of Penguin Modern Classics.

The designer of today reinstates the lost connection between art and the public, between living people and art as a living thing. Bruno Munari was one of the most inspired designers of all time, emphasizing in his own way that design should be beautiful, functional, and accessible. This enlightening and highly entertaining book presents his ideas on visual, graphic, and industrial design and its role in the objects we use every day.

Lamps, traffic signs, typography, posters, children's books, advertising, cars, and chairs - these are some of the subjects he focuses his enlightened gaze on. How do we see the world around us?

The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers, whose writings on art, design, and media have changed our perspective forever. Bruno Munari (1907-1998), born in Milan, was the enfant terrible of Italian art and design for most of the twentieth century, contributing to many fields of both visual (painting, sculpture, film, industrial design, graphics) and non-visual arts (literature, poetry).

He was twice awarded the Compasso d'Oro award for excellence in his field. If you liked Design as Art, you might also be interested in John Berger's Ways of Seeing, also available in the Penguin Modern Classics series.

"One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century... Munari has encouraged people to surpass conventional boundaries and stereotypes by showing them how to broaden their perceptual skills" - International Herald Tribune

Pages: 224, Dimensions: 11.2x11.2cm