Word: vignelli
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Overlooking the Javits Center are the offices of Designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Too grand to be monastic and too spare to be imperial, the Vignelli headquarters could have been oppressive in their severity. They are redeemed by intriguing, humble materials -- particle board, panes of sandblasted translucent glass -- that add up to a winning industrial posh. Stanley Saitowitz's design for the Quady Winery in California's San Joaquin Valley embraces a kindred sort of gritty elegance. Again, ordinary materials are enriched by thoughtful treatment: plywood walls are exposed within and covered in stucco outside, while...
...strictly speaking, part of the Citicorp skyscraper, it too was designed by Stubbins and fits masterfully into his overall architectural vision. Stubbins' church holds its own at the foot of the somewhat brutish 915-ft. Citicorp tower. The church's uncluttered, skylit interiors were created by Vignelli Associates using natural colors and materials. Sculptor Louise Nevelson designed the church's small but exquisite Erol Beker Chapel of the Good Shepherd. St. Peter's is indeed a sanctuary in a cold and hectic city...
...rarely consummated, and "functional design" more often than not has become just another style that sometimes obstructs practical function. In industrial design, particularly in America, the engineers may call the shots. Designers are brought in to package the product for sales appeal. Says Italian-born American Designer Massimo Vignelli: "The good thing about design in Italy is that there are no marketing people around to tell you what you can do or cannot do with your designs, which really is the condition, sine qua non, for getting good design on the streets...
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