1955–1959: International affairs

The late 50s was an era of grand visions and increasing internationalization, as evidenced by the works included here by architects and designers like Oscar Niemeyer, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Vittoriano Viganò, and Angelo Mangiarotti. Also featured are office machines by Olivetti, furniture by Ray and Charles Eames, ceramics and lights by Ettore Sottsass, the Herman Miller Showroom by Alexander Girard in San Francisco, Le Corbusier’s pilgrimage church in Ronchamp and Gio Ponti’s Villa Arreaza in Caracas.

Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Luigi Spinelli, hardcover, 8.6 x 12.4 in., 580 pages