Carlo Mollino

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Carlo Mollino was one of the most original and enigmatic exponents of architecture in the 20th century.

Disapproved of by the critics and extremely nonconformist, he expressed himself through his architectural designs, his furniture and interiors, in a language assimilated from futurism and surrealism.

The influence of architects ranging from Gaudí to Mendelsohn, from Aalto to Le Corbusier, can be seen in his highly individual designs. Projects such as the sledge-lift station at Lago Nero, the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Lutrario ballroom demonstrated his exceptional powers of imagination. The interaction between Mollino’s professional activities and his many interests, which included aeronautics, downhill racing, set design and eroticism, resulted in a unique phenomenon in the history of architecture.

With the demolition of his massive masterpiece, the Ippica in Turin, and the destruction of his most prestigious interiors, all that remains today of Mollino’s work is his furniture. Drawing on rare photographs and documents, this important monograph reconstructs Mollino’s work through more than eighty interiors and pieces of furniture spanning his career, pieces built with such bravura that they often resemble sculpture more than works of industrial design.

The impact of Carlo Mollino on the recent history of architecture and taste in general is now being increasingly recognized, and this study gives us a detailed picture of his achievements.