62 RASSEGNA
LA FORMA DELL'UTILE. IL DESIGNO RAZIONALE SVIZZERO
Vittorio Gregotti [Editorial Director]
Vittorio Gregotti [editor]: 62 RASSEGNA: LA FORMA DELL'UTILE. IL DESIGNO RAZIONALE SVIZZERO [THE FORM OF THE USEFUL. SWISS RATIONAL DESIGN]. Milan: CIPIA, 1995. Original edition [anno XVII, 62 -- 1995/11]. Text in Italian. A nearly fine softcover book with thick printed French folded wrappers and minor shelf wear to rear panel. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.
9 x 12 soft cover book with 100 pages and approx. 175 illustrations, some in color. The bulk of the journal [72 pages] is devoted to the THE FORM OF THE USEFUL. SWISS RATIONAL DESIGN.
Contents [translated from Italian]
- Introduction by Arthur Ruegg and Ruggero Tropeano
- Wohnbedarf. A Life Style by Stanislaus von Moos
- Die Gute Form, a Model for the Middle-Class by Othmar Birkner
- The Mechanical Object by Lotte Schilder Bar
- The Switzerland Project at International Exhibitions [1924-1939] by Ivo Allas and Giampiero Bosoni
- Max Ernst Haefeli and the Work on "Form without Ornament" by J. Christoph Burkle and Ruggero Tropeano
- Hans Bellmann [1911-1990] by Arthur Ruegg
- A Program of Standard Furniture. The "3m" Models by Mumenthaler and Meier, text by Christina Sonderegger
- Beauty as Function. On Max Bill by Stanislaus von Moos
- When Aesthetics Creates Functionality: ADC Heyligers architects, Abet Laminati
- Velante: A surprising wardrobe, Design by Studio Kairos, B&B Italia
- Templun in Baden: The restoration of an ancient spa, Project by Liselotte and Friederich Peretti, Castelli
- Maastricht: The museum by Aldo Rossi. Interiors and Exteriors, Molteni & Co.
- "Esprit": The evolution of the concept of elevator, Design by Sabiem and Guigaro Design, Sabiem
Artists, architects and designers include Max Bill, Herbert Bayer, W. M. Moser, P. Gauchat, Siegfried Giedion, H. Hoffmann, M. E. Haefeli, Hans Hilfiker and Aldo Rossi among others.
Under the loose directorship of Vittorio Gregotti, Rassegna was an Italian Design magazine underwritten by six Italian firms: Ariston, B&B Italia, Castelli, iGuzzini illuminazione, Molteni and co., and Sabiem. Each issue was devoted to a single designer or theme and lavishly produced, with high-quality reproduction and carefully selected and presented illustrations.