Mario Bellini — Kar-a-sutra

500,00 kr.

Very rare original folder from one of the most ambitious and succesful design exhibitions ever undertaken with works from: Archizoom, Superstudio, Ugo La Pietra, Mario Bellini, Achille Castiglioni, Joe Colombo, Ettore Sottsass jr.

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kar-a-sutra (Karasutra – research by Mario Bellini, from the exhibition “Italy: the new domestic landscape” – MoMA 1972). CASSINA Centro / New York: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 1972. 8vo accordion booklet / leporello folder. Original folder issued at the time of the large design exhibition curated by Emilio Ambaz in the Museum of Modern Art New York from May 26 until September 11 1972. The concept was not thought as a marketable product but rather as a vehicle for conversation and change

First edition.  Two large punch holes (see photos) from being stored in a ringbinder else a clean and good copy of this very rare item

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Mario Bellini — Kar-a-sutra

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