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Bruno Munari is famous for his work as an artist and designer. In his prolific career, he was known for various contributions to art, industrial design, film, architecture, art theory and technology. Munari’s principles and beliefs were built upon his early involvement in the Futurist movement, which he joined at the age of 19 using the pseudonym “Bum.” During the 1930s, Munari began to move towards Constructivism, particularly with his kinetic sculptures, called Useless Machines (begun 1933), meant to transform or complicate their surrounding environments. Shop a range of Bruno Munari art on 1stDibs.
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1958 Bali Bruno Munari Danese MidCentury Minimal Design FirstEdition Table Lamp
By Bruno Munari, Danese Milano
Located in Brescia, IT
Bali
Bruno Munari
Danese Milano
Italy, 1958
Plastic Shade
Metal Parts and Wood Base
Original Vintage edition with plastic shade
Very good condiction
just small difects (marked in ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Wood
BRUNO MUNARI 1991 serigraph Black Yellow Signed 43/50
By Bruno Munari
Located in Brescia, IT
Bruno Munari
Untitled
1991
Serigraph on paper
Ed. 43/50
Wood Frame
frame size: h30x25.5x3 cm
paper frame: h24x16 cm
Category
1990s Italian Modern Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Bruno Munari Falkland Pendant Lamp
By Danese Milano, Bruno Munari
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Bruno Munari "Falkland" pendant lamp made by Danese Milano of Italy. Originally created in 1964 this design is in several museum's permane...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Iconic Bali Table Lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano 1958
By Bruno Munari
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a rare opportunity to own an iconic piece of mid-century Italian design: the “Bali” table lamp, designed by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano in 1958. This exquisite lamp is...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Resin, Plywood
Two Bruno Munari 'Vademecum' bookcase carts for Robots, Italy 1974
By Robots, Bruno Munari
Located in Milan, IT
Bruno Munari two 'Vademecum' bookcase cart for Robots 1974 Chromed steel, aluminum.
One measures 35.5 x 35.5 x H 128.5 cm.
Second measures 35.5 x 35.5 x H 68.3 cm.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Bruno Munari, Bali, Pendant Light, Danese, 1960s
By Danese Milano, Bruno Munari
Located in Paris, FR
Bruno Munari (1907-1998)
Bali
A metal and acrylic pendant light, the acrylic square shade with cut angles on a cross shape brass frame.
Impressed with manufacturer’s mark on the so...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass