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Orsina Simona Pierini
The Colors of Homes. Milan Homes 1923–1978
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- Overview
- About the author
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Orsina Simona Pierini
The Colors of Homes. Milan Homes 1923–1978
- Overview
- About the author
Overview
What gives unity to an interior design project? Beyond the coherence of materials, it is the use of color that gives character and identity to domestic space; each architect, each era has its own palette, where the floor, walls, and ceiling are composed with the dominant hues of the chosen materials.
If the twentieth century and early rationalism fought their battle between pastel shades and primary colors, the weight of the times and of war was tinged with greens and browns. The explosion of optimism brought back blues, mauves, and pinks, while the Viennese use of black and white was recovered to emphasize the graphic quality of forms. Gio Ponti is brighter, Viganò more elegant, Sottsass more contrasting. When the home becomes an artist’s canvas, color is its instrument. Some architects are directly associated with a particular tone, and vice versa: Caccia Dominioni’s red is so different from the red that invades homes in 1968. The percentage and density of color increase more and more up to the 1970s, when the monochrome home is completely immersed in dark blues and browns.
80 double-page spreads feature a brief description of the interior, several images of the spaces, and on the right-hand page, the color palette for floors, walls, ceilings, and furnishings, providing at a glance the chromatic essence of each environment. The entries are grouped by decade and preceded by a brief summary of the “spirit” of the decade and its color range. The book opens with an introduction by Stefanie Wettstein and closes with a piece by Chiara Mazzola on palettes. All texts are in both Italian and English.
About the author
Orsina Simona Pierini is Full Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano. She curates exhibitions and publishes articles and essays on modern and contemporary design, reinterpreted in the continuity of historical experience. Among her books: Passaggio in Iberia (2008), Sulla facciata (2008), Housing Atlas – Europe 20th Century with C. Espegel, D. van Gameren, M. Swenarton (2023), and for Hoepli Nelle case with E. Morteo (2023).
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