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https://design-is-fine.org/2025/12/26/the-musical-angels-of-melozzo-da-forli/
The Musical Angels of Melozzo da Forlì – Design is fine. History is mine.
Before you notice the musical instruments, you feel the space. Da Forli’s angels do not sit quietly within the picture, they hover above it. In these figures...
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https://design-is-fine.org/2025/10/02/iconic-showpiece-the-mackmurdo-chair/
Iconic Showpiece : Mackmurdo Chair – Design is fine. History is mine.
Often cited as one of the origins of Art Nouveau, A.H. Mackmurdo’s chair design incorporates a striking innovation: a backrest reminiscent of floating seaweed...
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https://design-is-fine.org/2013/07/10/jean-michel-folon-1934-2005-belgian-artist/
Olivetti Typewriter illustrated by Jean-Michel Folon – Design is fine. History is mine.
Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005), belgian artist, illustrator and sculptor and his Olivetti poster from the 1960s.
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https://design-is-fine.org/
Design is fine. History is mine. – Imagine a time with no computer
Imagine a time with no computer
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https://design-is-fine.org/2013/07/11/joe-colombo-armchair-elda-1963-photo-vitra/
Joe Colombo designs a chair, 1963 – Design is fine. History is mine.
Design study for Elda by Colombo, 1963. Ignazia Favata, Studio Joe Colombo, Milan. Final product: Armchair Elda, 1963. Photo: Vitra Design Museum, Andreas...
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https://design-is-fine.org/2025/01/05/kandinsky-imprint-of-the-artists-hands-1926/
Kandinsky: Imprint of The Artist’s Hands, 1926 – Design is fine. History is mine.
Watercolor on paper, made during his stay at the Bauhaus. Source: Centre Pompidou / Google Arts and Culture
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https://design-is-fine.org/2024/11/27/achille-is-always-right/
Achille is always right – Design is fine. History is mine.
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https://design-is-fine.org/2013/07/11/bruno-munari-anche-la-cornice-even-the-frame/
Abstract Bruno Munari – Design is fine. History is mine.
Bruno Munari, Anche la cornice | Even the Frame, 1935
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