IL PROIETTORE ITALIANO! The fresh issue of The Projector magazineis issued with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow. This issue has two covers — one for the «Old Masters», another — for the best contemporary Italian graphic designers. Enjoy!
In my editors' column I pay a tribute of respect to one of the key-figures of the Futurism — passionate Filippo Tommazo Marinetti! He indeed shaped the future of the typography for the XX century! If we talk about my perception of Italian design, the first words I would use to describe it are: emotion and passion. The country of the world’s best cuisine and great wines, an open-air museum, where you can endlessly return again and again, and yet discover something new every time, Italy still impresses me with its design, both in historical perspective and in its most modern manifestations. Viva Italia!
«The word CULT has recently been used quite extensively: it stands for success, popularity, etc. Meanwhile, cult status implies a moment of spiritual unity or devotion, in any case — a feeling of brotherhood. It is in this elevated sense that we want to talk about Memphis Group: in a museum or residential interior, their design objects are the ones of some cult», — an article by Alexander Borovsky (Head of Contemporary art department of the State Russian Museum) and Lina Perlova (founder of the Bulthaup design gallery) explores the cult of Ettore Sottsass and Memphis group.
