{"product_id":"bruno-munari-square-circle-triangle-9781616894122","title":"Bruno Munari: Square, Circle, Triangle","description":"In the early 1960s Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: \u003cem\u003eCircle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSquare\u003c\/em\u003e, and, a decade later, \u003cem\u003eTriangle\u003c\/em\u003e. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square signifies safety and enclosure, and the triangle provides a key connective form for designers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the great designers of the twentieth century, Munari contributed to the fields of painting, sculpture, design, and photography while teaching throughout his seventy-year career. After World War II he began to focus on book design, creating children's books known for their simplicity and playfulness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton Architectural Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616894122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Bruno Munari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662292054172,"sku":"9781616894122","price":27.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d85e9b78-4e10-4fb9-9561-4ba5a40b663e.jpg?v=1603901559","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bruno-munari-square-circle-triangle-9781616894122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}