Projet
AP148.S1.1971.PR02
Description:
The project series comprises study sketches, drawings, and brief notes related to the design for the lamp "Misura", a prototype made for Superstudio by Flos in 1971. The accompanying notes refer to a checkered design on a tilting white board, with the light filtering through and transforming this into a transparent surface. Poli identifies 16 pages of the sketchbook as being relevant to this design project (though does not specify which pages), and notes that the remaining 48 pages are for the Cone table project (see AP148.S1.1971.PR04). The accompanying original folder in which Poli included the loose sketches and notes was titled "Lampada Floss | Tavolo a Cono". The technical drawing is stamped Superstudio, with the address on Bellosguardo in Florence. Also included is a photocopy of a photograph of Alessandro Poli and the lamp prototype.
1971-1972
Lamp design for Flos (1971-1972)
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AP148.S1.1971.PR02
Description:
The project series comprises study sketches, drawings, and brief notes related to the design for the lamp "Misura", a prototype made for Superstudio by Flos in 1971. The accompanying notes refer to a checkered design on a tilting white board, with the light filtering through and transforming this into a transparent surface. Poli identifies 16 pages of the sketchbook as being relevant to this design project (though does not specify which pages), and notes that the remaining 48 pages are for the Cone table project (see AP148.S1.1971.PR04). The accompanying original folder in which Poli included the loose sketches and notes was titled "Lampada Floss | Tavolo a Cono". The technical drawing is stamped Superstudio, with the address on Bellosguardo in Florence. Also included is a photocopy of a photograph of Alessandro Poli and the lamp prototype.
Project
1971-1972
Projet
AP148.S1.1971.PR03
Description:
Project series comprises what Poli entitled "Storyboard", a 54-page pitch document for a film, comprised of a typed text with drawings, including a typography, as well as sketches and collages, done mostly on copy paper (heliography). The text and drawings refer to writing as the origin of architecture, both activities of humans attempting to capture memory in recognizable shapes and classifiable categories.
1971-1973
Architettura come Scrittura [Architecture as Writing] (1971-1973)
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AP148.S1.1971.PR03
Description:
Project series comprises what Poli entitled "Storyboard", a 54-page pitch document for a film, comprised of a typed text with drawings, including a typography, as well as sketches and collages, done mostly on copy paper (heliography). The text and drawings refer to writing as the origin of architecture, both activities of humans attempting to capture memory in recognizable shapes and classifiable categories.
Project
1971-1973
Projet
AP148.S1.1971.PR04
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design for a Cone table, also called "Mizar" table, which was produced for Superstudio by Crystal Art in 1973. Poli dates this project as being from 1971-1973, however, some drawings appear to be dated 1979. Material in this series features mainly sketches and drawings, many brightly coloured, some done in blue ink, and one large drawing in white on black cardstock. Not all notations appear to be in Poli's hand. One drawing also features an image (which appears to be a cut-out). The series also includes a model or prototype of the table design in glass and ceramic. A sketchbook with drawings related to this project has been catalogued with material from the Lamp for Flos project (see project AP148.S1.1971.PR02) - Poli notes that 48 pages of this red sketchbook feature drawings related to the Cone table project.
1970-1979
Cone table design project (1971-1973)
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AP148.S1.1971.PR04
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design for a Cone table, also called "Mizar" table, which was produced for Superstudio by Crystal Art in 1973. Poli dates this project as being from 1971-1973, however, some drawings appear to be dated 1979. Material in this series features mainly sketches and drawings, many brightly coloured, some done in blue ink, and one large drawing in white on black cardstock. Not all notations appear to be in Poli's hand. One drawing also features an image (which appears to be a cut-out). The series also includes a model or prototype of the table design in glass and ceramic. A sketchbook with drawings related to this project has been catalogued with material from the Lamp for Flos project (see project AP148.S1.1971.PR02) - Poli notes that 48 pages of this red sketchbook feature drawings related to the Cone table project.
Project
1970-1979
Projet
AP148.S1.1969.PR01
Description:
This project series features drawings and text, as well as collages on photographs, for a project entitled "Breve racconto di Architettura" by Poli. An inventory provided by Poli was used to identify the dates of these materials. The drawings and text seem to feature a journey on a highway (autostrada), or by plane, as all of the collaged images seem to be views taken from an airplane. These collages feature images of food and structures glued onto images of both rural and urban landscapes. References are made in the text to the Parco urbano Modena, possibly related to Poli's thesis project (see AP148.S1.1970.PR01), as well as to Roland Barthes, and "architettura invisibile".
ca. 1969-1970
Breve racconto di Architettura [Brief tale of architecture] (1969-1970)
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AP148.S1.1969.PR01
Description:
This project series features drawings and text, as well as collages on photographs, for a project entitled "Breve racconto di Architettura" by Poli. An inventory provided by Poli was used to identify the dates of these materials. The drawings and text seem to feature a journey on a highway (autostrada), or by plane, as all of the collaged images seem to be views taken from an airplane. These collages feature images of food and structures glued onto images of both rural and urban landscapes. References are made in the text to the Parco urbano Modena, possibly related to Poli's thesis project (see AP148.S1.1970.PR01), as well as to Roland Barthes, and "architettura invisibile".
Project
ca. 1969-1970
Projet
AP148.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Poli's research and design work on his major project about a peasant farmer named Zeno from Riparbella. This project, entitled "Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente," was presented at the 1978 Venice Biennale with Superstudio as "La Coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's consciousness)". The project also appears to have some overlap with another research project in which Poli and other members of Superstudio were involved: Culture materiale extraurbane. This involved research and the development of a course in the architecture programme at the University of Florence on research into traditional tools and other aspects of rural material culture. The research work on rural culture was published in the magazine Modo (no.7) in March 1978. The Zeno project reflects a major project in Poli's output, with work beginning on it in 1972 and into 1980. There are numerous narratives at work in this project. There is the narrative of Zeno's relationship to the small house built by his grandfather and in which he was born, and has always lived. Alongside this, is Poli's interest in Zeno's relationship to his tools, his clothes, all the material elements of his life in the only house he has ever known. The fictional narrative that Poli weaves into this project involves an imagined encounter between Zeno and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Poli's fascination with Zeno's material culture extends into a comparison of these two men and their physical interactions with their worlds: both self-sufficient capsules of a kind. Material in this project includes a large number of drawings and collages depicting different domestic and working spaces and tools in Zeno's life. A number of these drawings feature artefacts, such as cloth pillowcases, metal pieces, and a rope. In addition, the project series includes a number of physical artefacts, such as tools and even Zeno's door. A notable element in this series is an artist book by Poli which features a catalogue or register of elements in Zeno's life, detailing everything about his spaces, his working days, and even the food he eats.
1972-1980
Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente [Zeno, a self-sufficient culture] (1972-1980)
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AP148.S1.1972.PR01
Description:
Project series documents Poli's research and design work on his major project about a peasant farmer named Zeno from Riparbella. This project, entitled "Zeno, una cultura autosufficiente," was presented at the 1978 Venice Biennale with Superstudio as "La Coscienza di Zeno (Zeno's consciousness)". The project also appears to have some overlap with another research project in which Poli and other members of Superstudio were involved: Culture materiale extraurbane. This involved research and the development of a course in the architecture programme at the University of Florence on research into traditional tools and other aspects of rural material culture. The research work on rural culture was published in the magazine Modo (no.7) in March 1978. The Zeno project reflects a major project in Poli's output, with work beginning on it in 1972 and into 1980. There are numerous narratives at work in this project. There is the narrative of Zeno's relationship to the small house built by his grandfather and in which he was born, and has always lived. Alongside this, is Poli's interest in Zeno's relationship to his tools, his clothes, all the material elements of his life in the only house he has ever known. The fictional narrative that Poli weaves into this project involves an imagined encounter between Zeno and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Poli's fascination with Zeno's material culture extends into a comparison of these two men and their physical interactions with their worlds: both self-sufficient capsules of a kind. Material in this project includes a large number of drawings and collages depicting different domestic and working spaces and tools in Zeno's life. A number of these drawings feature artefacts, such as cloth pillowcases, metal pieces, and a rope. In addition, the project series includes a number of physical artefacts, such as tools and even Zeno's door. A notable element in this series is an artist book by Poli which features a catalogue or register of elements in Zeno's life, detailing everything about his spaces, his working days, and even the food he eats.
Project
1972-1980
Projet
AP148.S1.1972.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design and development work on the Supersurface project created with Superstudio in 1972. Part of Superstudio's project, "Five Fundamental Acts: Life, Education, Ceremony, Love and Death", included films created on each theme, Supersurface was the first in the series ("Life"), and was shown at the 1972 exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Achievements and Problems in Italian Design" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The final film had a running time of 15 minutes and was shot in colour on 16 mm film. Material predominantly includes project drawings, collages and sketches, along with a textual and drawn storyboard for the film. The storyboard was sent in a folder made by Poli, which has been retained as part of the fonds. Material in the folder has been kept in the order in which Poli transferred it. Of note are also 3 larger drawings, one of which is a collage of photos featuring Poli, and another is an immense brightly-coloured collage of a young woman on the edge of a sea with a machine floating beaming down on her. These drawings have been signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio. Also included is a copy of "L'Espresso" magazine dated 4 June 1972 (no. 23), featuring Umberto Eco's article "Dal cucchiaio alla città".
1971-1972
Supersuperficie [Supersurface] (1972)
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AP148.S1.1972.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design and development work on the Supersurface project created with Superstudio in 1972. Part of Superstudio's project, "Five Fundamental Acts: Life, Education, Ceremony, Love and Death", included films created on each theme, Supersurface was the first in the series ("Life"), and was shown at the 1972 exhibition "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Achievements and Problems in Italian Design" at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The final film had a running time of 15 minutes and was shot in colour on 16 mm film. Material predominantly includes project drawings, collages and sketches, along with a textual and drawn storyboard for the film. The storyboard was sent in a folder made by Poli, which has been retained as part of the fonds. Material in the folder has been kept in the order in which Poli transferred it. Of note are also 3 larger drawings, one of which is a collage of photos featuring Poli, and another is an immense brightly-coloured collage of a young woman on the edge of a sea with a machine floating beaming down on her. These drawings have been signed Alessandro Poli-Superstudio. Also included is a copy of "L'Espresso" magazine dated 4 June 1972 (no. 23), featuring Umberto Eco's article "Dal cucchiaio alla città".
Project
1971-1972
Projet
AP148.S1.1972.PR03
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design for an industrial complex, which he identifies as the Sgaravatti company in Pergine Valdarno, Italy. The series contains 4 project drawings, which include perspective drawings, collages, and a photomontage.
1972
Project for an industrial complex, Sgaravatti company, Pergine Valdarno, Italy (1972)
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AP148.S1.1972.PR03
Description:
Project series documents Poli's design for an industrial complex, which he identifies as the Sgaravatti company in Pergine Valdarno, Italy. The series contains 4 project drawings, which include perspective drawings, collages, and a photomontage.
Project
1972
Projet
AP148.S1.1974.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises design work for a project entitled "Architecttura di carta" by Poli. Only one document in the series is dated 1977, and Poli dates the project as 1974 in his inventory. The project features designs for an object or building with a circular base and cone-like top. This work may have been prepared for an exhibition. The notes in the Storyboard include terms such as Crete (Greek island), church, representation, and museum. Some of the handwriting is in Greek. The material in this project series includes 3 large presentation type panels, which feature drawings, sketches, texts and calculations. Similar material is included in the project's Storyboard. In addition, there are 6 circular drawings on cardstock. The 4 photographs in the series depict the design object or building.
1974-1979
Architecttura di carta [Paper architecture] (1974)
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AP148.S1.1974.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises design work for a project entitled "Architecttura di carta" by Poli. Only one document in the series is dated 1977, and Poli dates the project as 1974 in his inventory. The project features designs for an object or building with a circular base and cone-like top. This work may have been prepared for an exhibition. The notes in the Storyboard include terms such as Crete (Greek island), church, representation, and museum. Some of the handwriting is in Greek. The material in this project series includes 3 large presentation type panels, which feature drawings, sketches, texts and calculations. Similar material is included in the project's Storyboard. In addition, there are 6 circular drawings on cardstock. The 4 photographs in the series depict the design object or building.
Project
1974-1979
Projet
AP148.S1.1981.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises drawings for Casa Antonielli. Only 1 drawing is dated 1982, but Poli dates the project 1981-1982 in his inventory. One large sketch for the project includes the name Mariella Sgaravatti. The series includes perspective drawings and a large sketch.
1982
Casa Antonielli, Pergine Valdarno, Italy (1981-1982)
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AP148.S1.1981.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises drawings for Casa Antonielli. Only 1 drawing is dated 1982, but Poli dates the project 1981-1982 in his inventory. One large sketch for the project includes the name Mariella Sgaravatti. The series includes perspective drawings and a large sketch.
Project
1982
Projet
AP148.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises drawings, sketches and a project description for a 1988 competition entitled "La casa concorso più bella di architettura del mundo." Project materials include numerous drawings, including plans, sections, and a planimetry, as well as a brief project report by Poli, and correspondence from the competition organisers.
1988
Ideas competition, La casa più bella di architettura del mondo [The most beautiful house in the world] (1988)
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AP148.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
Project series comprises drawings, sketches and a project description for a 1988 competition entitled "La casa concorso più bella di architettura del mundo." Project materials include numerous drawings, including plans, sections, and a planimetry, as well as a brief project report by Poli, and correspondence from the competition organisers.
Project
1988