Carlo Mollino: Architect And Storyteller

Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino (1905-73) is mainly known for his furniture designs. Although none of them was mass-produced, they command high prices among collectors of twentieth-century furniture and are part of the collections of major design museums.

This book offers the first carefully researched and comprehensive study of Mollino's architectural work. Drawing on rich archival materials, as well as Mollino's own writings, it shows that his contributions to architecture-and, in particular, the modernist movement-are both significant and distinctive due to Mollino's strong affinity with surrealism. The book features both built and unrealized projects, including masterpieces like the Teatro Regio and the Torino Chamber of Commerce and early, lesser-known works like the Lago Negro chairlift station in the Italian Alps.