Guido Crepax inspired comic strip furniture- "Valentina nel metro" by Giuseppe Canevese..

Guido Crepax inspired "Valentina la donna è mobile" furniture by Giuseppe Canevese.

The collection "Valentina, la donna è mobile" stems from the theories of the Artistical Movement called Radical Design, which began in the Sixties in Tuscany ( Italy ) before spreading to other parts of the world. At that time, the thoughts behind architecture changed "radically".Objects and products were no longer designed in view of their mere function, but were transformed into an actual "emotional media" in which to encapsulate ideas, thoughts and yearnings . Influences from the world of Art and Philosophy contributed to the creation of absolutely innovative objects and pieces of furniture, projects and prototypes permeated by a new sense of critique on the function of objects.

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Guido Crepax and his donna Valentina.

"Crepax began to work as a graphic artist and an advertisement illustrator while still studying architecture. In 1963 he entered the world of comics, and two years later he created his most famous character, Valentina. She was representative of the spirit of the sixties. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike story lines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism. Valentina, inspired by the silent film actress Louise Brooks, soon became the main character of the series, whose last episode was published in 1995. " Wikipedia.

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