Vignelli Design

Homage to the design legacy of Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Curated by Rakesh Rachamalla.

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Black has class. It’s the best color. There is no other color that is better than black. There are many others that are appropriate and happy, but those colors belong on flowers. Black is a color that is man-made. It is really a projection of the brain. It is a mind color. It is intangible. It is practical. It works 24 hours a day. In the morning or afternoon, you can dress in tweed, but in the evening, you look like a professor who escaped from college. Everything else has connotations that are different, but black is good for everything. My house is covered in black. This sofa’s black. The chair is black.

— From a 2007 Interview featured on Design Observer

A short documentary by John Madere, in honour of the Vignelli Center of Design Studies.

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Massimo Vignelli’s Desk

My desk is very square and strong. It’s very important to have a place where your work is in synch with yourself…I love the desk and the desk loves me.

2 years ago →
Massimo Vignelli’s Desk

My desk is very square and strong. It’s very important to have a place where your work is in synch with yourself…I love the desk and the desk loves me.

Lella Vignelli, painted by Jessica Helfand.

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Lella Vignelli, painted by Jessica Helfand.

Massimo Vignelli, painted by Jessica Helfand.

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Massimo Vignelli, painted by Jessica Helfand.