User:Kumboloi/sandbox/Pio Manzù
Pio Manzù | |
|---|---|
 Pio Manzù in 1964. | |
| Born | Pio Manzoni March 2, 1939 |
| Died | May 26, 1969 (aged 30) Brandizzo, Italy |
| Occupation | Designer |
Pio Manzù (Bergamo, 2 March 1939 – Brandizzo, 26 May 1969) was an Italian designer known for his work in automobiles and furniture. His birth name was Pio Manzoni.
Biography[edit]
Manzù was the son of sculptor Giacomo Manzù, born Giacomo Manzoni, and adopted the same pseudonymous surname as his father. Manzù's mother was Giacomo's first wife, Antonia ("Tina"), née Oreni.[1] After completing his classical high school studies in 1959, he enrolled at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm the following year, where he specialized in industrial design under the direction of the Argentine designer and philosopher Tomás Maldonado. http://en.smarredamenti.it/footer/about-us/designers/pio-manzu
Following his graduation in 1964, he created a series of furniture design projects, and began contributing to various international publications, producing articles and drawings on the subject of automotive design. At the same time he continued at the Ulm school as an assistant.
Edited book. "Linea Fiat". Illustrato Fiat (libriff-7739.pdf) La Manovello.
Founded/joined ??? institute environment. ref???
Vehicles[edit]
https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/category/archivio-pio-manzu/car-design/
Won magazine design competition, car was built by Pininfarina on an Austin-Healey 3000 chassis. ref???
In 1965, Manzù and fellow designer Michael Conrad, along with German journalist Fritz Bob Busch, established the Autonova design group, which focused strongly on the scientific knowledge of materials and industrial processes. The group was noticed by Dante Giacosa of FIAT, as well as by the managers of various other Italian and German automotive companies, such as NSU, Glas, Pirelli, Recaro, VDO and BASF.
Autonova GT. https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/autonova-gt/
Collaborations with these important companies, together with the support of the Turinese carrozzeria Sibona & Basano, led to the creation of the Autonova Fam prototypes, on Glas 1004 mechanics, and Autonova GT, based on the Prinz 1000 TT and Ro 80.
Design di un trattore da 80 CV - adrenaline24h, and exibart. https://www.design-is-fine.org/post/81022806355/pio-manz%C3%B9-and-his-diploma-design-for-a-tractor https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/trattore/
Consulted for Motoveicoli Piaggio. https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/motoveicoli-piaggio/
Mittelklasse. https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/mittelklasse/
Magirus-Deutz bus for ???. Icon magazine. La Manovella. Corriere.
Monoscocca. https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/monoscocca/
15 patents. https://www.pressebox.de/inaktiv/stellantis-nv/Von-Pio-Manzu-entworfenes-Konzeptfahrzeug/boxid/1067841
Inspired the Fiat 126. https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories/fiat-850-taxi https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories/fiat-126 https://www.gazzetta.it/motori/la-mia-auto/02-07-2021/fiat-127-genio-pio-manzu-che-macchina-mauto-torino-4102437195925.shtml https://sasatimes.com/the-fiat-126-has-been-an-uncrowned-icon-for-50-years/
https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/austin-healey-4000/ https://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/mgb-and-gt-history-part-2/
The cooperation with the Centro Stile Fiat, even if desired by Giacosa, was initially opposed by the Turin manufacturer's mistrustful attitude towards external consultants, who feared insufficient knowledge of the product industrialization processes. The first experience, however, led to the execution of a concept car intended for the use of taxis, built in 1968 on 850 mechanics and with avant-garde technical and stylistic solutions, which merged Autonova's experiments; the City Taxi, a sort of multi-space utility vehicle ante litteram, did not go into production but provided the basis on which, a few years later, the A-segment heir to the historic Fiat 500, the Fiat 126, was developed.
"In 1967 designer Pio Manzù showed his mid-engined Prototipo 111 based on the transverse powertrain from the Autobianchi A111 sedan, and one year later displayed his Autobianchi Coupé at the Turin Auto Show. A similar design that used the powertrain from the Autobianchi Primula was done by Dante Giacosa at Società industriale ricerche automobilistiche (SIRA - Automotive Industry Research Company), with initial fabrication done by OSI, and a full prototype called the G31 built later by Centro Stylo Fiat in 1969.[2]
The debut test convinced Giacosa to entrust him, in the same year, with the stylistic study of the Fiat 127, a new car destined to revolutionize the concept of "popular car" and become the reference model for world production in the 1970s.[3]
In 1969 Manzù was the only non-French juror included by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the commission for the choice of the cars planned for the "Bolide Design" exhibition at the Louvre, but he did not live to see the display.
Personal life[edit]
Two sisters, Laurina and Donatella, died in childhood. https://acantini.altervista.org/manzu-soggiornava-ad-aviatico/
Wife Eleonore Liebl. https://bergamo.corriere.it/notizie/cultura-e-spettacoli/19_marzo_02/pio-manzu-libro-mostra-ricordano-geniale-designer-16683248-3cd5-11e9-a007-aa95ee5722e6.shtml
Son Giacomo. ref???
Daughter Francesca Manzoni. Politics.
https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Cronaca/130178_artistico_intitolato_ai_due_manz/
Furnishings[edit]
Physiological armchair https://www.ciatdesign.com/en/manzu-armchair.html
Bucket seat. https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/pio-manz-bucket-seat-iain-claridge--444026844481406120/
Other creations bearing the designer's signature were in the field of furnishing objects.
Briefcase, stairs, parking meter, fire extinguisher. https://www-fondazionepiomanzu-it.translate.goog/category/archivio-pio-manzu/design/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Manzù initially designed the Cronotime desk clock for Ritz Italora, and it was later rereleased by Alessi. ref???
the desk organizer for Kartell. Used in Space: 1999. https://catacombs.space1999.net/main/cguide/furn/umfmanzu.html
Tables for Agnelli family home. ref???
The Parentesi lamp for FLOS, designed together with Achille Castiglioni in 1969.[4][5] Widow provided drawings, completed posthumously by Castiglioni? https://www.designatlarge.it/flos-designer-lamp-parentesi-castiglioni-manzu/?lang=en (There is a better reference somewhere, with the whole chain of possession) https://issuu.com/laprova/docs/flos_stories_issue4_en
Death[edit]
Manzù died on May 26, 1969, while on his way to present the final maquette of his design for the Fiat 127 to Fiat's management in Turin. Driving his wife's Fiat 500, he was the sole victim of an auto accident on the "Autostrada Torino-Milano", near the Brandizzo toll booth. Manzù's car left the road, possibly due to his having fallen asleep. Manzù was alive but in serious condition when removed from the wreckage, but died in the ambulance en route to hospital.[3]
Manzù was survived by wife Eleonore Liebl Manzù, and three children: Giacomo, Francesca and Libero.[6]
Pio Manzù in museums[edit]
- Galleria d'arte moderna e contemporanea a Bergamo http://www.archimagazine.com/dpiomanzu.htm
- Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Bavaria https://www.motortrend.com/features/cool-rides-pinakothek-der-moderne-museum/
Clock. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG252185 https://www.imj.org.il/en/artistec/pio-manz%C3%B9
https://www.museopiaggio.it/en/events/1-exhibitions/32-pio-manzu-designer-for-mobility
Clock, Parentisi. MoMA https://www.moma.org/artists/3743
Awards and legacy[edit]
Awarded the Compasso d'Oro. ref???
Pio Manzù International Research Centre https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100066967
Difference between Pio Manzù Centre and Fondazione Pio Manzù? ref???
Centro Ricerche Pio Manzù.
Fondazione Pio Manzù. https://www.fondazionepiomanzu.it/ https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/cultura-e-spettacoli/nasce-la-fondazione-pio-manzuvisionario-proiettato-nei-tempi-moderni_1150036_11/
School named after Manzù and his father. https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Cronaca/130178_artistico_intitolato_ai_due_manz/
Link dump[edit]
https://driventowrite.com/2016/08/13/1972_triumph_1500_technical_spec/ - mentions an ADO30 E-Type rival designed by Manzù, Conrad, and Werner from the '60s that was RWD and had Hydrolastic suspension. More info?
https://www.exibart.com/design/design_mostre-pio-manzu-bergamo-gamec/ - picture of tractor.
https://view.genial.ly/6062ea72cb87f60cf05706e9/interactive-content-pio-manzu - lots of info, weird formatting.
https://www.lagattasultettomilano.com/la-lampada-parentesi-compie-50-anni-e-non-li-dimostra/ - lamp history. wife.
https://www.adi-design.org/una-giornata-per-pio-manz.html - Family.
https://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/opere-arte/schede/BG140-00029/ - subject of artwork by father.
https://mole24.it/2013/11/06/pio-manzu/ - Sleep. Other?
https://www.moma.org/artists/3743 - MoMA
https://www.veloce.it/storie/pio-manzu-la-mostra-un-mito-39065 - Kartell pen holder / desk organizer. Space 1999
https://uxdesign.cc/the-greatest-italian-designer-youve-never-heard-of-15e8bfc09e36 - Outsider at Fiat. driver fatigue
https://www.gamec.it/en/giacomo-manzu-his-years-in-clusone/ - Sheltered in Clusone during WWII.
https://medium.com/roadster-life/pio-manz%C3%B9-brilliance-and-tragedy-3da5ba8b0330 - longer article than the one in uxdesign.cc
https://www.archiproducts.com/en/designers/pio-manzu - Bio. Castiglione completed work on lamp, with drawings from widow. MoMA. Tables, chairs. Agnelli home. Consulted for Piaggio and Olivetti.
https://mycarquest.com/2015/02/a-pair-of-forgotten-italian-gts.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20140103094945/https://www.piomanzu.it/index.htm
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-sports-car/20210801/284004720224739
http://www.fiat1100srapi.stellaleone.ch/dante_giacosa_-_forty_years.pdf - link to Giacosa book. Lots of good information.
https://carsthatnevermadeitetc.tumblr.com/post/122095361129/fiat-126-1972-though-sergio-sartorelli-fiats - Fiat 126 credited to Sergio Sartorelli, Manzù's City Taxi is said to have been an influence.
https://meetyourmood1.rssing.com/chan-45409557/all_p9.html
https://northglennews.co.za/269805/fiat-city-taxi-has-its-50th/
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic-sports-car/20210801/284004720224739
http://www.lightspotmoderndesign.com/furniture/Resources/alias13.pdf - Design catalogue. Has chair, brief write-up on Manzù and inspiration.
https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/2013-03/AnnualReport_1984_0.pdf - Lists Pio Manzù International Research Centre as an International NGO having consultative status with Unido.
https://achille-castiglioni-book.peatix.com/# - bad link. Do not use. Is Castiglioni book available elsewhere?
https://ia800308.us.archive.org/11/items/designsince194500hies/designsince194500hies.pdf - Catalogue mentions lights, has brief bio.
http://konstantin-grcic.com/projects/ - Brief write-up on lamp. Four photos. Had to search Manzù to find.
https://www.yumpu.com/news/en/issue/100858-classic-sports-car-issue-082021
https://mycarquest.com/tag/pio-manzu
https://achille-castiglioni-book.peatix.com/#
https://www.scribd.com/document/425877843/moma
https://colinoncars.com/2021/04/07/retromobile-february-2020/
https://vdoc.pub/download/design-history-theory-and-practice-of-product-design-7oiskca82ku0 - book. Mentions Manzù. Downloaded. Not searchable in browser.
https://www.byterfly.eu/islandora/object/librif:7738/datastream/PDF/content/librif_7738.pdf - Illustrato Fiat magazine. December 1966. Downloaded. Mantioned as collaborator in production of book, in "Linnea Fiat" article on page 19, in Italian, English, French, and ???
https://wp-de.wikideck.com/Liste_von_Pkw-Marken - 1965. Two prototypes by Fritz B. Busch, Michael Conrad and Pio Manzù. Link to photo of Autonovafam, from Wikimedia. Location = Wolfegg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
References[edit]
- ^ "Pio Manzù — Biografia" [Pio Manzù — Biography] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ McCourt, Mark J. (July 2011). "Exciting Etceterini – 1971 O.T.A.S. 820 Grand Prix". Hemmings Sports and Exotics.
- ^ a b "Manzù, Pio". Enciclopedia Treccani on line (in Italian).
- ^ Biografia su "archimagazine.com"
- ^ L'importanza di chiamarsi Manzù, articolo su "milanodabere.it" Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Una Giornata Per Poi Manzù" [A Day for Pio Manzù]. www.adi-design.org (in Italian).
Further reading[edit]
- Di Pietrantonio, Giacinto, ed. (2008). Pio Manzù — quando il Mondo era moderno [Pio Manzù — When the World Was Modern]. Electa. ISBN 9788837066918.
- Pio Manzù. Designer di transizione tra moderno e contemporaneo [Pio Manzù — Transition designer between modern and contemporary]. ISBN 978-8865705698.
- Pio Manzù designer. June 2019. ISBN 9788894671209.
External links[edit]
- Licata , Matteo (18 December 2021). Pio Manzù: Brilliance and Tragedy. Youtube.
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