Cleto munari biography of albert
In Paolo Portoghesi's introduction he refers to Cleto Munari as a "Signore" defined as "an aristocratic collectionist of beautiful things that he gathers not....
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Cleto Munari and "The obsession with Beauty"
Beauty fascinates him right away but, professionally speaking, his “call” comes when Cleto is already over 40 years old. It is 1971, friends involve him in their pewter company and, bewitched by the world of design, he begins to frequent its protagonists.
In 1973, the artistic turning point: he became friends with Carlo Scarpa, practically the greatest Italian designer of the 1900s, who thrilled him to the point of devoting himself completely to the creation and experimentation of new shapes and objects through his company Cleto Munari.
To do so, brilliant both in the ease with which he establishes relationships and in the choice of his “designers”, he not only designs himself but at the same time excels in the art of “capturing” beauty.
The creation of Beauty takes time, it cannot be subordinated to money or haste.
(Cleto Munari)
Over the years, in fact, he has co