On 28 August 1954, the 10th Triennale was inaugurated in Milan. In the same year, the first issue of Stile industria, the first Italian magazine dedicated entirely to the industrial design, was published in June. The magazine, playing a crucial role in the cultural promotion of design in Italy, aims to understand and enhance the role of industrial design in society, celebrating the designer's activity, which takes on a new and decisive importance. The articles in the magazine, written by experts in the fi eld, as well as critics, artists, graphic designers and scholars, offer detailed insights into the different forms that design can take. Through images, Stile industria documents “a production of quality and style”, with the use of industrial photography accompanying technical notions in a precise, didactic and immersive manner, with a lively and illustrated layout. The contribution analyses the relationship between image and text within the forty-one issues of Stile industria, identifying the visual strategies and recurring codes that have contributed to the construction of the imagery of Italian design and the birth of Made in Italy.
Il 28 agosto 1954 a Milano viene inaugurata la X Triennale. Nello stesso anno, a giugno, esce il primo numero di Stile industria, la prima rivista italiana dedicata interamente al disegno industriale. La rivista, svolgendo un ruolo cruciale nella promozione culturale del design in Italia, si propone di comprendere e valorizzare il ruolo del design industriale nella società, celebrando l'attività progettuale del designer, che assume un'importanza nuova e determinante. Gli articoli presenti nella rivista, scritti da esperti del settore, oltre a critici, artisti, grafi ci e studiosi, o rono approfondimenti dettagliati sulle diverse forme che il design può assumere. Attraverso le immagini, Stile industria documenta “una produzione di qualità e di stile”, con l’impiego della fotografi a industriale che accompagna nozioni tecniche in modo preciso, didascalico e immersivo. Il contributo analizza il rapporto tra immagine e testo all’interno dei quarantuno numeri di Stile industria, identifi cando le strategie visive e i codici ricorrenti che hanno contribuito alla costruzione dell’immaginario sul design italiano e alla nascita del Made in Italy.
“Stile Industria” e “Una produzione di qualità e di stile”: la cultura del Design in Italia attraverso la fotografia industriale / D'Uffizi, R.. - In: ELEPHANT & CASTLE. - ISSN 1826-6118. - 35:(2025), pp. 151-164.
“Stile Industria” e “Una produzione di qualità e di stile”: la cultura del Design in Italia attraverso la fotografia industriale
Raissa D'Uffizi
2025
Abstract
On 28 August 1954, the 10th Triennale was inaugurated in Milan. In the same year, the first issue of Stile industria, the first Italian magazine dedicated entirely to the industrial design, was published in June. The magazine, playing a crucial role in the cultural promotion of design in Italy, aims to understand and enhance the role of industrial design in society, celebrating the designer's activity, which takes on a new and decisive importance. The articles in the magazine, written by experts in the fi eld, as well as critics, artists, graphic designers and scholars, offer detailed insights into the different forms that design can take. Through images, Stile industria documents “a production of quality and style”, with the use of industrial photography accompanying technical notions in a precise, didactic and immersive manner, with a lively and illustrated layout. The contribution analyses the relationship between image and text within the forty-one issues of Stile industria, identifying the visual strategies and recurring codes that have contributed to the construction of the imagery of Italian design and the birth of Made in Italy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


