Munari’s Books

A look at the Italian artist's experimental book-objects for children and adults over the past 70 years

20th century Italian artist Bruno Munari (1907-1998) left his legacy in many different forms—from sculptures, paintings, design furniture and objects, films, photographs to even poetry—but it was his experiments in book-objects for children and adults that inspired and challenged at a very accessible level. Often stripping books of printed words, and playing with colors, materials and shapes, Munari allowed readers to do more than just …