Marcello Minale
Marcello Minale (December 15, 1938 – December 30, 2000) was a world-renowned Italian designer, writer and a former international oarsman.[1]
Early life
Marcello Minale was born into an Italian naval family in
Education and formative influences
After studying art and architecture at the Technical Institute of Naples, Minale won his first assignments for an architectural magazine in Milan and for a Scandinavian company in charge of interior design and graphic design in Rome.
Minale worked briefly for the
It was at the Industrial Design School in Helsinki where Minale was introduced to Scandinavian Modernism – amongst his seminal influences were the Finnish designers Tapio Wirkkala and Alvar Aalto whose style was a world away from the Baroque Italian household in which he had grown up.
Work
In 1962, Minale came to Britain to work as a designer in London, again for
Two years later, the duo formed Minale Tattersfield during a period that coincided with a new generation of young London design firms including
Minale made sure his fledgling design firm got noticed. The firm even introduced its own
Design establishment contribution
Minale contributed widely to the British design community, helping to launch and fund
Minale also contributed to the design establishment as an author and was published a variety of books on
In his obituary[8][9] Marcello Minale was described by Jeremy Myerson[10] in The Independent as 'one of British commercial design's most colourful and original practitioners' and 'a man of wide interests whose flair and expertise put him at the forefront of British design for three decades.'[11]
Awards
Minale Tattersfield has received more than 300 international awards for design creativity and design effectiveness. They include: 13 Silver awards from the
Personal life
Away from design, Minale's two great passions were his family and his rowing:
- Minale was twice married: first in 1963 (source: freebmd.org.uk) (dissolved 1974), to Ebba Oljemark, with whom he had a son, Marcello; and second in 1975, to Roberta Broadbridge, with whom he had two sons Manlio, a brand consultant and Massimo, who is studying architecture at Cambridge.
- An international medal winner in rowing at the 1956 European Championships,[12] Minale's love of the sport remained firm, becoming the chairman and President of the Tideway Scullers School between 1995 and 2000.
Published works
Design books
- How to design a successful petrol station, Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2000 (ISBN 978-1861541352)
- How to Keep on Running a Successful Design Company, Booth Clibborn Editions, 1999 (ISBN 978-1861541307)
- All Together Now, (ISBN 1861540671) Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1998
- How to Run & Run a Successful Multidisciplinary Design Company, Internos Books, 1996 (ISBN 978-1873968796)
- The Leader of the Pack, Elfande, 1993 (ISBN 1 870458 50 8)
- Minale Tattersfield Creative Unit, 1965 (ASIN: B001P534KC)
- The Image Maker: Biography of Minale Tattersfield, Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1995 (ISBN 978-1873968536)
- Design: The World of Minale Tattersfield, Booth Clibborn Editions, 1990 (ISBN 0904866777)
- The Best of British Corporate Design, Booth Clibborn Editions, (ISBN 978-0904866681), 1989
- Best of British Packaging, Booth Clibborn Editions, 1988
- Design a la Minale Tattersfield, Booth Clibborn Editions, 1986/7
Children's books
- Tomo the Water Dragon, Dobson Books Ltd, 1977 (ISBN 978-0234771716)
- The Black Pencil, Dobson Books Ltd, 1974 (ISBN 978-0234779064)
- Tree That Couldn't Fly, Dobson Books Ltd, 1972 (ISBN 978-0234776414)
- Creatures Great and Small, 1965 (ASIN B000K6JR5I)
Design work
Furniture, industrial and interior design
Posters
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References
- ^ "UK rower charged over killing". BBC News. January 2, 2001.
- ^ Alan Fletcher Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes Colin Forbes, Bob Gill Bob Gill
- ^ Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties
- ^ See: The Thames Logo Parade
- ^ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
- ^ Formerly known as the British Design & Art Direction, London)
- ^ "Gas Station Collectibles Bibliography".
- ^ "UK rower charged over killing". BBC. January 2, 2001. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ de Quetteville, Harry; Sally Pook; Thomas Penny; David Graves (January 2, 2001). "Rowing coach stabbed to death". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Jeremy myerson - Helen Hamlyn Centre". Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Myerson, Jeremy (January 5, 2001). "Obituary: Marcello Minale". The Independent. London. Highbeam. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013.
- ^ Later to become the World Championships
External links
- Minale Tattersfield's official website [18]
- Logo Designers – Marcello Minale [19]
- In 1988, Michael Bryce joined with design consultants Marcello Minale and Brian Tattersfield in London to form Minale Tattersfield Bryce and Partners becoming an international partner of the Minale Tattersfield Design Strategy Group working across corporate identity, branding and urban design. [PDF: 105KB] [20]
- IDEA NO.78 : Five Young Designers [21]
- The Best Designs Never Seen, RED, The Design Council, September 16, 2005 [22]
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