fortunato depero museum

advertising wooden sculpture for campari, 1926
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for the centenary of futurism the galleria-museo depero (now called house museum) reopened
on 17 january 2009 and became an integral part of the museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea
di trento e rovereto (mart).
designboom visited the house and viewed the exhibition.

depero house museum by fortunato depero (italian futurist designer, 1892-1960)
the idea of the ‘house museum’ was born in 1957, with an agreement stipulated between depero
and the rovereto town council. depero pledged to bequeath his artistic production to the town,
while the latter undertook to convert a house in the town centre – the former site of the municipal
pawn shop – into a permanent exhibition site for the futurist master's works. the building is located
in the heart of medieval rovereto and creates a sort of stimulating contrast. a new exposition
was inaugurated featuring representative objects from the casa d´arte futurista. circa 3000 objects left
by the artist to the city, including paintings, drawings, cloth and boxwood inlays, collages, posters
and playbills, furniture, toys and applied art products are all displayed.


campari soda bottle design by fortunato depero, 1932
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logo design of fortunato depero's studio, 1892


'the chair's party' cloth tarsia by fortunato depero, 1927


detail of 'the chair's party' cloth tarsia by fortunato depero, 1927


drawings of chairs, 1927
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chair by fortunato depero, 1927
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logo design of 'casa d'arte futurista / futurist art house (artist at work), 1921


armchair by fortunato depero, 1927
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table and chair by fortunato depero, fish inlay, 1938
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stools and bench by fortunato depero, 1957-1959
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close-up on cushions
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table and chairs by fortunato depero, 1962
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spider cushions
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we uploaded a full snapshot gallery
on depero's amazing work and new museum:
HERE