Lella and Massimo Vignelli A Language of Clarity

Lella and Massimo Vignelli worked for over fifty years between Italy and the United States, bringing together graphic design, product design, interiors, and visual identity with a unified vision. Trained in the postwar years in Milan, Venice, and Chicago, they developed in New York a systemic method grounded in structure and synthesis. The volume published by Electa (2026), released on the occasion of the current exhibition Lella and Massimo Vignelli: A Language of Clarity, retraces the work of these two leading figures of 20th-century design through projects, photographs, drawings, and archival materials. The narrative is enriched by contributions from scholars, designers, and curators—including Michael Bierut, Peter B. Lloyd, Gianni Biondillo, and Domitilla Dardi—offering a multifaceted perspective on themes and viewpoints that remain highly relevant today.

Moderator Andrea Foffa, Triennale Milano

Speakers include Francesca Picchi, architect and journalist Gianni Biondillo, writer Francesco Dondina, graphic designer Fiorella Bulegato, architect Franco Achilli, designer and architect Emilio Fioravanti, grafic designer and art director Armando Milani, designer and graphic designer