Bruno Monguzzi wearing a white shirt and glasses, looking sideways

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born in Ticino, Switzerland

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studies graphic design in Geneva as well as photography and Gestalt psychology in London


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Words Ronicol Compositum on a black background

Joins Studio Boggeri

White stains on a black background

Detail, “Ronicol, Ronicol Compositum” Roche, Milan, Fold-out brochure, 1962. Studio Boggeri, 16.3×97 cm.

 

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moves to Montreal to design pavilions for Expo 67

Man the provider theme pavilions. Inside of a pavilion with human faces projected on walls

“Man the provider” theme pavilions,

Expo ’67, Montreal. Exhibit design, 1967. Studio Gagno / Valkus.

 

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settles in Meride and begin his teaching career, first at the Lugano School of Design and later worldwide

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receives the Premio Bodoni Prize

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curator and designer of the Studio Boggeri retrospective for the Milan Triennale

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wins the international identity competition for his work for the Musée d’Orsay, Paris (no longer in use)

A logo for Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Letters M and O separated with a black horizontal line

Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Logo, 1986.

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works as art consultant for Abitare magazine, Milan

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A poster with black letters M and A on a white background, standing in a park
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if you keep shouting, you are not making communication any better. you are only removing talking and whispering from the system. i find our society a bit noisy. i just would like to contribute a little silence. —bruno monguzzi


Bruno Monguzzi at the opening of his Fifty Years of Paper exhibition in Shenzhen