Why These Five Objects Defined the Radical Design Movement

The inaugural exhibition at Vitra Campus’ newly opened Schaudepot shows a collection of key works of Radical Design, the movement that defined Italian design in the 1960s. In its heyday, the movement generated manifestos, unconventional design vocabulary, trans-disciplinary methods and utopian ideals, while its followers argued for active and critical engagement, and worked determinedly against the establishment.

Likewise, the furniture that emerged from Radical…