Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Phaidon Press (June 27, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0714871206

ISBN-13: 978-0714871202

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 1 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds

Richard Sapper (1932-2015) a German-born designer who was based in Milan most of his working career, is considered one of the most important designers of his generation. Within his lifetime, he received numerous international design accolades, including ten prestigious Compasso d'Oro awards.

Sapper developed and designed a wide variety of products, ranging from ships and cars, to computers and electronics as well as furniture and kitchen appliances. His clients included Alessi, Artemide, B&B Italia, Brionvega, FIAT, Heuer, Kartell, Knoll, IBM, Lenovo, Lorenz Milano, Magis, Molteni, Pirelli and many others.

This investigation of Sapper's work, based on over forty hours of interviews with the designer Jonathan Olivares, studies his objects, the circumstances that shaped them and the resulting ideals that emerge. The inter-generational conversation explores themes that reoccur throughout Sapper's oeuvre, and which have a particular importance for a younger generation of designers and those with a desire to understand Sapper's work from a fresh perspective.

An illustrated timeline, packed with images from Sapper's personal archives, reveals the incredible variety and technical brilliance of his work.

理查德·萨帕（1932至2015年）一个德国出生的设计师，他整个职业生涯设在米兰，他被认为是他那一代人中最重要的设计师之一。在他的一生中，他获得众多国际奖项的设计，其中包括10**的Compasso d'Oroawards。

Sapper开发和设计各种产品，从船舶和汽车到电脑和电子产品以及家具和厨房用具。他的客户包括阿莱西，阿特米德，B＆B Italia，Brionvega，菲亚特，豪雅，Kartell的，诺尔，IBM，联想，洛伦茨米兰，马吉斯，MOLTENI，倍耐力和许多其他。

这次调查Sapper的作品，基本超过四十小时对设计师Jonathan奥利瓦雷斯的采访，研究他的对象，塑造他们的环境和所出现的理想结果。隔代对话探讨主题是重新出现在Sapper毕生之作上，并有年轻一代的设计师和那些从一个全新的视角了解Sapperop的愿望。

一本图文并茂的时间轴，挤满了来自Sapper的个人档案，揭示了令人难以置信的各个品种和他作品的技术才华。

Jonathan Olivares was born in Boston in 1981, graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, and is based in Los Angeles. His work across the fields of industrial and spatial design engages a legacy of form and technology, and asks to be used rather than observed. Recent projects include the Aluminum Bench, for Zahner (2015); the Vitra Workspace, an interactive office showroom for Vitra (2015); and the Aluminum Chair, for Knoll (2012). Olivares’ work has been published internationally, and he has been the recipient of the Compasso d'Oro and two grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. His book A Taxonomy of Office Chairs, was published by Phaidon Press (2011).

"[A] tribute... Showcases the breadth of Sapper's creations." —ELLE Decor

"This new text effectively anthologizes [Sapper's] career and gives original perspective into the mind of a brilliant designer." —Dwell Online

"[A] comprehensive study" —Departures