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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  Search this
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Published Date:
Sun, 13 Nov 2016 14:16:47 +0000
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Object of the Day
interior
geometric
linear
mid-century modern
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<img width="494" height="1024" src="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2002-14-2.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Flynn 001" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" />This printed textile, Campagna, by Angelo Testa epitomizes his distinct design vocabulary. Likely named after Testa’s friend, Paul Campagna, Testa designed it around 1950 for Knoll Associates. Campagna utilizes Testa’s preferred linear and geometric forms, commonly associated with his Bauhaus training. The hard edges of the concentric rectangles in this textile, however, have been softened...
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