Barbara Brondi
architect
Barbara Brondi is an architects, designer and independent curator. Together with Marco Rainò in 2002 they establish BRH+ a firm devoted to design characterized by a comprehensive approach, derived from the concept of architecture practice open to the convergence of disciplines.Their experimental approach concretizes through their planning practice, theoretical research and critical thinking about architecture, contemporary design and graphics.
Their architectural projects – at different use, various scale and realized worldwide – are featured in numerous Italian and international magazines.
Conceivers of many exhibitions and editorial projects, they are curators of the Talent Scouting and didactic-training program IN Residence Design (included in the ADI 2014 Design Index and candidate for the Compasso d'Oro award) as well as all the events correlated to it, such as the collective exhibitions Ten Small Atlases (Milan 2010), Another Terra (Milan, Basel, Venice Biennale, Kortijk Biennale Interieur 2012), Desiderabilia (Milan 2014), The Reading Ritual (Milan 2015), Talisman (Milan 2017), a series of public events Design that Talks! and the collection of books Design Dialogues published by Corraini Edizioni.
In 2014, invited by Hans Ulrich Obrist (curator of the Swiss Pavilion), the IN Residence project is guest and protagonist of the prestigious program Swiss Summer School at the Swiss Pavilion in the Gardens of the XIV Venice Biennale di Architettura.
Among their most significant curatorial projects are: the group exhibition Over Design Over at the Rocca Paolina in Perugia (2009), the conceiving and direction of Artissima Design and of the event Visualising Transformation in Torino (2010), the projects This is My Forest/The Harvest Cycle (2011) and A Voyage in Lightness (2011) respectively dedicated to the work by Mischer’Traxler and Lanzavecchia+Wai. In 2016 they are curators of the exhibition Made in Italy. Contemporary Poetics hosted at the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, Turin.
They are initiators and curators of the project MARCA - commissioned by the Turin Chamber of Commerce - a collection of objects expression of the excellences of the Torino territory that activate a virtuous collaboration among institutions, designers and companies.
As Graphic Designers and Art Directors they have worked among the others for Vivienne Westwood, Marella, Adidas, Marlene Kuntz, Subsonica, Visionnaire, Carlo Pignatelli, LAGO and FLORIM.
To date they are responsible for the graphic image and visual communication of the National Cinema Museum in Turin.
