Gastone Rinaldi is among the key figures of the first industrial season of modern furniture in Italy, with constant research into metal seating, developed during his experience at Rima and continued with the founding of Thema, where technique and form became a daily ground of comparison.
The book
Gastone Rinaldi, designer at Rima
Giuseppe Drago, Jacopo Drago — Capitolium Art Edizioni, 2015
The monograph "Gastone Rinaldi, designer at Rima" retraces Rinaldi's work between 1948 and 1974, focusing on a design method based on the dialogue between technical experimentation in the workshop and formal definition.
The volume includes a catalogue raisonné of his production, alongside patents, sketches, and archival documents. The critical contributions — including those by Michele De Lucchi and Marco Romanelli — place his research within the framework of Italian industrial design, between artisan tradition and full industrialization.
