Designed by Massimo Vignelli in 1966, the Stendig Calendar is part of the permanent design collection at the Museum of Modern Art.
About the calendar
The simple design of the calendar is timeless, and fits perfectly with any modern interior. The calendar is offset printed on 60 pound paper stock, and set in Helvetica.
Certain months are printed in black lettering on a white background, and others with white lettering on a black background.
The days are ordered in the European style where Monday starts off the week. The sheets are perforated to allow them to be torn away without damaging the calendar.
About Massimo Vignelli
Massimo Vignelli was born in Milan, Italy. He studied architecture in Milan and Venice.
Massimo travelled to the United States from 1957 to 1960 on fellowships from Towle Silversmiths in Massachusetts and the Institute of design, Illinois Institute
of Technology, Chicago.
In 1960, with Lella Vignelli, he established the Vignelli Office of design and architecture
in Milan. In 1965, Massimo Vignelli became co-founder and design director of Unimark International Corporation.
His work includes graphic and corporate identity programs, publication designs, architectural graphics, and exhibition, interior, furniture, and consumer product designs for many leading american and European companies and institutions.
Vignelli has had his work exhibited and entered in the permanent collections of several
museums; notably, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Cooper-Hewitt-Museum in New York.
Massimo Vignelli was interviewed by designboom in 2006.
what is the best moment of the day?
when I go to bed with a feeling of some accomplishment.
when you were a child, did you want to become a designer / architect?
since I was 14 years old I had no other desire
where do you work on your designs and projects?
at my desk, no matter where it happens to be.
who would you like to design something for?
to do the vatican corporate identity program, I would keep the symbol but change everything else…
describe your style, like a good friend of yours would describe it.
spare, essential, intellectually elegant, strong, timeless (at least I hope! )
is there any designer and/or architect from the past, you appreciate a lot?
palladio, joseph hoffmann, mies van der rohe, louis kahn…
any advice for the young ?
learn from the past, think of the present, dream of the future.
To read the full interview click here.
