Prix compasso d'oro pour Habitable structure, “Abitacolo” (Cockpit) (1979) Fitted bed; welded steel, varnished. Bruno Munari, Robots Spa, MilanThe “Abitacolo” was presented at New York's Museum of Modern Art exhibit “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” in 1972 under the category of “objects selected for their implications of more flexible patterns of use and arrangement” (Ambasz, 1972, p. 111). Its components can be arranged for a child to use as a sleeping area, storage unit, play zone, or jungle gym.
