Why this calendar is a Modernist icon

Updated on Sep 05, 2020 10:08 am IST

Massimo Vignelli's designs include the New York subway guide and signage system, the Handkerchief chair, stackable dinnerwear and even logos for top American companies. But it's a calendar that he made for Charles Stendig, an American furniture importer and design entrepreneur, that made its way to the Museum of Modern Art and remains a design for all times. Here's why.

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