ANNA MARIA TALANTI
Turin - January 12, 1947
- Scientific studies and degree with honors at the Turin Faculty of Architecture (original research
on French architecture and Art Nouveau in Paris))
- Degree at the Grenoble University in French language and literature
- Teaching career at technical colleges for graphics and advertising. Subjects taught: Visual
Design and Lettering
- Academic career as a teacher and researcher in the fields of Design History:
- Teaching assistant of professor Achille Castiglioni since 1976 (historical contributions to the
courses of Artistic Design for Industry and Furnishing at the Faculty of Architecture - Turin
Polytechnic); teaching assistant of professor Giuseppe Ciribini (historical contributions to the
courses of Science and Techniques for the built environment at the Faculty of Architecture - Turin
Polytechnic)
- Lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Architecture - Turin Polytechnic. Topics of research
and teaching: The first 200 years of industrial design from 1770 to 1970 - The building
industrialization in Italy from 1945 to 1975 - The relationship between craft and industry
- Author of essays, articles and research reports
- Collaborator of Enzo Mari for the exhibition “Where is the craftsman”
- Within the activities of the STA company, Anna Maria Talanti is charged of management tasks in
the following areas:
- Graphic design for conventions, marketing events, budget assemblies for a large number clients
including: Publitalia – Sorin Biomedica – Comau – Aluminia – Ferrero – Rex Zanussi – Seat –
Lavazza – Società Italiana Vetro – Suzuki Italia – Martini e Rossi – RivSkf – Gervais Danone –
Toro Assicurazioni – Sai Assicurazioni – IVECO - ….
- Graphic design for marketing campaigns of pharmaceutical, medical and cosmetic companies: Sorin
Biomedica, Ares Serono, Fabergé, cartiere Burgo Scott, Sanofi-Aventis, Garnier, L’Oreal, Dideco,
Saint Just, Amersham …
- Studies on the corporate identity starting from the historical evolution of the products‘
design
- Editorial direction and graphic projects for six Italian publishing houses specialized in
publishing for children: literature and fairy tales, language teaching, stimulating infantile
creativity, educational games, educational media
- Corporate Identity for cultural institutions and marketing campaigns featured by cultural
interventions: exhibitions and events of the Turin Polytechnic - Italgas for culture and
restoration - Banks for culture and restoration
- Graphics for print - in charge of graphic design, final graphic layouts and printing of the
paper material of STA customers
- Within the activities of Astad Association, Anna Maria Talanti is in charge of:
- Teaching Design History
- Teaching Graphic Design History
- Tutoring at graphic design tasks of students
- Tutoring at educational trips and territorial classrooms for historical subjects
- Managing the “design teaching and methodology” research at Astad Research Center