Edizioni di Comunità

Edizioni di Comunità is an Italian publishing house founded in 1946 by the industrialist Adriano Olivetti. Established in the aftermath of World War II, it was conceived as a cultural project to contribute to Italy's moral and intellectual reconstruction, promoting a dialogue that addressed people's aspirations, vocations, and responsibilities. The publishing house became known for its multidisciplinary catalogue, introducing Italian readers to authors such as Simone Weil, Søren Kierkegaard, Albert Schweitzer, Richard Neutra, Paul Claudel, Jacques Maritain, Martin Buber, Nikolai Berdyaev, T.S. Eliot, John Kenneth Galbraith, Joseph Schumpeter, and Lewis Mumford. It also published influential journals including «Comunità», «Rivista di Filosofia», «Tecnica e organizzazione», «Metron-Architettura», «Zodiac», and «Urbanistica». After Adriano Olivetti's death in 1960, the publishing house continued under the guidance of Renzo Zorzi and Roberto Olivetti, later being absorbed by the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti and, in the late 1980s, becoming part of the Mondadori Group. In 2010, an agreement between Mondadori and the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti returned the brand to the foundation, and in 2012 Edizioni di Comunità resumed publishing activity. Today it focuses on the Olivettian legacy, publishing works by and about Adriano Olivetti, critical studies, and selected titles from its historical catalogue. The editorial direction is led by Beniamino de' Liguori Carino, and the publishing house operates in coordination with the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti. Its distinctive symbol is the "campana olivettiana" (Olivetti bell).

Edizioni di Comunità was founded in 1946 by Adriano Olivetti, the visionary Italian industrialist and intellectual. The publishing house emerged in a period of profound moral upheaval and great hopes for society, aiming to contribute to Italy's cultural recovery and to foster a dialogue that spoke to people about their goals, vocations, and responsibilities. Adriano Olivetti played a fundamental role in post-war Italian publishing. Beyond the publications initiated within the Ivrea factory and his participation in founding the weekly «L'Espresso», he was involved in numerous initiatives, including «L'Italia socialista», «I Quaderni di Sociologia», «Nuova Repubblica», «Nuovi Argomenti», «Casabella», «Europa Federata», «Nord-Sud», and «Comuni d'Europa». However, it was with the founding of Edizioni di Comunità that Olivetti left a deep mark on Italian culture. From 1946, the publishing house released works by authors such as Simone Weil, Søren Kierkegaard, Albert Schweitzer, Richard Neutra, Paul Claudel, Jacques Maritain, Martin Buber, Nikolai Berdyaev, T.S. Eliot, John Kenneth Galbraith, Joseph Schumpeter, and Lewis Mumford, and journals that defined an era in both content and graphic design, including «Comunità», «Rivista di Filosofia», «Tecnica e organizzazione», «Metron-Architettura», «Zodiac», and «Urbanistica». The themes were authentically multidisciplinary, often marginal or entirely foreign to the Italian culture of the time, reflecting the desire to disseminate modern knowledge to address the pressing challenges of the day. The publishing house did not promote a single ideology but conceived books and publishing as spaces for encounter and clarification of complementary ideologies that could coexist with Olivettian communitarian thought. Through the publishing house, Olivetti aimed to spread advanced technical culture and stimulate reflection on the spiritual goals of a society undergoing radical and perilous transformation. After Adriano Olivetti's death in 1960, Edizioni di Comunità continued under the guidance of Renzo Zorzi and Roberto Olivetti, and later was absorbed by the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti. In the late 1980s, it became part of the Mondadori Group. In 2010, an agreement between Mondadori and the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti returned the brand to the foundation, restoring a projectual and symbolic identity whose distinctive mark is the "campana olivettiana". Since 2012, Edizioni di Comunità has resumed its activity with a divulgative project centered on the Olivettian experience, publishing sources, writings by and about Adriano Olivetti, and selected titles from its historical catalogue relevant to contemporary ethical and political themes. The editorial direction is entrusted to Beniamino de' Liguori Carino, and the publishing house operates in coordination with the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti.

• 2012

  Edizioni di Comunità resumes publishing activity.

• 2010

  Agreement between Mondadori and Fondazione Adriano Olivetti returns the brand to the foundation.

• 1980

  Edizioni di Comunità becomes part of the Mondadori Group.

• 1970

  Edizioni di Comunità absorbed by the Fondazione Adriano Olivetti.

• 1960

  Adriano Olivetti dies; publishing house continues under Renzo Zorzi and Roberto Olivetti.

• 1946

  Edizioni di Comunità founded by Adriano Olivetti.

A cultural publisher dedicated to the Olivettian legacy, combining historical catalogue with contemporary ethical and political themes.

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• Guida di Ivrea

• Fuori Collana

• l'architetto

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