In 1951, he published an essay ‘Introduction to Skiing’, which at the time represented a turning point in techniques of downhill skiing, and also produced a screenplay for a companion documentary film. A keen and talented skier, Mollino was chairman of the board of schools and instructors of the FISI, the Italian Winter Sports Federation. Whilst still a student, he had received an award for his photographic documentation of rural houses in the Val d’Aosta, and in 1953 he founded the Institute of Mountain Architecture. Mollino maintained an interest in the Alpine landscape throughout his life.
Carlo Mollino, a versatile, inspired and highly idiosyncratic individual of innate ability to synthesise diverse influences and passions, is today acknowledged as one of the most strikingly original creators of midcentury Italian architecture and design.
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