Italian re evolution: Design in Italian society in the eighties - Softcover

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9780934418140: Italian re evolution: Design in Italian society in the eighties

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0934418144 ISBN 13: 9780934418140

Publisher: Museum, 1982

Italian Re Evolution. Design in Italian society in the Eighties. Catalogo della mostra tenutasi presso il Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, 1982. A cura di Piero Sartogo e Nathalie Grenon. Introduzione di Piero Sartogo. Testi di Bruno Zevi, Sergio Pininfarina, Umberto Eco, Bruno Munari, Ettore Sottsass jr., Sergio Ruffolo, Giulio Carlo Argan et al. Numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Edizione in italiano e inglese 4to. pp. 208. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . . This exhibition catalogue is a unique document that encapsulates the exhibition visually and adds literary content to it. The variety of objects, covering all aspects of Italian life, from common, daily activities to special religious events. They range from espresso machines to papal vestments Since World War II Italian design has been preeminent among connoisseurs. It is surely not by accident that Italy, which has the oldest continuous history of civilized societies in the western world, should produce design which is the standard for other societies to acquire and copy.

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