Descrizione

Pictorial softcover, 210 x 215mm., 160pp., very profound colour illustration. ISBN 9788874394906. Engaging Italian industry and culture in a single-minded and spontaneous project of national image building, Italy's designers have produced a complete variety of forms?fashion, graphic arts, and product and set design?with a unique international resonance. This book explores Italian design of the last half-century, featuring the classic lines of the Vespa, Bruno Munari's deconstruction of the common fork, the nostalgic appeal of Italo Marchioni's ice cream cone, and the sleek minimalism of Alberto Meda's "Light Light Chair," among many other masterpieces. Includes 148 illustrations and an introduction by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum. Moma 5. New book.