Design in Italia
Subtitle: dietro le quinte dell'industria
By: Stefano Casciani, Tom Sandberg ; introduzione di Massimiliano Fuksas ; a cura di Gunda Dworschak = the making of an industry / Stefano Casciani, Tom Sandberg ; introduction by Massimiliano Fuksas ; edited by Gunda Dworschak.
Contributors: Sandberg, Tom, 1953-
Publisher: 5 continents
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Milano]
Language: ita; eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9788874394418
Subjects: Design -- Italy -- History -- 20th century; Design -- Italy -- History -- 21st century; Designers -- Italy -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: The modern and contemporary furniture industry of Italy represents a unique paradigm: its industrial design production was created by the most important international architects and designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. While reams have been written about Italian architects and designers, until now no volume has ever been dedicated to those who contributed to their success. This book takes a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacturers who made possible the most important modern and contemporary furnishings, who risked and invested in innovative products, many of which have become icons of design; and who first believed in a new form of elegance. In a detailed historical analysis from the 1950s to today, Stefano Casciani follows the career paths of the manufacturing movers and shakers of the design world, all of whom are depicted in striking black-and-white portraits by the Norwegian photographer Tom Sandberg. These portraits of entrepreneurs such as Bruno Danese, Giulio Cappellini and Patrizia Moroso tell of the individual and collective experience of constructing the image of Italian design worldwide. From the Luisa chair by Poggi to the Thinking Man's chair by Cappellini, from the Tizio lamp by Artemide to the Glo-ball by Flos, the text discusses the past and present of the various entrepreneurial histories and the development of the culture of Italian design.
Notes: Published on the occasion of Salone del mobile, Milan, Galleria Artra, 2008.

Texts in Italian and English.