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Ettore small vase – Objets trouvés
€24.00[Vintage object]
Glazed ceramic vase inspired by the geometries of Memphis, an Italian design and architecture collective founded by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s. Purchased in a flea market in Milan. [Used, in very good condition] [Unique piece] -
Fernando vase – Objets trouvés
€18.00[Vintage object]
Small glazed ceramic vase with diagonal wavy effect. Ideal as object holder or vase for small plant. Polished finish. Purchased in a flea market in Verona. [Used, in very good conditions] [Unique piece] -
The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery Fifty years of exceptional scents – Silvana Editoriale
€37.50[Author: Marika Vecchiattini]
This volume is the first of its kind: a publication dedicated exclusively to the history of Italian perfumery and fragrances. A compendium full of historical news, curiosities and punctual information which, in remembering how modern perfumery was born in Italy retraces the events that marked the development of this veritable art. -
Franco Albini L’appartamento di un amatore d’arte book (1953-1955) – Silvana Editoriale
€12.00[Author: Piero Boccardo]
Palazzo Rosso, the first of the Strada Nuova Museums, was for two centuries the most beautiful residence of the Brignole-Sale family and became a public museum in 1874 by choice of its last owners. The book specifically retraces its last living phase, when it was already municipal property, that is, the moment in which Albini arranged the lodging of the then Director of the Civic Museums: that “apartment of an art lover” – as it was publicized in 1955 in one of the most prestigious architectural magazines of the time – which has significantly influenced the ways of modern living. -
Museo del Gioiello – Vicenza Gioiello & Jewellery – Third edition catalogue – Silvana Editoriale
€32.30[Author: Alba Cappellieri]
The Jewellery Museum of Vicenza – the only one in Italy entirely dedicated to jewelry – renews itself every two years: with no permanent collections, it offers biennial exhibitions of unique and exclusive jewels in the evocative spaces of the Basilica Palladiana. The catalogue, in presenting the masterpieces of this exhibition, includes the contributions of the curators who, far from the usual museum criteria of chronological or stylistic classification, return to the complexity of the jewel through multiple points of view, where the ancient dialogues with the contemporary and the masterpieces of the past flank those made with the technologies of the future. -
Divine Bags and Characters of Italian Cinema book – Silvana Editoriale
€28.50Anita Ekberg, Mariangela Melato, Monica Vitti, Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale, Ursula Andress and Gina Lollobrigida are some of the stars of Italian cinema portrayed in this book. Through these previously unpublished images, Zanellato offers a new reading of the Italian costume history from 1960 to the present day.
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Manuale della Grande Profumeria Italiana Cinquant’anni di essenze straordinarie – Silvana Editoriale
€37.50[Author: Marika Vecchiattini]
This volume is the first of its kind: a publication dedicated exclusively to the history of Italian perfumery and fragrances. A compendium full of historical news, curiosities and punctual information which, in remembering how modern perfumery was born in Italy retraces the events that marked the development of this veritable art. -
Workwear (Abiti da Lavoro) book – Silvana Editoriale
€26.60[Author: Alessandro Guerriero]
This book, published to accompany an exhibition at Triennale in Milan, is an example of how a multidisciplinary approach can be used to examine and inform. Work clothes are transformed from uniforms and the symbols of a profession into the expression of an individual identity, but also into a form of cladding that is at times far removed from its original function. -
Fatto in Italia Dal Medioevo al Made in Italy book – Silvana Editoriale
€20.90[Author: Alessandra Guerrini, con Barbara Brondi e Marco Rainò]
The book aims to identify some extraordinary moments in the history of Italian artistic production, between the Middle Ages and the early modern age, in which artistic quality, the capacity for innovation and technical excellence were intertwined to produce consumer goods that, recognizable for their style and becoming fashionable, were exported to the rest of Europe. An exhibition that shows how Made in Italy was not born out of nothing in the 1970s, but had its roots in the artistic culture of Italy. -
Ettore Sottsass – Catalogo ragionato dell’archivio 1922-1978 CSAC / Università di Parma – Silvana Editoriale
€46.55[Author: Francesca Zanella]
The relationship between thought and image is a constant in the work of Ettore Sottsass jr (1917-2007) that clearly emerges from his archives, created and donated to the CSAC of the University of Parma in 1979 to testify his activity from 1922 to 1978. The book gives an account of this archive, a sort of autobiography, through its cataloguing, flanked by some historical-critical in-depth analysis, that allows us to reconstruct research, relationships and exchanges. -
Ugo La Pietra & Manifattura Rometti Fantastical Imagery Between Myth and Matter book – Silvana Editoriale
€11.40[Author: Lorenzo Fiorucci]
“I witnessed Ugo move at ease through our factory and among our artists, observing, listening, and comparing technical and colour choices. There is a strong bond linking Rometti with Ugo La Pietra or rather the tangible relationship with living material, the Umbrian clay, which our craftsmen have shaped under the master’s guidance.” Massimo Monini
Milan, Galleria Fatto Ad Arte, October – November 2018 -
Gio Ponti Archi-designer book – Silvana Editoriale
€52.25[Author: Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, Dominique Forest, Salvatore Licitra]
A prolific creator, Gio Ponti (1891-79) not only played a key part in Italian architecture, but also opened up the way for a new art de vivre. This book, that covers the whole of his long career, from the 1920s to the late 1970s, both in Italy and abroad, pays tribute to the creative universe of this legendary figure on the modern art scene. -
Manuale di storia del design – Silvana Editoriale
€28.50[Author: Domitilla Dardi, Vanni Pasca]
The history of design and the history of technological innovation are indissolubly intertwined in this manual, which tackles a number of disciplines. Beyond the furniture design field a wide array of sectors is taken into consideration: from the design of technical objects to graphic design and fashion, from cars to social design, with constant attention being paid to the effects and outcomes of the design project on the evolution of social customs in its real–life applications. -
Arredoluce Catalogue raisonné 1943-1987 – Silvana Editoriale
€80.75[Author: Anty Pansera, Alessandro Padoan, Alessandro Palmaghini]
This volume presents the catalogue raisonné of documented Arredoluce production, counting 555 items including lamps and furnishings, narrating the history of the company and the designers who worked for it. -
Joe Colombo Designer. Catalogue raisonné 1962-2020 – Silvana Editoriale
€80.75[Author: Ignazia Favata]
Joe Colombo (Milan, 1930-1971) was one of the greatest designers of the 20th century. This volume by Ignazia Favata, his historic assistant since 1968, accompanied by a critical essay by Domitilla Dardi, is the first catalog raisonné of his work, of which 200 projects are documented, with particular emphasis on works still in production for fifty years. -
Buttly coat hanger – Giacopini
€219.60[Designer: Michele Giacopini & MM Company]
Buttly is a coat hanger for room or entrance made of curved iron pipe. Harmonious and subtle, it accompanies the guest in the daily reception. [The product must be assembled]
