Dolce vita. From liberty to Italian design (1900-1940)
Skira| N° d'inventaire | 19392 |
| Format | 22.5 x 29 |
| Détails | 256 p., color illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | sl, sd |
| Etat | Nine |
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Between 1900 and 1940, Italy displayed an optimism as unprecedented as it was paradoxical, experiencing a phase of exceptional creativity while on the brink of the great catastrophe that would plunge it into the darkest years of its history. Cabinetmakers, ceramists, and master glassmakers collaborated with the greatest artists. From Carlo Bugatti's eccentric furniture to Marcello Piacentini's surprising chairs, not forgetting the absurd objects of the Futurists, a joyful creativity and a limitless capacity for invention swept through the country. From this "dolce vita" a true Italian style was born, a precursor to design.
Between 1900 and 1940, Italy displayed an optimism as unprecedented as it was paradoxical, experiencing a phase of exceptional creativity while on the brink of the great catastrophe that would plunge it into the darkest years of its history. Cabinetmakers, ceramists, and master glassmakers collaborated with the greatest artists. From Carlo Bugatti's eccentric furniture to Marcello Piacentini's surprising chairs, not forgetting the absurd objects of the Futurists, a joyful creativity and a limitless capacity for invention swept through the country. From this "dolce vita" a true Italian style was born, a precursor to design.