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FontanaArte (Bilingual edition)

Autor CHRISTIAN LARSEN
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 ian 2023
FontanaArte. House of Glass is a book that critically examines the legendary Milanese manufacturer of glass furnishings through the production periods lead by its four great artistic directors: Gio Ponti (1932-1933, with continuous involvement thereafter), Pietro Chiesa (1933-1948), Max Ingrand (1954-1967), and Gae Aulenti (1979-1996). From Ponti's founding of the company in 1932 until Aulenti's departure in 1996, the present catalogue - published on the occasion of the major exhibition in Venice - traces FontanaArte's historical stylistic arc through twentieth-century design, from the rational logic of modernism to the playful wit of post-modernism. Throughout, the company set the standards for Italian design: the seamless continuity between the classical ancient past and the technological present; the perfect marriage of art with industry; the superior quality of materials and hand craftsmanship; and the elevation of the everyday object into a luxurious art of living.

Edited by Christian Larsen, the book follows a course divided in chapters focusing on deepening our understanding of each individual designer (Gio Ponti e Pietro Chiesa; Max Ingrand; Gae Aulenti), and the section "House of Glass" meant to evoke a domestic space furnished only with objects by FontanaArte.

The critical essays contained in the exhibition catalogue (by Renata Codello, Christian Larsen, Kellie Riggs, Pierre Martin-Vivier, Andrew Gardner) describe a complex network of relationships expressing the idea of "Vivere nel vetro [Living in Glass]", tracing mostly new uncharted journeys of discovery, open to investigation and research and leading to deeper insights.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9788857248011
ISBN-10: 8857248011
Pagini: 192
Ilustrații: 130 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensiuni: 242 x 312 x 22 mm
Greutate: 1.45 kg
Editura: SKIRA

Notă biografică

Christian Larsen is Associate Curator of Modern Design and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he is responsible for reorganizing a design collection spanning from 1900 to today. A leading voice in design history and curation, Larsen seeks to elevate the status of this often overlooked field. Prior to this he was curator at the Wolfsonian-Florida International University (2013-15). More recently, he curated Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical, an alternative retrospective of the visionary Italian architect and designer.