Italy, XX Century

Pair of Deco bedside tables in walnut and walnut burl, curved front and sides, turned and carved uprights culminating with a floral composition, central door, turned truncated conical feet. Italy, second quarter of the 20th century.

Coffee table, stained beech wood and black opaline glass top. Good condition, some marks on the glass.

Laura Delli Colli
Lupetti

Il libro, attraverso le immagini e le testimonianze di alcuni tra i nomi più significativi del cinema italiano, ripercorre le tappe della "carriera cinematografica" dell'Eur a quasi settant'anni di distanza dalla realizzazione del famoso quartiere romano. Il volume, curato da Laura Delli Colli, presenta anche gli interventi di Angelo Bucarelli e Franco Mariotti.

Italy, 1980s

Coffee and tea service in porcelain with polychrome decorations "Ceramiche Franco Pozzi Gallarate for T. & J. Vestor". The service is composed of: 1 teapot, 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar bowl, 2 milk jugs, 6 teacups with saucers and 20 coffee cups with saucers. Manufacturer's mark under the bases.

A beautiful linen tablecloth embellished with bobbin lace inserts. Dimensions: 180x180 cm.

Tessa Williams
Roads Publishin

* Preface by the award-winning actor, director and fragrance creator, Richard E. Grant, presenter of 'Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets'.* Foreword by Albert Roux, KFO, OBE, legendary chef, hotelier, restaurateur, and founder of Le Gavroche.* 'The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.' George Bernard Shaw.Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors at the most luxurious hotels in the world? Hotels of the Stars invites you through the doors of the most exclusive accommodation on earth, while allowing you to indulge in a little scandal. Complete with magnificent photography, Tessa Williams explores the exclusive haunts of the stars, where literary and cultural history has been made. Find out where such cultural heavyweights as Steinbeck, Garbo and Dali hung out. Discover where modern-day icons like Brad Pitt and Naomi Campbell have rested their heads.

AA.VV.
Biblioteca di via Senato Edizioni

Nella mostra dedicata a Curzio Malaparte, ideata e organizzata dalla Fondazione Biblioteca di via Senato vengono esposti per la prima volta alcuni documenti dell'Archivio Malaparte acquisito nel 2009 dalla Fondazione. Come primo atto dopo l'acquisizione dell'Archivio (che consta di circa 300 faldoni, contenenti manoscritti e dattiloscritti originali di opere edite e inedite, articoli di giornale, documenti personali, lettere e fotografie), l'esposizione vuole testimoniare i fatti salienti della vita del giornalista e scrittore, attraverso documenti e fotografie, senza giudizi o preconcetti, cercando di rendere giustizia alla sua figura di intellettuale a tutto tondo, apprezzato e conosciuto ancora oggi più all'estero che in Italia. Malaparte fu arcitaliano in tutti i sensi perché, pur di padre tedesco, fu ben radicato nella tradizione culturale italiana più autentica, rivendicando in ogni momento la propria toscanità; in un'epoca drammaticamente travagliata come la sua, seppe conoscere e raccontare finemente gli italiani, i loro pregi e difetti, in un costante e sincero confronto con le diverse culture incontrate nei suoi viaggi in Europa e nel mondo. Fu soprattutto un attento lettore del suo tempo, sia a livello politico, sia letterario, comprendendo prima e meglio di altri la natura della modernità che si andava faticosamente attuando intorno.

Daniel Rabreau
Bibliothèque de l'Image

Andrea Busto, Cristiano Isnardi
Carlo Cambi editore

s.a.
Rizzoli - Skira

Known for her life-size sculptures made entirely of beads, Liza Lou has had audiences and critics spellbound since her debut exhibition fifteen years ago. Liza Lou's sculptures, room-size installations, and performances have been at the center of the art world's bewilderment and awe since the unveiling of her first masterpiece, Kitchen, in 1996. A true-to-size replica of a kitchen in the midst of a museum gallery would hardly cause a stir, were it not for one important fact: the work is made entirely of beads. Eschewing the well-traveled path in art school to embrace the traditional mediums of painting or sculpture, Lou embarked on forging a body of work unlike any that had been seen before in the art world. In the nearly fifteen years since her auspicious debut, Lou's work has developed from realistic room-size tableaux taken from everyday life—such as Backyard and Trailer, among others—to works no less monumental in construction and more sober in their themes, such as Security Fence and Cell. In this comprehensive volume devoted to her work, illustrated with two hundred photographs, writers, critics, and scholars explore her work in depth.

Annie Kelly
Rizzoli

Splash provides the inspiration for anyone designing, or dreaming about, their own pool.

This celebration of the style, design, and joy that pools bring to us brims with over 200 glamorous photographs. It is organized by swimming pool design--from glimmering infinity pools with a view of the ocean to dramatic cascading waterfall pools and those in lush garden settings. Ranging from beautifully landscaped backyards to dramatic beaches and tropical paradise surroundings, the stunning pool locales show creative examples of pools as architecture and organic forms. In the mix are seductive pools owned by such celebrities as Cher and Dianne Keaton and leading designers Bunny Williams and Carolyne Roehm, as well as masterpieces by famed architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Luis Barragán. Splash concludes with a section on poolside elements, from tiled steps, patterned surfaces, and Jacuzzis to pool houses with outdoor showers, landscaping, furnishings, and much more. Every example evokes the enduring and irresistible appeal of the swimming pool.

s.a.
Phaidon Press

At last - the next instalment in the popular Vitamin series - the world's hottest painters, selected by international experts

Since the publication of the first Vitamin P in 2002, painting has continued to evolve and excite, with new generations responding to its historic importance and taking it in unexpected directions. A central pillar of artistic practice, painting also has enduring appeal, dominating the art market. Vitamin P3 takes the conversation forward, spotlighting more than 100 outstanding artists who are engaging with - and pushing the boundaries of - the medium of paint.

Artists include: Etel Adnan, Michael Armitage, Matt Connors, Genieve Figgis, Helen Johnson, Sanya Kantarovsky, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Oscar Murillo, Imran Qureshi, Nicolas Party, Mary Ramsden, Rosie Wylie.

International experts include: Iwona Blazwick, Benjamin Buchloh, Marlene Dumas, Laura Hoptman, Geeta Kapur, Alex Katz, Tim Marlow, Sarah McCrory, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Beatrix Ruf, Nancy Spector.

Bruno Munari, Valeria Montaldi
Edizioni L'Agrifoglio

Ryan Gander
Dent De Leone

Ivanoe Riboli, Marco Bascapé
Amministrazione delle II.PP.A.B. ex E.C.A.

Vittorio Martinelli
Società Editrice Vannini

Vittorio Martinelli
Società Editrice Vannini

Georges Teyssot
Electa

Pierre Louis Duchartre
Dover pubblications

Illustrated history of the beginnings, growth and influence of the commedia dell? arte. Describes improvisations, staging, marks, scenarios, acting troupes, and origins.

Koji Suzuki
Editrice Nord

Quattro ragazzi muoiono nello stesso giorno, improvvisamente, stroncati da un infarto. Un avvenimento forse non particolarmente strano in una grande città come Tokyo. Ma lo zio di una delle vittime è Asakawa, un giornalista che, di cose strane, in quelle morti, ne vede parecchie. Anzitutto i quattro ragazzi si conoscevano, anzi avevano addirittura trascorso insieme un breve periodo di vacanza. Inoltre sono tutti morti con un'espressione di terrore stampata per sempre sul viso. Asakawa comincia a indagare e scopre quasi per caso che, una settimana prima di morire, i quattro avevano guardato un'inquietante videocassetta su cui è incisa una serie d'immagini misteriose.

Domenico Balestrini
Libreria Pontiggia

Wolfgang Hageney
Edizioni Belvedere

David Moos
Skira Editore

Julian Schnabel is regarded as one of the most important artists of our time. Working in many media, he first became known for his paintings on collaged shards of smashed plates. This volume includes an account of his output and describes the personality of a metamorphic artist and his bold, somewhat confrontational style.

Simonetta Coppa, Anna Bernardini
Silvana Editoriale