Cisitalia

s.a.
Guerlain

Enrico Marelli
Edizioni Metron

Virgilio Barison
Gruppo Bonazzi

Guido Balsamo Stella
Galleria Philippe Daverio

AA.VV.
Edizioni S.E.R.T.

Silvio San Pietro,Paola Gallo
Edizioni l'Archivolto

Marco Fazzini
Skira Editore / Moret

The first book to exclusively present Cleto Munari's latest creations in the field of the applied arts: a unique collection of art carpets. Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia and he lives and works in Vicenza. After meeting Carlo Scarpa in 1973, who encouraged him in his work, he decided to focus his attention on the area of industrial design, and began to work for some of the most important companies in the world. Constantly in search of original ideas, over the years he has tirelessly been engaged in analyzing and experimenting with both forms and material. In 1985 he opened a laboratory-studio-jeweler's, where, together with a group of worldclass architects, he designs and produces silver jewelry and other objects for avant-garde collections that truly represent historical revolutions in jewelry both in Italy and abroad, and have also led to the production of watches, pens and furniture. Cleto Munari's objects have entered the permanent collections of some of the world's top museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This book is the first to exclusively present Cleto Munari's latest creations in the field of the applied arts. After his jewelery, silverware, watches and furnishings, the great designer has involved ten other designers and artists in the creation of a unique collection of art carpets. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dario Fo, Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Javier Mariscal, Ettore Mochetti, Deisa Centazzo, Sandro Chia, Mimmo Paladino and by Cleto Munari himself, these creations are full-fledged works of art and represent the high point of the skills and expertise of one of the greatest creative designers in the world, who has been designing and producing for over forty years.

Jennifer Hawkins Opie
Victoria & Albert Museum

This is a comprehensive catalogue of the Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass collection at the V&A, showing comparative material from all four Scandinavian countries. The history of the many ceramics and glass factories, their artists and designers is outlined against a changing social and political background.

Ugo La Pietra
Fondazione Cologni-Marsilio

Alberto Cavalli
Marsilio

"This publication ... represents a significant step forward in devising a structured methodological approach to assessing excellence in the artistic crafts. By examining and comparing Italian and European legislation and regulations governing craft production, the authors were able to identify a number of recurring concept-terms underpinning craft excellence.These were then narrowed down to a list of 11 criteria: those directly related to the artisan's skill (competence, creativity, interpretation, talent, training); those regarding relational and territorial aspects (territory, tradition); and those concerned with the product itself (authenticity, craftsmanship, innovation, originality). Interviews with leading master artisans from different European countries and influential experts in the field of the artistic crafts, backed up by a nationwide survey to gauge the views of the wider Italian population, helped to confirm the validity of the matrix and the classification system that emerged from this process ... The proposed assessment matrix not only serves as a new tool to aid our understanding and assessment of excellence, but also offers invaluable support to those who aspire to achieve that excellence."--Front cover flap.

Mario Favilla, Aldo Agnelli
Fondazione Cologni-Marsilio

Il design dell'automobile non è una delle tante declinazioni del design, ma una professione del tutto distinta che media continuamente tra artigianalità e sistemi tecnologici avanzati, tra manualità e modelli matematici. Questo libro racconta dall'interno i principali aspetti di un mestiere d'arte, quello del car designer, che unisce l'alta tecnologia a una straordinaria artigianalità, qualità fondante dei Centri Stile, dove le superfici dell'auto prendono forma grazie alle mani sapienti di disegnatori, modellisti, sellai, fabbri, pellettieri. Vi sono raccolte 14 interviste a famosi car designer italiani, di nascita o di formazione, che hanno reso grande questo mestiere e hanno contribuito in modo essenziale al successo di tutti i più grandi marchi di auto del mondo, da Mercedes ad Audi, da Lamborghini a Ferrari, da Fiat a Maserati a Toyota: una raccolta di pensieri, visioni, opinioni, suggerimenti sui grandi temi che ruotano intorno a questo affascinante mestiere, nelle testimonianze dei suoi maggiori protagonisti. L'excursus storico ricostruisce le origini e il contesto in cui si sviluppa il primo saper fare dei carrozzieri italiani degli anni venti, grandi ispiratori dei car designer di oggi. Si approfondiscono gli aspetti principali del mestiere, le sue contraddizioni, i vincoli sempre nuovi e complessi: regole e leggi, esigenze di mercato, problematiche legate all'inquinamento, alla ricerca di nuovi propellenti, alla salvaguardia dell'ambiente.

Alessandro Mendini
Alessi Tendentse