Terre - Artigianato artistico italiano nella ceramica contemporanea

Elisabetta Benelli
Alinea editrice

Nel dispiegarsi del lavoro, accanto a un'attenta analisi sociologica del fenomeno "lusso", l'autrice ha esaminato i mutevoli scenari in cui esso si è manifestato nel secolo da poco trascorso, ma ha fatto soprattutto riferimento a quegli oggetti che più comunemente condividono i nostri spazi e a quelli che ornano la nostra persona: riferendosi, in particolare, a quegli oggetti materici o virtuali (come ad esempio il profumo) in grado di tradurre il linguaggio globale, che viene offerto loro dal mondo del consumo e dell'industria in un linguaggio specifico, capace di far emergere le diverse individualità. In un certo senso, la persona può così riappropriarsi del proprio essere contro la tendenza al non essere, tipica della attuale società globalizzante.

Andrea Pfister, Jean Pierre Dupré
Edizioni Gabriele Mazzotta

Nora Villa
Zanfi Editori

Rüdiger Abele, Peter Thomas
Delius Klasing & Co.

RM Auctions
RM Auctions

Doretta Davanzo Poli
Zanfi Editori

Shantrelle P. Lewis
Aperture

Suits that pop with loud colors and dazzling patterns, complete with a nearly ubiquitous bowtie, define the style of the new "dandy." Described as "high-styled rebels" by author Shantrelle P. Lewis, Black men with a penchant for color and refined fashion, both new and vintage, have gained popular attention in recent years, influencing mainstream fashion. But Black dandyism itself is not new; originating from the intersection of Africa's long history of sartorial aesthetics and European fashion, then later from the personal styling of enslaved people in Victorian England, it has continued for generations in black cultures around the world. Now, set against the backdrop of hip-hop culture, this iteration of dandies is redefining what it means to be Black, masculine, and fashionable. Dandy Lion presents and celebrates individual dandy personalities, designers and tailors, movements and events that define contemporary dandyism. Throughout the book, self-expression is communicated through personal style, clothing, shoes, hats, and swagger. Lewis's carefully curated selection of contemporary photographs surveys the movement across the globe in spectacular form, with all the vibrant patterns, electrifying colors, and fanciful poses of this brilliant style subculture.

AA.VV.
Marsilio Editori s.p.a.

Edoardo Massucci
Automobilia

Wolfgang Hageney
Edizioni Belvedere

AA.VV.
s.e.

Paula Reed
Edizioni Charta

No one who loves hats can resist the wonderful tale of Philip Treacy, the Irish hatter. Born in County Galway to a large family (seven brothers and a sister), Treacy was taught to hold a sewing needle by his village school teacher. With the needle, he has gone on to free the hat from the dictums of fashions and trends, creating sculptures for the crown out of veils, feathers, artificial flowers, straw and gauze, as well as shadows and illusion. "I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats," he reflects. "They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play."