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GUZZINI. INFINITE ITALIAN DESIGN by Moreno Gentili, published by Skira, Italian/English edition To mark 100 years of creativity and innovation, Guzzini is celebrating its anniversary with a book that describes the company’s productive history in the name of design. This captivating volume condenses a succession of big names and stars, past and present, of Italian and international design, industry and communication.
BOTTEGA VENETA by Tomas Maier, published by Rizzoli, English, Italian, French and German Tomas Maier, creative director of Bottega Veneta, is a designer with a passion for museums and rare books. In collaboration with designer Sam Shahid and the contribution of leading fashion journalists, he illustrates the story of the Italian Maison established in 1966 in this refined monography edited by Bottega Veneta.
LE ESPOSIZIONI UNIVERSALI. I mestieri d’arte sulla scena del mondo (1851-2010)
LARA LARSSON VAN WASSENAER Amsterdam, Gietersstraat 21 She is a young and brilliant art restorer from Amsterdam, well-known to all the main auction houses and to visitors of the Maastricht fair, who often entrust damaged canvases and panels to her care. Her atelier is located in a charming attic in the most bohemian part of the city, the Jordaan neighbourhood. Here, under her supervision, seven experts examine paintings using all sorts of equipment, ranging from a binocular microscope connected to a monitor to instruments for chemical tests. All the phases involved in restoration and lining are carried out in this workshop (either traditionally, with natural glues and plaster paste, or with a low pressure board) and they include cleaning and consolidation of canvases, colours and frames. Thanks to the many schools and post-graduate courses she has attended in Europe (Florence, Vienna, London), Lara has investigated specific approaches to paintings from different periods: from gold backgrounds to frescoes, from the Flemish painters to the Italian Renaissance, from the eighteenth century to Impressionism, right down to contemporary works. All of which she restores with great competence. www.ateliervanwassenaer.nl
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by Paolo Colombo, published by Marsilio From Britain’s Great Exhibition of 1851 to the futuristic architecture of Shanghai 2010: this beautifully illustrated volume, curated by Paolo Colombo, provides a historical overview of the relationship between crafts and progress, and the artistic and economic value of the unique expressive force of craftsmanship.
FARE L’AUTOMOBILE Published by Marsilio-Cologni Foundation by Mario Favilla, photographs by Aldo Agnelli Hot off the press, the book tells the story, through 14 extraordinary interviews, of the insights of Italian car designers, who have contributed towards the success of the world’s biggest car manufacturers, from Audi to Mercedes, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat and Toyota. From the 1920s to the present day.
COMICS SKETCHBOOKS The Unseen World of Today’s Most Creative Talents Steven Heller, published by Thames & Hudson With 700 illustrations, 350 of which in colour, the volume collects the works of more than eighty leading and emerging artists in the world of comic books. Author and editor of over one hundred books on drawing and popular culture, Steven Heller is co-chair of Mfa Design at the New York School of Visual Arts.
HANDMADE IN BRITAIN Jo Norman, V&A Publishing Published by the V&A Museum and the BBC, the book explores the history of handmade products, from traditional craftsmanship to more modern techniques. From the Renaissance, when Britain was one of the biggest importers of “luxury goods”, to the late 19th century and the present day.
THE IMPOSSIBLE COLLECTION OF JEWELRY Vivien Becker, Assouline’s Ultimate Collection An overview of the most spectacular jewellery collections of the 20th century, from Art Nouveau jewels to Verdura’s designs for Chanel, from Cartier’s imaginative designs of Egyptian Art Déco inspiration to the refined creations of De Beer, Van Cleef & Arpels and Graff. Right up to the modern wonders of cutting-edge design.
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