Italian Interior Design: Italian Interiors 1990-1999/Italienische Interieurs 1990-1999 - Couverture souple

Andreini, Laura

 
9783823854951: Italian Interior Design: Italian Interiors 1990-1999/Italienische Interieurs 1990-1999

Synopsis

Devoted to the domestic Italian space, this book pays homage to 50 of the most beautiful houses in Italy, created by the best and most well-known Italian architects and designers. Far from the beautified and often cliched Tuscan and Umbrian country Italian homes, this books takes a look at real contemporary Italian style and desires since the early 1990s. Plans, blueprints, sketches and many photographs illustrate each of the 50 projects. The book is organised by architectural practice and by project and includes a full biography with contact details and web addresses.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Italian design has an extraordinary reputation worldwide, but is there such a thing as an Italian aesthetic? In the worlds of fashion, cars, buildings and furniture, the answer is a resounding yes. For decades, Italian designers and architects have been applauded for their elegance, originality, and perfection. Names such as Studio Archea, Paolo Deganello, Alessandro Mendini, and Ettore Sottsass are synonymous with a fascinating formal vocabulary and are known far beyond the borders of their native country. Italian Interior Design presents 34 remarkable interiors, each created within the past decade, by some of Italy's most admired designers. Illustrated with brilliant photographs, sketches, plans and including a highly informative text, this guide to the best in Italian design offers a window into a culture that places a high value on beauty, simplicity, and utility.

Biographie de l'auteur

Laura Andreini established Studio Archea in that city in 1988. The other three editors all work at universities: Nicola Flora teaches at the University of Naples. Paolo Giardiello is a visiting professor at the University of Montevideo. Gennaro Postiglione does research at the Polytechnic in Milan.

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