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SARTOGO, Piero (a cura di),Italian Re Evolution. Design in Italian society in the Eighties
Milano, Edizione a cura del Museo 1982
Catalogo della mostra tenutasi presso il Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, 1982. A cura di Piero Sartogo e Nathalie Grenon. Introduzione di Piero Sartogo. Testi di Bruno Zevi, Sergio Pininfarina, Umberto Eco, Bruno Munari, Ettore Sottsass jr., Sergio Ruffolo, Giulio Carlo Argan et al. Numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Edizione in italiano e inglese
4to, pp. 208 Brossura (wrappers) Molto buono (Very Good)This exhibition catalogue is a unique document that encapsulates the exhibition visually and adds literary content to it. The variety of objects, covering all aspects of Italian life, from common, daily activities to special religious events. They range from espresso machines to papal vestments Since World War II Italian design has been preeminent among connoisseurs. It is surely not by accident that Italy, which has the oldest continuous history of civilized societies in the western world, should produce design which is the standard for other societies to acquire and copy.
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