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Book Il Design in Italia  1945 1972

Download or read book Il Design in Italia 1945 1972 written by Paolo Fossati and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Italian Imprints on Twentieth Century Architecture

Download or read book Italian Imprints on Twentieth Century Architecture written by Denise Costanzo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian architecture has long exerted a special influence on the evolution of architectural ideas elsewhere - from the Beaux-Arts academy's veneration of Rome, to modernist and postmodern interest in Renaissance proportion, Baroque space, and Mannerist ambiguity. This book critically examines this enduring phenomenon, exploring the privileged position of Italian architects, architecture, and cities in the architectural culture of the past century. Questioning the deep-rooted myth of Italy within architectural history, the book presents case studies of Italy's powerful yet problematic position in 20th-century architectural ideologies, at a time when established Eurocentric narratives are rightly being challenged. It reconciles the privileged position of Italian architecture and design with the imperative to write history across a more global, diverse, heterogenous cultural geography. Twenty chapters from distinguished international scholars cover subjects and architects ranging from Alberti to Gio Ponti, Aldo Rossi, Manfredo Tafuri, Vittorio Gregotti; cities from Rome and Venice to Milan; and an array of international architects, movements, and architectural ideas influenced by Italy. The chapters each question where, how, and why the disciplinary edifice of 20th-century architecture-its canon of built, visual, textual, and conceptual works-relied on Italian foundations, examining where and how those foundations have become insecure. Indispensable for students and scholars of both Italian and global architectural history, Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century Architecture provides an opportunity to consider the architectural and urban landscape of Italy from substantially new points of view.

Book Design History

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kjetil Fallan
  • Publisher : Berg
  • Release : 2010-01-01
  • ISBN : 1847887031
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book Design History written by Kjetil Fallan and published by Berg. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects. Design History presents the most comprehensive overview and guide to these developments. The book first traces the development of the discipline, explaining how it draws from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Culture Studies. The core of the book then analyses the seminal methodologies used in Design History today. The final section highlights the key issues concerning knowledge and meaning in Design. Throughout, the aim is to present a concise and accessible introduction to this complex field. A map to the intellectual landscape of Design History, the book will be an invaluable guide for students and a very useful reference for scholars.

Book Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture written by Gino Moliterno and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 1249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rigorously compiled A-Z volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is genuinely interdisciplinary in character, treating traditional political, economic, and legal concerns, with a particular emphasis on neglected areas of popular culture. Entries range from short definitions, histories or biographies to longer overviews covering themes, movements, institutions and personalities, from advertising to fascism, and Pirelli to Zeffirelli. The Encyclopedia aims to inform and inspire both teachers and students in the following fields: *Italian language and literature *Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences *European Studies *Media and Cultural Studies *Business and Management *Art and Design It is extensively cross-referenced, has a thematic contents list and suggestions for further reading.

Book The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture written by Zygmunt G. Baranski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-08-16 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the Church, the left, feminism, the separatist movements, organised crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media, and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today and suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy.

Book Made in Italy

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  • Author : Grace Lees-Maffei
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • Release : 2013-11-21
  • ISBN : 0857853902
  • Pages : 533 pages

Download or read book Made in Italy written by Grace Lees-Maffei and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goods made or designed in Italy enjoy a profile which far outstrips the country's modest manufacturing output. Italy's glorious design heritage and reputation for style and innovation has 'added value' to products made in Italy. Since 1945, Italian design has commanded an increasing amount of attention from design journalists, critics and consumers. But is Italian design a victim of its own celebrity? Made in Italy brings together leading design historians to explore this question, discussing both the history and significance of design from Italy and its international influence. Addressing a wide range of Italian design fields, including car design, graphic design, industrial and interior design and ceramics, well-known designers such as Alberto Rosselli and Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and iconic brands such as Olivetti, Vespa and Alessi, the book explores the historical, cultural and social influences that shaped Italian design, and how these iconic designs have contributed to the modern canon of Italian-inspired goods.

Book Italian Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Giampiero Bosoni
  • Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9780870707384
  • Pages : 168 pages

Download or read book Italian Design written by Giampiero Bosoni and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on 2008 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of Italian design, told through works selected from the collection of the museum of modern art, New York."--Cubierta posterior.

Book Design in Italy

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  • Author : Penny Sparke
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Design in Italy written by Penny Sparke and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Design

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  • Author : François Burkhardt
  • Publisher : 24 Ore Cultura
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 244 pages

Download or read book Design written by François Burkhardt and published by 24 Ore Cultura. This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Zanuso (nato a Milano nel 1916) è considerato uno dei più grandi architetti e designer italiani. Opera dal 1945 nel campo dell'architettura, dell'urbanistica e dell'industrial design. Negli anni Cinquanta ha creato alcuni dei suoi oggetti più importanti, come i mobili prodotti da Arflex, le macchine da cucire Necchi e Borletti sino a quel vero e proprio fenomeno di moda che sono stati i televisori e le radio Brionvega. Innumerevoli i riconoscimenti ricevuti da Zanuso, legati a prodotti che appartengono ormai alla storia del design, come le sedie disegnate per Kartell e i progetti per la Siemens e la Terraillon. La sua attività nell'architettura è stata influenzata dall'esperienza nel design. Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

Book Paolo Portoghesi

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  • Author : Silvia Micheli
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2023-10-19
  • ISBN : 1350117153
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book Paolo Portoghesi written by Silvia Micheli and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the work of the Italian architect, theorist and historian Paolo Portoghesi (1931-2023), this book offers a new perspective on postmodern architecture, showing the agency of other spheres of knowledge – history, politics and media – in the making of postmodern architectural discourse. It explores how Portoghesi's personal “postmodern project” was based on the triangulation of a renewed interest in historical architectural language, unprecedented use of media and intertwined links between architecture and politics. Organized in a sequence of critical chapters supported by the analysis of Portoghesi's most significant architectural projects – including Casa Baldi (1959), The Mosque in Rome (1975–95) and his Strada Novissima exhibition (1980) – and publications, the book unfolds around the three main themes of history, politics and media. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features previously-unpublished archival material, interviews by the authors and articles from professional and mainstream press to present Portoghesi in his multifaceted role of mediator, politician, historian and designer.

Book Twentieth Century Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan M. Woodham
  • Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
  • Release : 1997-04-10
  • ISBN : 9780192842046
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Twentieth Century Design written by Jonathan M. Woodham and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-04-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East. The book explores the way in which 20th-century designs such as the Coca-Cola bottle have affected our culture more than those considered true classics

Book Joe Colombo

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  • Author : Joe C. Colombo
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Joe Colombo written by Joe C. Colombo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his brief but brilliant career, Joe Colombo produced a series of innovations which made him one of Italy's most influential product designers. This book explores his far-reaching visions of the future through the study of some of his most important projects.

Book Modern Italy  War  postwar  reconstruction  take off

Download or read book Modern Italy War postwar reconstruction take off written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cultural Commons

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  • Author : Enrico Eraldo Bertacchini
  • Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Release : 2012-01-01
  • ISBN : 1781000069
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Cultural Commons written by Enrico Eraldo Bertacchini and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The concept of the commons as a shared resource capable of yielding collective benefits to people is a well-established one in the social sciences, but its extension to jointly-owned cultural resources is relatively new. This pioneering book explores the idea of a cultural commons as it can be applied in a wide range of areas, including landscapes, art and design, gastronomy, heritage, the performing arts and the online world. Although the book's chapters are written mainly from the perspective of cultural economics, the scope of the volume is truly interdisciplinary. the book is more than just a comprehensive introduction to the topic. It is also a source of original ideas that will act as a stimulus to further research in the field.' – David Throsby, Macquarie University, Australia This compelling book offers a fresh and novel approach to study cultural and artistic expression from the perspective of 'the commons'. It demonstrates how identifying cultures as shared resources is useful in eliciting the main factors and social dilemmas affecting the production and evolution of cultural expression. Adopting the unifying perspective of 'the cultural commons', the chapters provide in-depth analysis of a wide range of cultural resources, including traditional cultural expression, heritage, gastronomy and cultural content in virtual worlds. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective and gathering contributions from economic, sociological and legal fields, this timely book proposes a new and complementary research agenda. Scholars and postgraduate students of cultural economics, cultural studies, and sociology of culture will find this authoritative and essential book invaluable.

Book Designers International Index

Download or read book Designers International Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Introduction To Design And Culture

Download or read book Introduction To Design And Culture written by Penny Sparke and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1987-06-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Contemporary Designers

Download or read book Contemporary Designers written by Ann Lee Morgan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: