Pier Carlo Santini - Facendo mobili - 1977

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Facendo mobili by Pier Carlo Santini is a first edition hardback published by Poltronova in 1977, 181 pages, 30 x 21 cm, Italian text, on Arte applicata (design), in excellent condition.

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Rare first edition of this compendium of radical and postmodern design produced by the Tuscan company Poltronova, tracing from the early collaborations with Ettore Sottsass, who became artistic director in 1958, to the period of the peak of anti-design in the 1960s and into the mid-1970s. It features works by both masters of the old guard and emerging leaders of the Radical Movement, including (besides Sottsass) Archizoom, Superstudio, Sergio Asti, Gae Aulenti, Angelo Mangiarotti, Allesandro Mendini, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Gianni Ruffi, Giovanni Michelucci, Gianfranco Fini, Mario Ceroli, Ugo Nespolo, Roberto Barni, Paolo Portoghesi, Gino Marotta and the group De Pas, D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi. Written by Pier Carlo Santini and published by Poltronova Edizioni in 1977, following the first edition of 1977. 181 pages with Italian text; hardcover printed with a dust jacket in brown printed paper. Fully illustrated, mainly in black and white. Includes the artists' biographies. A sharp collectible copy in perfect condition with a dedication. From the Rossi archive of Albizzate.

Rare first edition of this compendium of radical and postmodern design produced by the Tuscan company Poltronova, tracing from the early collaborations with Ettore Sottsass, who became artistic director in 1958, to the period of the peak of anti-design in the 1960s and into the mid-1970s. It features works by both masters of the old guard and emerging leaders of the Radical Movement, including (besides Sottsass) Archizoom, Superstudio, Sergio Asti, Gae Aulenti, Angelo Mangiarotti, Allesandro Mendini, Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Gianni Ruffi, Giovanni Michelucci, Gianfranco Fini, Mario Ceroli, Ugo Nespolo, Roberto Barni, Paolo Portoghesi, Gino Marotta and the group De Pas, D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi. Written by Pier Carlo Santini and published by Poltronova Edizioni in 1977, following the first edition of 1977. 181 pages with Italian text; hardcover printed with a dust jacket in brown printed paper. Fully illustrated, mainly in black and white. Includes the artists' biographies. A sharp collectible copy in perfect condition with a dedication. From the Rossi archive of Albizzate.

Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Applied art
Book title
Facendo mobili
Author/ Illustrator
Pier Carlo Santini
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1977
Height
30 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
21 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Poltronova
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
181
ItalyVerified
96
Objects sold
100%
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