Forme Nuove In Italia
Rome: Edizioni d'Arte, 1950s. First edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. [4] 218 [1]pp. Original yellow cloth with modern design in b/w and blue lettering on cover and spine, protected by modern mylar. Style, form and color in crafts and industry.
"This book documents a revival of Italian imaginative power; it reveals Italy at work, intent on creating an entirely new wealth of forms for herself and for the whole world. It is the outcome of some fifty years of trial and experiment, the experience of more alert artists and craftsmen who have learned to read into their materials, to understand them and call upon their own imagination instead of ready-made styles or the monotonous ideas offered by folklore..." (Lombardo). Profusely illustrated with striking color and b/w photographs of designs with glass, mosaics and semiprecious stones, ornaments, wood, wicker, straw, laces, tapestry, interior decoration, and an extensive section showing samples of industrial design. Contains list of photographers at front. Text in Italian, English, French and German. Binding with some sunning and medium water staining. Offsetting on inside covers and endpapers from removed dustjacket? Block showing few small abrasions from opening pages stuck together due to water exposure, and a few pages still stuck. Text pages lightly age-toned. Good- to good condition. Item #53576
Price: $250.00