Anty Pansera and Rodolfo Profumo Publish Design in Italia. Storia, cultura, protagonisti. 1570-2025

Anty Pansera has co-authored, with Rodolfo Profumo, the volume Design in Italia. Storia, cultura, protagonisti. 1570-2025, a history of Italian design released in recent weeks. The book is a manual of design history intended not only for students at design schools but also for curious readers and enthusiasts of the discipline. Its chronological span runs from 1570 to 2025. The publication arrives amid a proliferation of design manuals in recent years, a shift noted after a long preceding period in which none were on the market and those tasked with teaching the subject had to assemble their own textbook materials. That earlier phase is described as a courageous one. What distinguishes the various manuals now in circulation, according to the source, is essentially the date from which each one begins, beyond the way chapters are treated, the prose and the prominence of the author's name. The review was published by Doppiozero on Saturday, 17 October 2026, with the piece credited to Maria Luisa Ghianda and Anita Romanello.