10 illustration books for Christmas gifts
Artribune presents a curated selection of ten illustration books for Christmas, spanning pop-ups, political alphabets, bird guides, proverb collections, children's stories, and erotic drawings. The list includes: 'Le cartaviglie degli animali' edited by Alessandro Fiori with augmented reality features; 'Piccola guida agli uccelli' by Alison Davies and Tom Frost; 'Una mela al giorno' by Michela Tartaglia and Daniele Simonelli comparing idioms across languages; 'Tutte le favole' by Luis Sepúlveda illustrated by Simona Mulazzani; 'Lev della radura' by Federica Iacobelli and Pia Valentinis on Tolstoy; 'L’amo, la lettura' by Ferruccio Giromini and Sergio Fedriani; 'Sandalino' pop-up by Susumu Shingū; 'Il libro delle avventure perdute' edited by Teddy Keen; 'Il gallinario' by Barbara Sandri, Francesco Giubbilini, and Camilla Pintonato; 'The Colouring Book' curated by Rossella Farinotti and Gianmaria Biancuzzi with proceeds supporting young artists at MUDEC; and 'Tom of Finland – Made in Germany' published by Skira.
Key facts
- The list includes 10 books on illustration for Christmas.
- 'Le cartaviglie degli animali' uses augmented reality via Wikitude app.
- Tom Frost is a Welsh typographer and illustrator from Bristol.
- 'Una mela al giorno' compares idioms in Italian, English, Spanish, and French.
- Luis Sepúlveda died of COVID-19 on April 16, 2020.
- Simona Mulazzani won the Premio Andersen in 2016.
- Susumu Shingū is known as 'sculptor of the wind' and had his first solo show at Galleria Blu in Milan in 1966.
- The Susumu Shingu Wind Museum opened in Sanda, Japan in 2014.
- Proceeds from 'The Colouring Book' support young artists at MUDEC in Milan.
- Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen) moved to Hamburg at age 50 and painted a mural for Tom's Bar.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Fiori
- Tomaso Binga
- Tom Frost
- Alison Davies
- Michela Tartaglia
- Daniele Simonelli
- Luis Sepúlveda
- Simona Mulazzani
- Federica Iacobelli
- Pia Valentinis
- Ferruccio Giromini
- Sergio Fedriani
- Susumu Shingū
- Teddy Keen
- Barbara Sandri
- Francesco Giubbilini
- Camilla Pintonato
- Rossella Farinotti
- Gianmaria Biancuzzi
- Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen)
- Nadia Boulanger
- Franca Rame
- Federico II
Institutions
- Artribune
- Safarà
- Essere Animali
- Nomos
- Guanda
- rueBallu
- Il Canneto
- L’ippocampo
- Quinto Quarto
- 24 Ore Cultura
- Milano Art Guide
- MUDEC
- Skira
- Galleria Blu
- Susumu Shingu Wind Museum
- Tom's Bar
- Premio Andersen
Locations
- Pordenone
- Italy
- Busto Arsizio
- Milan
- Palermo
- Genoa
- Faenza
- Rome
- Sanda
- Japan
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Bristol
- United Kingdom