Gianluca Sgalippa's 'Sia arte che design' Redefines Art, Design, and Craft

Gianluca Sgalippa's book 'Sia arte che design. Note per il “fatto a mano” contemporaneo' (Maggioli Editore) argues that contemporary design can no longer be understood solely through industrial design. Instead, it explores the fluid boundaries between art, design, and craftsmanship in an era of disciplinary contamination. Sgalippa, an architect and professor at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, rejects rigid categories, focusing on craftsmanship as an evolving space open to digital technologies. The volume includes a preface by Damiano Gullì and a postface by Jacqueline Ceresoli, who highlights the methodological approach of transversal reading. Key themes include the centrality of 'saper fare' (know-how) in an age of automation and AI, and the contemporary domestic environment as a privileged site where art and design merge into narrative, poetic artifacts. The book poses critical questions about the role of the handmade, the boundaries between project and artwork, and the relevance of disciplinary borders in contemporary creation.