Six New Art and Design Books Released in Italy
A roundup of six recent Italian art and design publications includes Andrea Branzi's 'Big Book of Design' covering design history from the 1920s to today, a facsimile of Telemaco Signorini's illustrated diary of Riomaggiore, a conversation with Mario Botta on sacred architecture, Giangiacomo Schiavi's novel 'Il mistero della Notte' about a Michelangelo statue, Ettore Favini's participatory art project 'Au Revoir' tracing jeans routes across the Mediterranean, and 'Ritratti di fotografi in un interno' by Il Terzo Occhio photography documenting lockdown. The books are published by 24 ORE Cultura, Töpffer edizioni, Electa, La Nave di Teseo, Connecting Cultures, and Il Terzo Occhio photography respectively.
Key facts
- Andrea Branzi's 'Big Book of Design' is published by 24 ORE Cultura, 432 pages with 300 illustrations, €79.
- Telemaco Signorini's illustrated diary of Riomaggiore from 1860 is reproduced by Töpffer edizioni, 142 pages, €24.50.
- Mario Botta's conversation on sacred architecture is published by Electa, 128 pages, €22.
- Giangiacomo Schiavi's novel 'Il mistero della Notte' is published by La Nave di Teseo.
- Ettore Favini's 'Au Revoir' project won the Italian Council 2019 and is published by Connecting Cultures, 156 pages, €23.
- 'Ritratti di fotografi in un interno' by Il Terzo Occhio photography is a limited edition volume.
- The books cover design, painting, architecture, fiction, participatory art, and photography.
- All six books were released in 2020.
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Branzi
- Telemaco Signorini
- Mario Botta
- Giangiacomo Schiavi
- Ettore Favini
- Valerio Bianco
- Franco Bussolino
- Emilio Ingenito
- Giorgio Veronesi
- Pier Paolo Viola
- Gio Ponti
- Philippe Starck
- Ettore Sottsass
- Castiglioni brothers
- Mies van der Rohe
- Jasper Morrison
- Gianni Bonadonna
- Umberto Veronesi
Institutions
- 24 ORE Cultura
- Domus Academy
- Töpffer edizioni
- Gruppo Oltre
- Electa
- Teatro alla Scala
- MART
- MoMa San Francisco
- La Nave di Teseo
- Corriere della Sera
- Connecting Cultures
- Italian Council
- Il Terzo Occhio photography
- Artribune
Locations
- Riomaggiore
- Cinque Terre
- Italy
- France
- England
- Switzerland
- Milan
- Sestri Levante
- Rovereto
- San Francisco
- Mediterranean
- North Africa
- Turin