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Crafting design in Italy is the first book to examine the role that craft played in post-war Italian design, one of the most celebrated design episodes in the twentieth century. Craft was vital to the development of Italian design, and it has been so far overlooked.This book examines the multiple ways craft shaped Italian design from 1945 to th

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Crafting Design in Italy brings this neglected chapter of design history into sharp focus, and Rossi writes with command and concision., Will Wiles, Apollo Magazine, 1 June 2015 -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Craft and the birth of post-war Italian design
2. Crafting design, designing craft
3. From luxury to kitsch, and back again
4. Processes and production from radical design to postmodernism
Conclusion: Crafting design beyond post-war Italy
Select bibliography
Index

Crafting Design in Italy

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/02/2015
      ISBN13: 9780719089404, 978-0719089404
      ISBN10: 719089409

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Crafting design in Italy is the first book to examine the role that craft played in post-war Italian design, one of the most celebrated design episodes in the twentieth century. Craft was vital to the development of Italian design, and it has been so far overlooked.This book examines the multiple ways craft shaped Italian design from 1945 to th

      Trade Review
      Crafting Design in Italy brings this neglected chapter of design history into sharp focus, and Rossi writes with command and concision., Will Wiles, Apollo Magazine, 1 June 2015 -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Craft and the birth of post-war Italian design
      2. Crafting design, designing craft
      3. From luxury to kitsch, and back again
      4. Processes and production from radical design to postmodernism
      Conclusion: Crafting design beyond post-war Italy
      Select bibliography
      Index

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