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Fornasetti : Designer of Dreams by Patrick Mauriès (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. During this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was distinctly his owna style based on illusion, architectural perspectives, and a host of personal leitmotifs, such as the sun, playing cards, fish, and flowers, from which he spun seemingly endless variations.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500280517
ISBN-139780500280515
eBay Product ID (ePID)668822
Product Key Features
Book TitleFornasetti : Designer of Dreams
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicHistory & Criticism, General
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign
AuthorPatrick Mauriès
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight56.3 Oz
Item Length11.9 in
Item Width8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-062080
ReviewsBy ignoring the winds of fashion, Fornasetti often presaged it and eventually outlasted it. . . . He invented a world that was simply too enchanting to be real., In an age of sleek, unadorned Modernism, Fornasetti ran counter to and took joyous delight in decorating anything and everything.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal745.4/492
SynopsisFornasetti applied his decorative vocabulary to an astonishing array of objects--hats, vests, pipes, ashtrays, chairs, plates, cabinets, pianos, ocean liners--and transformed them by the application of unexpected images. Today his work seems more contemporary and is more popular than ever. Designers and collectors celebrate his use of allusion, unsettling images, and striking juxtaposition to create unique, whimsical objects. Fornasetti's masterpieces continue to shock, delight, and inspire., Piero Fornasetti established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was all his own - a style based on illusionism, architectural perspectives and a host of personal leitmotifs, such as the sun, playing cards and fishes, from which he spun seemingly endless variations. 'He makes objects speak' said Gio Ponti, his friend and longtime collaborator. Designers and collectors today celebrate his use of allusion, unsettling images and striking juxtaposition to create unique, whimsical objects. Fornasetti's masterpieces shock, delight and inspire., Piero Fornasetti lived and worked in Milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. During this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was distinctly his own--a style based on illusion, architectural perspectives, and a host of personal leitmotifs, such as the sun, playing cards, fish, and flowers, from which he spun seemingly endless variations. Fornasetti applied his decorative vocabulary to an astonishing array of objects--hats, vests, pipes, ashtrays, chairs, plates, cabinets, pianos, ocean liners--and transformed them by the application of unexpected images. Today his work seems more contemporary and is more popular than ever. Designers and collectors celebrate his use of allusion, unsettling images, and striking juxtaposition to create unique, whimsical objects. Fornasetti's masterpieces continue to shock, delight, and inspire.
LC Classification NumberNK1535.F67A4 1998
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- May 17, 2016
Fornasetti Designer of Dreams
I am thoroughly enjoying this book! Well written, lots of great illustrations. Fornasetti was a fascinating and very creative artist. This book is well worth the money.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
