500 Years of Italian Furniture. Magnificence and Design

An interesting insight on a broad range of Italian craftworks. A significant work that casts new light on the subject and serves as an invaluable resource for scholars and furniture collectors alike.
With over 200 photographs and drawings, and an informed critical text, this exceptional exhibition catalogue shows the evolution of taste in the Italian and European courts from late mannerism through to the latter half of the twentieth century. An original comparison between two parallel universes, separated in time but both Italian: that of classic furniture and that of design from the latter half of the twentieth century, with the rediscovery and reproposal of a series of unique and unrepeatable projects.
Key Sales Information - For the first time, works by the finest painters, sculptors and architects of the past, such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Filippo Juvarra, Filippo Parodi, Andrea Fantoni and Francesco Pianta are shown side by side, highlighting contrasts similarities and forms, with leading contemporary masters such as Ico Parisi, Piero Fornasetti, Gio Ponti, Vico Magistretti, Achille Castiglioni, Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass, Joe Colombo and Andrea Branzi.
- A volume that collectors, scholars and enthusiasts of the decorative arts cannot miss; an essential book for anyone interested in the evolution of aesthetics and style through the ages.
Authors Luigi Settembrini is an art historian and curator. Enrico Colle is professor of the History of Decorative Arts at the University of Bologna, and an expert on Italian furniture and interiors. Architect Manolo De Giorgi is an author and an expert on international design.
Comparable/ Competitive Titles Italian Empire Furniture: Furnishings and Interior Design from 1800 to 1843, Enrico Colle, Rizzoli International Publications, 2001 Furniture Atlas: from Rococo to Art Deco, Taschen, 2005