Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams

Mauriès, Patrick; Ettore Sottsass

ISBN 10: 0821218727 / ISBN 13: 9780821218723

Published by Bulfinch Press Book, Little Brown & Co., Boston MA, 1991

About this Item

288 pages with over six hundred illustrations 116 in color. A one inch remainder mark to the bottom edge otherwise this is a fine copy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London from 2 October 1991-19 January 1992. An Interview with Fornasetti by Shara Wasserman. List of Items. List of Exhibitions. Chronology. Seller Inventory # 022442

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams

Publisher: Bulfinch Press Book, Little Brown & Co., Boston MA

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis:

â Glorious . . . almost as good as owning one of the things themselves.â â The World of Interiors

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 ownâ 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 objectsâ hats, vests, pipes, ashtrays, chairs, plates, cabinets, pianos, ocean linersâ 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. Fornasettiâ s masterpieces continue to shock, delight, and inspire. 116 color and 484 black-and-white photographs and illustrations

About the Author:

Patrick Mauriees is a Paris-based writer of many notable titles on fashion and design. Among his previous books are Maison Goossens: Haute Couture Jewelry, Jewelry by Chanel, and Androgyne, all published by Thames & Hudson.