Piero Fornasetti (Hardcover)

Hardcover. An extensive illustrated survey of one of the most inventive design minds of the twentieth century. Combining whimsy and elegance, Piero Fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into much sought-after works of art with his idiosyncratic motifs, such as the hand, the female face, and luminescent fish. His dazzling pieces of trompe loeil furniture, created in collaboration with Gio Ponti, are also highly prized by collectors worldwide. Fornasettis boundless imagination is celebrated here in a book published to document a major retrospective exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. The first half of the monograph is organized by type and includes Fornasettis paintings, drawings, and furniture. The second half focuses on favorite themes: his use of trompe loeil, architectural drawings, and his variations on the face of a famous operatic beauty. Featuring 400 illustrations covering almost fifty years of a protean and prolific designer and artist like no other, this is a must-have for Fornasetti connoisseurs and anyone interested in design. "Originally published in French in 2015 by Les Arts Daecoratifs."--Colophon Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…