Italian Design - form, project and production

I ed. inglese: The original italian version "Disegno italiano - forma, progetto e produzione" and the French version "Du dessin au design en Italie" (translated by Sylvie Buisson-Algan and Christian de Poorter) have been published along with this version (translated by Clive Foster). IV/ 140/ rilegatura rifinita in tela bianca con titoli in granata e motivo in bassorilievo al primo piatto (ornament from sixteenth century Italian majolica)/ sovraccoperta in carta patinata con grafica in nero e bianco ed illustrata in grigio/b e in b/n ai piatti (woman with a turban and stockings with ornaments sitting on a chair. Biki creation. 1967-1968. Pencil and India ink. By Brunetta)/ cofanetto editoriale muto in cartoncino liscio grigio. Illustrazioni in b/n e a colori nel testo e f.t.. Fogli di guardia illustrati con immagine fotografica virata seppia (Brick Design). Lay-out, design and direction by Maria Poggiani. Graphic research: Luisa Ricciarini. Stato molto buono (leggera usura del cofanetto editoriale) Summary: Vittorio Fagone; "Disegno" - Giorgio Taborelli; Functions of design (interviews with Ettore Sottsass) - Joe C. Colombo; Interior design in the 70's - Achille Castiglioni; Behind the design of artificial light - Alessandro Mendini; In the home - Vittorio Fagone; Objects, implements and machines - Tomá s Maldonado; Design and art - Bob Noorda-Pier Paolo Preti; Corporate image design - Rodolfo Bonetto; Automobiles: shape and design - Massimo Alberini; Design and foodstuffs - Chiara Buss; Design in medieval and modern textiles - Alessandra Mottola Molfino; Nineteenth century Italian lace - Vittorio Fagone; Twentieth century fabric design - Grazietta Butazzi; Line and volume in Renaissance fashion - Enrico Cattaneo; Design in forms of worship - Arnaldo Pomodoro; Working on jewellery - Lara-Vinca Masini; Jewellery: materials, function and desigb - Francesco Bartoli; Design and the stage - Bruno Munari; Design in games - Carlo Ramous; Steps towards a new design of the city - Ugo La Pidetra; Planning and design in the urban framework - Giulio Crespi-Giorgio Taborelli; Concepts and projects for plants and gardens - Filiberto Menna; Design - Essential reading on Italian design.