Bassi, Alberto; Italian Lighting Design 1945-2000 Milan : Electa architecture 2004 English 247 pages


Comprehensive history of post-war Italian lighting design well illustrated and historically rich which splits up developments in different phases through chapter headings and concentrating on specific designers.

Designers photographed include Pietro chiesa fontana arte, Vittoriano Vigano, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, BPPR, Tito Agnoli for O-luce, Giampiero Aloi, Roberto Menghi, Max Ingrand, Vico Magistretti, Gino Sarfatti and Pietro Chiesa, Gio Ponti, Nanda Vigo; Bruno Munari, Giotto Stoppino, Joe Colombo, Angelo mangiarotti, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Gae Aulenti, Peter Shire, Ross Lovegrove etc.

Manufacturers such as Flos, Fontana Arte, and Luceplan Arteluce Stilnovo, Arredoluce etc.

Condition: New old stock. Some slight age toning to page edges inside.


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