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Item Number: 116191
Title: The Whispered II / Directory of Craftmanship, A contemporary guide to the italian handmaking ability, volume II
Author: Gabardi, Vittoria Filippi ; Cesare M. Cunaccia
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788837088323
Description: Milano: Electa, 2011. 25cm., pbk., 200pp. illus., most in color. English text. Summary: An authentic guide to Italian craft skills compiled by Fendi, a name that has always been synonymous with in-depth research and 'good works' made by hand. Although the structure of the book may seem rigid, arranged by headword, the content actually allows the reader to make numerous associations which are intellectually stimulating, without ever compromising its user-friendliness or visual impact. For each item, for each headword, the pages list the names of craftsmen, where they are to be found and their particular specialty.So, not a register, but a book about what is happening' in the wide-ranging contemporary discussion about objects 'made by hand'. Describing 'hand-made' objects means talking about us and where we come from, but, more particularly, it means describing a way of working which is also a way of being Italian, with our culture of savoir-faire. From neapolitan Gianni Volpe's hand-made clothes to Bevilacqua's venetian brocades, from Favignana tunny fish to Giolitti ice-cream and knives and razors hand-made by milan craftsman Lorenzi.
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