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Gino Sarfatti: Selected Works 1938-1973
Text by Marco Romanelli, Sandra Severi.
The Senate may have tried legislating the lightbulb, but only one person has ever truly loved it, and that was Italian designer Gino Sarfatti (1912–1985). After abandoning his studies in aeronautical engineering for financial reasons, Sarfatti founded the internationally renowned interior design firm Arteluce. In his 30-year career, Sarfatti designed and produced more than 600 lighting fixtures--from the globular and mobile to the mushroomed, coiled and woven--continuously exploring innovative new ways of manufacturing and shaping the bulbs, cords and stands that light our interior worlds, even making pioneering use of halogen bulbs in fixtures as early as 1971. His preference for the status of “technician” over “artist” may have contributed to his lack of recognition in the art world, but this publication amply makes up for the oversight and illuminates his many achievements in more than 1,000 images.
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More than 1,000 images are compiled in this tome paying homage to Gino Sarfatti. A lover of all things illuminated, Sarfatti produced more than 600 lighting features in his 30-year career. This title illuminates the many achievements of this internationally renowned designer.
FORMAT: Pbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 496 pgs / 700 color / 400 duotone. LIST PRICE: U.S. $85.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $112.5 ISBN: 9788836621743 PUBLISHER: Silvana Editoriale AVAILABLE: 12/31/2012 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by Silvana Editoriale. Text by Marco Romanelli, Sandra Severi.
The Senate may have tried legislating the lightbulb, but only one person has ever truly loved it, and that was Italian designer Gino Sarfatti (1912–1985). After abandoning his studies in aeronautical engineering for financial reasons, Sarfatti founded the internationally renowned interior design firm Arteluce. In his 30-year career, Sarfatti designed and produced more than 600 lighting fixtures--from the globular and mobile to the mushroomed, coiled and woven--continuously exploring innovative new ways of manufacturing and shaping the bulbs, cords and stands that light our interior worlds, even making pioneering use of halogen bulbs in fixtures as early as 1971. His preference for the status of “technician” over “artist” may have contributed to his lack of recognition in the art world, but this publication amply makes up for the oversight and illuminates his many achievements in more than 1,000 images.
