Italian style : forms of creativity /
edited by Omar Calabrese.
- 231 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Specific features of the Italian industrial manufacturing model -- Behind the myth of the Vespa -- Furniture design and its philosophies -- The Italian utility car -- Man and machines -- Import-export graphics -- Italian design: from the ritual of the espresso-maker to the myth of the mobile phone -- The Italian garden -- Fashion designers -- Myths and figures of the Italian architect -- The best-sellers business, Italian style.