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.



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Design--Italy
Industrial design--Italy
Creative ability--Italy

NK1452.A1 / I83 1999

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