{"product_id":"fontanaarte-bilingual-edition","title":"FontanaArte (Bilingual edition)","description":"\u003ci\u003eFontanaArte. House of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that critically examines the legendary Milanese manufacturer of glass furnishings through the production periods lead by its four great artistic directors: Gio Ponti (1932-1933, with continuous involvement thereafter), Pietro Chiesa (1933-1948), Max Ingrand (1954-1967), and Gae Aulenti (1979-1996). From Ponti's founding of the company in 1932 until Aulenti's departure in 1996, the present catalogue - published on the occasion of the major exhibition in Venice - traces FontanaArte's historical stylistic arc through twentieth-century design, from the rational logic of modernism to the playful wit of post-modernism. Throughout, the company set the standards for Italian design: the seamless continuity between the classical ancient past and the technological present; the perfect marriage of art with industry; the superior quality of materials and hand craftsmanship; and the elevation of the everyday object into a luxurious art of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Christian Larsen, the book follows a course divided in chapters focusing on deepening our understanding of each individual designer (Gio Ponti e Pietro Chiesa; Max Ingrand; Gae Aulenti), and the section \"House of Glass\" meant to evoke a domestic space furnished only with objects by FontanaArte.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe critical essays contained in the exhibition catalogue (by Renata Codello, Christian Larsen, Kellie Riggs, Pierre Martin-Vivier, Andrew Gardner) describe a complex network of relationships expressing the idea of \"Vivere nel vetro [Living in Glass]\", tracing mostly new uncharted journeys of discovery, open to investigation and research and leading to deeper insights.","brand":"Skira Editore S.p.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42663887667236,"sku":"9788857248011","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9788857248011.jpg?v=1780689091","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/fontanaarte-bilingual-edition","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}