ALBUM books GEORGINE GLAENZER Paris, rue de Lubeck 29 Her models are displayed at the Musée Galliera (Musée de la mode et du costume) in Paris. The inspired creator of the eccentric hats that have crossed the borders of France is Georgine Glaenzer, a designer with a fascinating story. She became interested in hats after working for ten years as industrial designer in the sports world. When she decided to let her creative juices flow, she drew on the Japanese art of origami for inspiration. The use of banana fibre, which is both flexible and resistant, has allowed her to work without machines or moulds, shaping each model with her hands, like sculptures. Her designs verge on architecture, reflecting her graphic experience, and feature lines, curves, arches, swirls, arabesques, drapes and pleats. In her Paris atelier she produces one-off sculpture hats, mixing banana fibre and feathers, tulle, raffia and cotton. All of Georgine Glaenzer’s hats are asymmetrical, as they are intended to be worn in whatever way the client prefers, and each of her creations is a customised piece made by hand in an aerodynamic style. www.georgineg.com
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(Corraini Edizioni) Published to coincide with the exhibition at Milan’s Galleria Jannone, the book is dedicated to Ugo La Pietra’s Casette. The architect and designer reviews a period of historical importance: the transition from the ‘70s to the ‘80s. He recuperates the ironic and spectacular concepts of the former as a means of anticipating the return to the craft culture and neo-eclecticism of the latter. In doing so he investigates the social stratification of modern housing.
ANTICO SETIFICIO FIORENTINO
(Swan Group Editore) A review of Antico Setificio Fiorentino’s history of excellence: from the looms of the Medici period to the first workshop established when the city’s great families joined forces to weave new textiles for their stately residences, to the ‘50s when Marquis Pucci took over the business. In 2010 the mill was bought by Stefano Ricci fashion company, and this ancient tradition has remained in Florentine hands.
La soie est une poésie, une émotion délicate et noble. Elle l’est depuis ses anciennes racines, lorsqu’elle était tissée pour les vêtements des empereurs de l’Extrême-Orient. Venant de Xi’an, en passant par les rues de Damas, elle a conquis les plus belles cours européennes. Le sien fut un long voyage à travers les âges, immortalisé par les maîtres d’art dans l’opulence de leurs chefs-d’œuvre, arrivant à l’adresse de l’élégance pure, à Florence, où l’Antico Setificio Fiorentino tisse depuis 1786. Ses métiers à tisser à main et semi-mécanique tissent des rêves, enrichi par un ourdissoir vraiment merveilleux dessiné par le grand Léonard De Vinci. Bienvenue à la maison de la magnificence, où le travail de l’homme respecte des codes précieux pour donner élégance et sophistication à tous les passionnés de la beauté.
Via Lorenzo Bartolini 4 - 50124 Florence, Italy www.anticosetificiofiorentino.com
GAETANO PESCE by Gianni Mercurio and Domitilla Dardi (Electa) The Maxxi in Rome is dedicating a major retrospective to Gaetano Pesce, the eclectic Italian designer-architect-artist of international repute. The catalogue illustrates his works and how he turned diversification into the strong point of his production, making unlimited use of colour and revolutionary materials developed thanks to new technologies. LA TARSIA LIGNEA Marquetry and Inlaid Woodwork. The origins and secrets of “tinted woods and mosaics” by Francesca Fedeli (Edizioni Firenze, Italian/English) The book retraces the history of wood inlaying and examines the various techniques. When perspective was discovered in Florence in the early 15th century, inlaying proved to be the best technique to represent the new spatial awareness, and masters of intarsia were regarded masters of perspective. ELIE SAAB by Janie Samet (Editions Assouline) Written by the well-known French journalist Janie Samet, the book celebrates the creativity of the great Lebanese designer also known as “ES”. Born in Beirut in the ’60s, he started making clothes for the women in his family at a very young age. He went on to take part in the haute couture shows in Paris, becoming a reference point for international celebrities and royalty. 100 ILUSTRATORS by Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann (Taschen) An overview of the 100 most important and successful illustrators worldwide, taken from the series entitled Illustration Now! From a list of 600 candidates, Steven Heller extrapolates 100 names and takes a lively snapshot of the world of contemporary illustration. The artists include Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad Holland, Mirko Ilić, Anita Kunz and Christoph Niemann.
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