Research Catalog

Title

Contemporary silver, made in Italy / Eva Czernis-Ryl.

Author

Czernis-Ryl, Eva.

Publication

Sydney, Australia : Powerhouse Publishing ; Hampshire, UK : Lund Humphries, 2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

Powerhouse Museum.

Description

127 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.

Summary

"Contemporary Silver: Made in Italy is the first book to tell the story of Italian silverware of the last three decades. Italy has a long and rich history of decorative precious metalwork which has contributed to its achievements in the twentieth century. However, the preference for styles of the past, and the emblematic quality of silver as a material traditionally associated with the elite, hindered technical and stylistic innovation for some time." "Contemporary Silver showcases the work of major Italian architects and designers such as Ettore Sottsass Jr, Carlo Scarpa, Alessandro Mendini and Robert Venturi, Italian design companies such as Alessi and Memphis, and leading silversmithing studios. It also features designs and work produced for Italian firms by some of the most acclaimed international architects such as Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Charles Jencks, Richard Meier and Kazumasa Yamashita. It will be invaluable for collectors, consumers and design historians."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Silverware > Italy > History > 20th century > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• "Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... at the Powerhouse Museum, Aug 2004-Feb 2005"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

0853318999

LCCN

^^2003114226

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library