Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design, 1926-1976
Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design, 1926-1976
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Italian Threads: MITA Textile Design, 1926-1976
W027536 | $22.50
Exhibition Catalog
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London, 2020. Organized in association with Wolfsoniana-Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura, Genoa.
144 pp. Well Illustrated (chiefly col.). 18 x 12 cm. In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9781916467347
Founded in Genoa in 1926, MITA (Manifattura Italiana Tappeti Artistici) was a celebrated Italian textile firm that earned its reputation by collaborating with some of Italy’s most talented artists and designers. Among these were Gio Ponti, Fortunato Depero, Arturo Martini, Emanuele Luzzati, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giò Pomodoro and Ettore Sottsass Jr. Organized in collaboration with the Wolfsoniana, Genoa, Italian Threads showcases 50 years of bold commissions produced for world art fairs, private homes, clubs and ocean liners, encompassing the avant-garde movements of the day from Futurism to Abstract Expressionism. Reflecting the expert craftsmanship and full diversity of MITA’s production, the exhibition features original works, designs and photographs illustrating the firm’s remarkable output. It includes rugs, carpets, tapestries, limited-edition art panels, printed fabrics, scarves and major commissions that carried the banner of modernism from the 1920s to the 1970s. The catalogue includes all the works featured in the exhibition and essays from curators Gianni Franzone and Matteo Fochessati.
Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Italy -- 1900-1945 ; Post-1945 -- Textile/Fiber Arts -- Decorative Arts and Design --
W027536 | $22.50
Exhibition Catalog
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London, 2020. Organized in association with Wolfsoniana-Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura, Genoa.
144 pp. Well Illustrated (chiefly col.). 18 x 12 cm. In English. Paperbound.
ISBN 9781916467347
Founded in Genoa in 1926, MITA (Manifattura Italiana Tappeti Artistici) was a celebrated Italian textile firm that earned its reputation by collaborating with some of Italy’s most talented artists and designers. Among these were Gio Ponti, Fortunato Depero, Arturo Martini, Emanuele Luzzati, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giò Pomodoro and Ettore Sottsass Jr. Organized in collaboration with the Wolfsoniana, Genoa, Italian Threads showcases 50 years of bold commissions produced for world art fairs, private homes, clubs and ocean liners, encompassing the avant-garde movements of the day from Futurism to Abstract Expressionism. Reflecting the expert craftsmanship and full diversity of MITA’s production, the exhibition features original works, designs and photographs illustrating the firm’s remarkable output. It includes rugs, carpets, tapestries, limited-edition art panels, printed fabrics, scarves and major commissions that carried the banner of modernism from the 1920s to the 1970s. The catalogue includes all the works featured in the exhibition and essays from curators Gianni Franzone and Matteo Fochessati.
Subject Headings: Eastern and Western European Art ; Western Art -- Italy -- 1900-1945 ; Post-1945 -- Textile/Fiber Arts -- Decorative Arts and Design --