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Details for article 49 of 131 found articles
| Title: |
Italianita and internationalism: production, design and mediation at Alessi, 1976-96 |
| Author: |
Lees-Maffei, Grace |
| Appeared in: |
Modern Italy |
| Paging: | Volume 7 (2002) nr. 1 pages 37-57 |
| Year: |
2002-05-01 |
| Contents: |
This article considers the Italian household product design company Alessi as quintessentially Italian and international. The interplay of mass-production and craft techniques at Alessi, an extended design process and the presentation of the family in company publicity exemplify the ambiguities identified within Italian design. The extent to which Alessi typifies Italian post-war design is questioned with reference to the company's international design team and the marketing of its products to foreign consumers as manifestations of italianita. The findings are based on primary research in Milan and the Alessi factory, including a series of interviews with designers, retailers, curators and media workers, combined with secondary material centred upon design history. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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