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Entryways of Milan
Ingressi di Milano
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This volume will appeal to enthusiasts of architecture, design history, and Italian culture, as well as professionals and students interested in 20th-century modernism and urban aesthetics.
First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz curates 144 of the finest Milanese entrance halls from 1920 to 1970. Sumptuous in diversity and splendor, the volume features some of Milan's most famous architects, from Gio Ponti to Piero Portaluppi, and showcases the city's design DNA across high to low architecture.
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First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city's most sumptuous entrance halls, captivating in their diversity and splendour. These vibrant Milanese entryways, until now hidden away behind often restrained façades, are revealed as dazzling examples of Italian modernism, mediating public and private space with vivid configurations of colour and form, from floors of juxtaposed stones to murals of minimalist geometry.
The collection spans buildings from 1920 to 1970 and showcases the work of some of the city's most illustrious architects and designers, including Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, as well as non-pedigreed architecture of equal impact and interest. The photographs for the publication were exclusively shot by Delfino Sisto Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings, each evoking the entryways with individual sensibility and a stylistic interplay of detail shots—such as stones, door handles, and handrails—with larger architectural views.
The images are accompanied by concise contributions from Penny Sparke, Fabrizio Ballabio, Lisa Hockemeyer, Daniel Sherer, Brian Kish, and Grazia Signori, together bringing a wealth of architecture, design, and natural stone expertise to guide the reader through the applied materials and fittings as well as the art-historical and social implications of each of the ingressi. As much an architectural city guide as an aesthetic study, the book provides the exact address and an annotated Milan map for all featured entryways, as well as the architect name and date of construction.
In the well-documented realm of 20th-century Italian design, Kolbitz has stepped over the threshold and delivered a brand new area of inquiry in Milanese modernism. With the rigour of its multifaceted research, poised photography, and breadth of its featured hallways, this is an invigorating new reference work and an inside look at the city's design DNA across high to low architecture.
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Publishers Weekly praises the book as "an irresistible point of entry into the world of Italian interior design," highlighting its compelling insight into Milanese interiors.
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ISBN: 9783836564182
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 March 2017
Country: Germany
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Edition: Bilingual edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Karl Kolbitz
- Photographs by Delfino Sisto Legnani
- Photographs by Matthew Billings
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 39.0mm
Width: 260.0mm
Height: 340.0mm
Weight: 3278g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Karl Kolbitz is an editor, author, and art director whose work spans art, architecture, fashion, and design. His publications often explore what lies hidden in the everyday, bringing the seemingly incidental to the forefront. He received international acclaim for Entryways of Milan (2017), an homage to the citys modern architecture.
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