内容简介
Formorethanthreedecades,renownedgraphicdesignerandself-describedItalophileLouiseFilihastraveledthecitiesandcountrysideofItalycatalogingtheworkofsigncraftsmeninwhosehandstypetakesonnewlifewithatantalizingmenuofstyles.Classical,eclectic,orFuturist;ingoldleaf,marble,brass,wood,wroughtiron,enamel,ceramic,orneon;painted,carved,inlaid,etched,tiled,orstenciled—thecreativepossibilitiesareendless.GraficadellaStradaisFili'sphotographicdiaryofhundredsofItaly'smostinventiverestaurant,shop,hotel,street,andadvertisingsigns.AmajorinfluenceonFili'sownwork,manyofthesemarvelsofvernaculardesignliveonsolelyinthisbook,atypographiclovelettertoItalythatwillbeaninspirationtodesignersandItalophileseverywhere.
作者简介
LouiseFiliisdirectorofLouiseFiliLtd,aNewYork–baseddesignstudiospecializinginlogo,package,restaurant,andbookdesign.FormerlyseniordesignerforHerbLubalin,LouiseFiliwasartdirectorofPantheonBooksfrom1978to1989,whereshedesignedcloseto2000bookjackets.ShehasreceivedGoldandSilverMedalsfromTheSocietyofIllustratorsandNewYorkArtDirectorsClub,thePremioGraficofromtheBolognaBookFair,andthreeJamesBeardawardnominations.Filihastaughtandlecturedongraphicdesignandtypography,andherworkisinthepermanentcollectionsoftheLibraryofCongree,theCooperHewittMuseum,andtheBibliothèqueNationale.ShewastherecipientofaNationalEndowmentfortheArtsdesigngrant.FiliistheauthorofElegantissima,publishedbyPrincetonArchitecturalPress.ShehasalsowrittenTheCivilizedShopper'sGuidetoFlorenceandco-authoredItalianissimo.Withherhusband,thedesignhistorianStevenHeller,sheisco-authorofItalianArtDeco,BritishModern,DutchModerne,Streamline,FrenchModern,DecoEspaña,GermanModern,DesignConnoisseur,Typology,Stylepedia,EuroDeco,andScripts.In2004,shewasinductedintotheArtDirectorsHallofFame.
