The Adventure of Design: GAVINA, Vergilio Vercelloni, Jaca 1988, Good hardcover

Vercelloni, Vergilio, The Adventure of Design: GAVINA, Milan: Jaca Book 1988, English, Good hardcover 4to, 9 ½” x 12”, 220 pp.

First English edition. Black cloth, stamped white title to spine. No dust jacket. Scuffs and wear to front panel, spots, wear and faint staining to tail of spine. Mild temperature waffling to pages (not water damage). Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. An extensively researched overview of the productions of Dino Gavina, Italian design patron and manufacturer. His desire to ‘extend the vocabulary of modernism’ led to the production of objects and interior furnishings in collaboration with a diverse range of artists including Scarpa, Breuer, Man Ray and Warhol, among many others. The texts give background to the fertile period of Italian design from the 1950s to the 1980s, while a catalog section details specifics of the featured objects. An important reference for any design library. Rare in the trade.