Design Finlandese- La Collezione Mangano Pansera Anty  Silvana Editorale 2006 23x28cm 287

Detailed exhibition catalog of Finnish design. from Finland. Alvar and Aino Aalto, Antti Nurmesniemi, Tapio Wirkkala, Kaj Franck, Ulla Procope, Timo Sarpaneva, Nanny Still, Oiva Toikka, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Anna Tauriala, Ben af ​​Schulten etc. Catlog blurb The volume accompanies the exhibition of Finnish design objects from the Mangano collection, hosted in the Regional Museum of Messina from March to June 2006. The catalogue includes over 300 pieces of furniture such as tables, bookcases, carpets, lamps, ceramics, glass and fabrics, produced in Finland from the 1950s to the 1990s , and created by the country's leading designers, such as Alvar Aalto, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva The catalogue is preceded by critical texts by Mariateresa Chirico, Arja Luukela, Antonia Mealli, and Giorgio Tartaro, who, taking inspiration from the collection, outline a picture of Finnish design and aesthetics. The introductory text by Anty Pansera is dedicated to the collection, to the history of its founder Lillo Mangano and to his passion for design, followed, in the appendix, by a collection of testimonies in his memory. The volume is completed by an updated bibliography.