Gaetano Pesce: Compact Design Portfolio

by Raul Cabra

Continuing to put great classic and contemporary design within everyones grasp, Chronicle Books proudly delivers the next four installments of the popular Compact Design Portfolio. Written by top design critics, these books cover modern masters whose work ranges from the cozily domestic to the aggressively Eva Zeisel, whose elegantly democratic housewares span a 70-year career; Ingo Maurer, who raises lamp and lighting design to a high art form; Gaetano Pesce, whose rejection of traditional good taste brought about revolutionary furniture design; and George Nelson, the impresario behind the Marshmallow sofa and other Herman Miller classics. Follow-ing the introductory essay, a visual gallery exhibits selections of the designers best work in photographs and sketches. Presented in an irresistible small format, this series encapsulates the life, work, and influence of the great designers of our time.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

Raul Cabra is the principal of Cabra Diseño Editorial, an award-winning design studio and book packaging firm based in San Francisco, where he designs and develops content for books on design and popular culture. His work is currently on exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Reviews

[SmarterLilac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thorough review of the artist's life and work--good stuff.