Grafica Della Strada: The Signs of Italy

by Louise Fili

For more than three decades, renowned graphic designer and self-described Italophile Louise Fili has traveled the cities and countryside of Italy cataloging the work of sign craftsmen in whose hands type takes on new life with a tantalizing menu of styles. Classical, eclectic, or Futurist; in gold leaf, marble, brass, wood, wrought iron, enamel, ceramic, or neon; painted, carved, inlaid, etched, tiled, or stenciled-- the creative possibilities are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616892692
• ISBN13: 9781616892692
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.2" x 7.0"