We match our unique designs and illustrations to create highquality ceramic wall plates that can become true pieces of art in your collection. A whimsical place where craftsmanship meets design, producing timeless handmade creations that inspire imagination and bring beauty to the world. Justwalls new20185 pieces milan italy designer fornasetti plates pattern wallpaper separated painting wall stickers diy wall decoration 5. Among these the most recurrent are the sun, playing cards, harlequins, hands, selfportraits and so on, but the most fa. Explore all serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created by fornasetti. For piero fornasetti a single idea provided a pretext to develop others. Fornasetti celebrates its seminal dinner plates with new book. Oct 01, 1991 piero fornasetti lived and worked in milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. He gave full vent to his imagination to the point where most of his work is based on infinite variations on a number of themes.
Shop the stunning collections of plates, candles, furniture and more by world renowned fornasetti online at amara. Palazzetti canada was conceived in 1988 to service the canadian modern furniture market. Nov 08, 2010 the theme and variations series, as those plates were called, was only a tiny part of fornasettis work in ceramics. Called by history to inherit the vision of his father, barnaba becomes the champion of the fornasetti world, master of keys and guardian of a fiftyyear collection. Buy fornasetti wall plates shop online at amara uk. Among these the most recurrent are the sun, playing cards, harlequins, hands, self.
Rare fornasetti siamese sitting cat mid century italy signed gilt details. The book was published posthumously piero fornasetti died in 1988 during a minor operation in hospital. In fact, much of his work involved constant evolutions of specific themes by. Throughout the years, though, the boys head fills with mysterious visions that he relentlessly draws on his notebooks.
You definitely know her face, but do you know her story, her name, or that. Combining whimsy and elegance, piero fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into much soughtafter works of art with his idiosyncratic motifs, such as the hand, the female face, and luminescent fish. Fornasetti tema e variazioni the first series 1100 the book. Her face has taken many shapes and graced many surfaces from trays to obelisks, vases, and plates. A set of twelve vintage fornasetti citta di carte city of cards plates. Unfollow fornasetti plates to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Fornasetti captures the wit and originality of the milanese maestros detailed body of work in a range of seasonal and muchloved colour palettes inspired by the wonderful world of fornasetti. Fornasettis reproduction of lina cavalieris face on everyday objects such as plates and trays blends a flair for surrealist art and homeware, with humour and elegance. Buy fornasetti wall plates at low prices on our website. Fornasetti price comparison, price trends for fornasetti plates as your reference.
Silkscreen print by piero fornasetti tema e variazioni plates by piero fornasetti. In the 1980s, piero fornasettis work was enormously popular with postmodern designers. O n a very ordinary 10th of november of the year 19, piero fornasetti is born. We are committed to providing the greatest selection of modern furniture from italy, be it from a small artisan or a better known, larger companies like flou, cattelan, bonaldo and tonelli.
In his future his father sees numbers and businesses. Rosenthal continental, julia collection replacements, ltd. Knock knock is the chapter we commissioned to the video artist virgilio villoresi, and it is an exclusive travel among fornasettis home wonders using whimsical stop. Combining whimsy and elegance, piero fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into. The face that inspired fornasettis plate series opera soprano lina cavalieri interioronline a sampling of the over 350 variations fornasetti created nssmag fornasetti plates accent this black and white dining room modernluxury plates and decorative accessories with the image that fornasetti made famous make wonderful accents in. Piero fornasettis signature was the womans face he used to decorate the tema e variazioni series. Fornasetti tema e variazioni the first series 1100. Fornasetti discount sale, fornasetti cheapest price, save. Rosenthal continental julia collection at replacements, ltd. Piero fornasetti ritratti di ignoti e non unknown portraits book 1974 very rare. See more ideas about piero fornasetti, italian painters and plates on wall. Piero fornasetti and the face that launched a thousand plates.
The italian artist, illustrator and furniture maker piero fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative design talents of the 20th century. The man who launched 1,000 plates the new york times. Jan 03, 2014 variation is not only a noble endeavour or a musical exercise, but also an intellectual tradition and virtuosity of the imagination, said gio ponti, italian architect and designer, and close friend of piero fornasetti, the man whose obsession with the face of soprano lina cavalieri, his theme, led to more than 350 variations on plates, glasses, paperweights and candlesticks. Each of them is a true collectors piece for any design and art enthusiast and is part of the historical tema e variazioni plates collection. The theme and variations series, as those plates were called, was only a tiny part of fornasetti s work in ceramics. A s europe is on the verge of world war two, fornasetti returns to italy with renewed strength and motivation, ready to present his designs to the world. In the 1980s, piero fornasetti s work was enormously popular with postmodern designers. The theme and variations series, as those plates were called, was only a tiny part of fornasettis work in ceramics.
An extensive illustrated survey of one of the most inventive design minds of the twentieth century. During this long career he established an enduring reputation as a designer with a style that was distinctly his owna style based on illusion, architectural perspectives, and a host of personal leitmotifs, such as the sun, playing cards, fish, and flowers, from which he spun seemingly endless. Piero fornasetti s signature was the womans face he used to decorate the tema e variazioni series. The website is divided in the main conventional sections such as history, exhibitions, retailers, news and press, and less conventional chapters dedicated to special projects. Piero fornasetti biography infos for sellers and buyers. Fornasetti was, however, an artist actively involved in a variety of aesthetic disciplines, including painting, drawing, graphic design and. Barnaba fornasetti has commissioned tema e variazioni. Showroom fornasetti via manzoni, 45 milano 20121 tel. Wall plates for piero fornasetti, a single idea provided enough inspiration to create infinite variations. The numerous black and white sometimes with gold illustrated porcelain dishes that sport imagery of julia who is actually modeled after a woman named lina cavalieri, suns and moons and other. Make offer rosenthal piero fornasetti theme and variations wall plate no. Practical madness patrick mauries, ginevra quadrio curzio, barnaba. The original brass matrices, engraved using the vintage technique of etching, have been printed on cotton paper using a chalcographic press. The history behind the fornasetti sole chair homes and.
Piero fornasetti developed his own signature look with tongueincheek humor that can be found everywhere from trays to bicycles, posters to lamps, or in largescale projects like set designs. I believe that fornasetti one day, when he was young, had an incredible vision. After pieros death, in october 1988, his son barnaba fornasetti carried on with a part of his fathers activity. Although piero fornasetti s works are produced as individual pieces, he was an important figure in italian industrial design culture, to such an extent that his name is now better known on the international design scene than in any other fields.
It is a mustread for students and experts of design alike. Fornasetti dives, deeper than ever, in his visually arresting world, matching his surreal designs with concrete and basic objects. His is a complete oeuvre, drawing on history and modernity, architectural epochs and artistic movements. Fornasetti celebrates its icon by dedicating her an artists book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Feb 28, 2017 written and directed by pomo video editing and photography by davide calafa music by cesare picco enthebook. Instead of focusing on creating the form of his objects, he worked on embellishing and enriching their surfaces with witty and surreal handpainted images. The new elle decor mag is featuring the home of his son, barnaba which you must absolutely see. Combining whimsy and elegance, piero fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups, scarves, and plates into much soughtafter works of. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hotair balloons, architecture and most frequently, and in some 500 variations an enigmatic womans face based on that of. The endless faces of lina cavalieri, reinvented by piero fornasetti, decorate these superior ceramic plates. Xuba european style gorgeous rare fornasetti plates lina lightbulb face piero fornasetti wall hanging decorative 8 inch 18 8 inch 2.
Piero fornasetti is a comprehensive introduction to the work of fornasetti. Shop online for wall plates by fornasetti at amara. Find great deals on ebay for piero fornasetti plates. Plate 150 from piero fornasettis theme and variations series. The company is now run by fornasettis son barnaba, who has added new collections which contribute to the eclectic style of his father, who sadly passed away in the 1980s. A true visionary and artist himself he will reshape and rebuild the legacy of his father. Discover the paintings, sculptures, furniture, textiles, graphics, screens, and ceramics from the comfort of your home with this hefty book. Piero fornasettis eccentric plate series tema e variazioni, which. Although piero fornasettis works are produced as individual pieces, he was an important figure in italian industrial design culture, to such an extent that his name is now better known on the international design scene than in any other fields. Piero fornasetti lived and worked in milan from 1935 until his death in 1988. And this book by rizzoli, the complete universe is a vision. May 05, 2016 a set of twelve vintage fornasetti citta di carte city of cards plates. Having started out as a artist, decorator and printmaker, he didnt.
He started painting her in 1952 and never stopped, creating a series of more than 350 pieces. Lina cavalieri 18741944 was an italian operatic soprano and actress, most memorably the mysterious muse of piero. Made entirely by hand, it contains the first 100 illustrations from the tema e variazioni series by piero fornasetti. Choose from 45 authentic fornasetti dinner plates for sale on 1stdibs. In 1970 piero fornasetti opened a shop of his own in milan, where connoisseurs of his playful and imaginative designs can still buy them. Gently used piero fornasetti furniture up to 60% off at. Piero fornasetti milan, 10 november 19 15 october 1988 was an italian versatile and. Weve seen his work all overafter all, fornasetti, an italian visionary who wowed generation after generation of avid design enthusiasts of his impeccable, slightly on the avantgarde objets d art made 11,000 designs in his lifetime. Plates are the centerpiece of the fornasetti catalogue. Fornasetti conversation with philippe starck 2005 assouline publishing, new york. This delightful volume celebrates the fascinating design mind of piero fornasetti 191988 with 2,800 illustrations of his art and design. See more ideas about piero fornasetti, illustration art and illustration.
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