Gepubliceerd | March & July 2021 (volume 2), (29,5 x 29,5 cm), 2 volumes. Volume 1, 480 pp. and 642 ills., (colour and b/w.). Volume 2, 604 pp., 735 ills., in c |
Omschrijving | Founded in 1945 by Giuseppe Ostuni (1907–1994), O-luce is the oldest Italian design company still operating in the lighting world, a unique production excellence which translates passionate aesthetic and technological research into the potential of light into actual form. Over the years, O-luce has succeeded in building a collection structured like a tale, rich and multifaceted, inhabited by products that transcend fashion to become Italian design icons. This catalogue raisonne will consist in two volumes, Volume 1 is the story of Giuseppe Ostuni and his designers, the history of the company and the lightings produced (480 pages & 642 illustrations.). This volume will provide a lot of new information not only on the lighting but further more on the designers involved, in particular Joe Colombo, which will open a completely new chapter on him. Also featured Franco Buzzi, Tito Agnoli, Marcello Minale, Antonello Vincenti. Volume 2 is the actual catalogue raisonné of the lighting units (563 items), short biographies of the designers, references, chronology of published O-Luce lighting units, bibliography and index of names. OLUCE O LUCE O-LUCE |
