Italian Re Evolution: Design in Italian Society in the Eighties

This exhibition catalogue is a unique document that encapsulates the exhibition visually and adds literary content to it. The variety of objects, covering all aspects of Italian life, from common, daily activities to special religious events. They range from espresso machines to papal vestments Since World War II Italian design has been preeminent among connoisseurs. It is surely not by accident that Italy, which has the oldest continuous history of civilized societies in the western world, should produce design which is the standard for other societies to acquire and copy.